[Server-devel] DanGuardian and XS Plans

[Martin Langhoff]

2008/10/24 Anna <aschoolf at gmail.com>:
> I haven't been keeping up with this list as well as I should have, but I
> just noticed some discussion regarding internet filtering in Birmingham.

Good info thanks! I'm trying to understand more aobut what people are
doing, what tools are useful from an educational perspective and what
tools are not.

All the http proxy and filtering space is a bit of a complicated area
at the moment. I'm not particularly happy with any of the available
tools. Proxies aren't as good as I'd want them to be, and the filters
seem inefficient (in terms of cpu/memory) and stupid.

> Part of the parent's "contract" is to monitor
> their children's internet usage, anyway.

Can you tell me a bit more about that? It does sound interesting. Do
you mean that there is an agreement / social contract where parents
look over the logs of their kids? Age groups? What tools are used? Is
this done at a specific time? What is the general result of the
practice over time?

cheers,



m
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