Microsoft Thursday said it was buying Web filtering software called DynaComm i:filter from FutureSoft. Microsoft also released a generally available beta of the next version of its firewall and VPN ...
In a move akin to forming a neighborhood watch, some filter vendors now allow users to add Web addresses and file download rules to their organizations’ threat databases, said Shawn McCarthy, program ...
NEW YORK – Lightspeed Systems, which produces software used for website filtering in thousands of public schools across the U.S., confirmed today that it will update its software to remove a filter ...
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Virginia have received confirmation from the Prince William County School Board that it is deactivating web filtering software that blocks students’ ...
The developer of proxy software designed to defeat Web filters is offering Internet users $10 to install and run his application, as a way to raise its profile. Independent developer Bennett Haselton, ...
China's turnaround comes as public outcry over the Green Dam Web filtering software struck a nerve both inside and outside China. Last week, the Chinese government mandated that as of July 1, all PCs ...
MAKI Enterprise of Japan has released Kids GoGoGo, a new Web filtering software for the Mac OS. The company says GoGoGo blocks sexually explicit material, online gambling, and drug information. To be ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A popular online safe-search filter is ending its practice of blocking links to mainstream gay and lesbian advocacy groups for users hoping to avoid obscene sites. For several ...