In reply to a post by Oliver341:

Sky's system seems quite customisable.

Pretty much what OpenDNS has offered for a very long time.

In reply to a post by kasg:

Pretty much what OpenDNS has offered for a very long time.

Yep, the Sky system has a few advantages though. Probably the main one is that there is no need to run a dynamic IP address update client.

In reply to a post by Oliver341:

Yep, the Sky system has a few advantages though. Probably the main one is that there is no need to run a dynamic IP address update client.

Which I don't need to worry about, as I have a static IP address

In reply to a post by kasg:

Which I don't need to worry about, as I have a static IP address

Always helps! Sadly the majority of home connections are dynamic though.

Where is the money comming from ?

Tory party funds offshore accounts?

Yes, I do agree education is the most important thing but I think a optional filter is also a useful tool for parents.

I have not really tested a parental filter so I admit I do not know how effective it is and what its limitations are.. perhaps you can tell me what is flawed about it? Assuming you can block usenet, torrents/peer to peer and other similar things.

The problem with filters is they may block legitimate sites.

In the case of T-Mobile, if you turn the filters off your home screen then gets filled with porn adverts.

In reply to a post by Michael_Chare:

In the case of T-Mobile, if you turn the filters off your home screen then gets filled with porn adverts.

Huh? I've never seen a "porn advert" on my "home screen", filters or no filters. Dare I ask what your "home screen" is?

Edited by kasg (Tue 19-Nov-13 19:30:12)

That does seem an odd thing to say too.

The filters do a reasonable job and the network level ones are the simplest to use, the Sky one is nice as there is a blacklist and whitelist exception list option. So if you want to block everything, but open up a site for a teenager to do homework you can.

The Sky system also makes it clear if a site is blocked, so then people can talk about it and then the lists be rejigged.

Turning off/on categories is simple enough just log into the portal and change the setting, which lots of the press coverage is not mentioning, reading them it is as if once you set the levels you can never remove them.