Child Safe Internet

ProCon Latte is a personal content filtering extension for the Firefox browser, designed to protect children from inappropriate Internet. It enables you block access to websites that contain explicit keywords in the page content or the domain address, or limit Internet access to a Whitelist of approved sites. ProCon Latte includes a small list of explicit keywords that can be extended or edited to your preference. The program also includes a profanity filter that will automatically replace words that you consider unsuitable with a placeholder text. Other features include password protection, optional right-click integration, import/export of settings, and option to lock access to about:config, and more.

KidRocket is a web browser for kids, that limits Internet access to about a dozen child-safe websites (Sesamestreet, Crayola, Nick and others). It offers a full-screen interface that can be locked by the parent, effectively preventing access to the desktop or other programs while it is running. In addition to web browsing, it also includes a doodle pad, a virtual Starbrite game and a math trainer. You can also choose to disable printing and keep track of the time the browser has been in use.

Parental Filter is a specialized parental control filter that enables you to block porn from your web browser. It uses a built-in database of web sites that are blocked, as well as a list of keywords that it scans for on web pages, and blocks them if a they are found. You can specify a list of sites that the user will be redirected to instead, and also customize the list of blocked sites and keywords. Parental Filter provides a password protected interface, can run fully automatic in the background. The program is very effective and works well.

Web Wheels is a browser interface designed for pre-school and elementary school aged children. It provides a simple and unsophisticated interface that allows easy access to a list of sites that have been added by the parent, and there are no other sites accessible from within the interface. Your kid can access the sites via links on the browser home page (if he/she can read) and you can also assign an image (not provided) to a link for easier reference. The only browser control provided are Forward, Backward and Home and Print (printing can be restricted to a number of pages a day). Overall, Web Wheels is based on a good concept but shows obvious shortcomings in technical and aesthetic aspects.

Kids Web Menu provides a simple web browsing environment for young children that provides access to a list of popular kids websites. A password protected page allows parents to select the sites that they want their kid(s) to access and they are then shown on the browser`s home page as clickable thumbnail images. Unlike similar programs, Kids Web Menu does not prevent access to the Windows desktop, nor does it allow parents to add sites of their choice - it acts as a simple browser environment that makes web access a little easier for small children.