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Block Adult Content with Free Family Internet Filter

I talked about the advantages of using a third party dns provider, such as OpenDNS back in December. Last week, they released a new free service targeted at families.

Unlike their other free basic service which allows users to block content such as adult themes, pornography, proxies, and gambling, this new FamilyShield had been designed for families who want an easy to run solution. The DNS servers come with family friendly filtering activated so that account creation and configuration is not necessary. Filters to block adult contents, proxies and anonymizers are automatically active after changing the DNS servers to the FamilyShield IPs.

Here are some of the advantages of using FamilyFilter:

- No software to download or install, no accounts to configure, no complicated settings to customize
- Free
- Protects your children from viewing adult content
- Web filter is always up to date (constantly being updated by the people at OpenDNS)
- Blocks not only adult content (also blocks identity theft or "phishing" websites and virus-spreading malware websites)
- Every internet connected device gets protected (Xbox, Wii, DS, iPad, and cell phone also get protected)
- Cannot bypass web filters by your techie kids (blocks access to proxies and anonymizer sites)

So what is the difference between FamilyFilter and OpenDNS Basic?

According to OpenDNS website:

"Choose FamilyShield if you're looking for a quick, no-fuss way to protect your children from adult content online for free. Choose OpenDNS Basic if you'd like a more customizable alternative — you can block or unblock lots of other types of sites, see reports on how your family uses your Internet connection, and more. OpenDNS Basic offers everything FamilyShield does, and it's also free, but it requires a few extra setup and customization steps."

To get started, just change the dns servers to:

208.67.222.123
208.67.220.123

For setup and more detailed instructions, visit the OpenDNS.

Who Uses OpenDNS Today?

- More than 40,000 schools, including many of the U.S.’s largest school districts. 1 in 3 US public K-12 schools trusts OpenDNS.

- More than 18 million people, accounting for 1 percent of all Internet users in the world.

Kevin Liang
CTO / SEO Guru
Canadian Web Hosting

http://www.canadianwebhosting.com

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