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Comparison of content-control software and providers
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<h2 id="programs-and-services">Programs and services</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Software</th><th>Installation</th><th>Platform</th><th>Types</th><th>App Control</th><th>Browser Restrictions</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Covenant_Eyes/qPbUxmox">Covenant Eyes</a></td><td>Client</td><td>Windows, Mac, iOS, Android</td><td>Home use</td><td>Android and desktop. <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td>Android and desktop: all.<p>IOS: Safari.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></p></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/DansGuardian/6jakXQKx">DansGuardian</a></td><td>Server</td><td>Linux Server</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dope.security</td><td>Client + Cloud Console</td><td>Windows, Mac</td><td></td><td>No</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/DynDNS/Q7V419nr">DynDNS</a>†</td><td>DNS</td><td>DNS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/FinFisher/3pbGMDyw">FinFisher</a></td><td>Client + Server</td><td>Various</td><td>Surveillance software marketed to law enforcement agencies</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Green_Dam_Youth_Escort/EPRQLyBf">Green Dam Youth Escort</a></td><td>Client</td><td>Windows Desktop</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/GoGuardian/u4Tb5Hdo">GoGuardian</a></td><td>Client</td><td>ChromeOS</td><td></td><td></td><td>Chrome</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/KidRex/95JTGQbx">KidRex</a></td><td>Web Site</td><td></td><td>Child-safe search engine</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Forefront_Threat_Management_Gateway/H6o7g6pz">Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway</a></td><td>Server</td><td>Windows Server</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mobicip/QNunlnKd">Mobicip</a></td><td>Client</td><td>IOS, Android, Windows and Linux</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/NetGenie/4PklNN8A">NetGenie</a></td><td>Network Appliance</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Net_Nanny/XkPLDLal">Net Nanny</a></td><td>Client</td><td>Windows, Mac OS, Android,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> and IOS</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/OnlineFamily.Norton/6exCVxHR">OnlineFamily.Norton</a></td><td>Client</td><td>Windows, Mac OS, IOS, and Android</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/OpenDNS/ECIWsYdY">OpenDNS</a></td><td>DNS</td><td>DNS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pumpic/k0QR5AFn">Pumpic</a></td><td>Client</td><td>Android and iOS based</td><td>Parental control app</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SafeSearch/BBLMKdM2">SafeSearch</a></td><td>Web Site option</td><td>Web</td><td>A feature of Google Search</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Scieno_Sitter/v2MvdGyz">Scieno Sitter</a></td><td>Client</td><td></td><td>used by Church of Scientology members under a non-disclosure agreement</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ScreenLimit/vzaIFxPP">ScreenLimit</a></td><td>Client</td><td>Windows, Android, IOS and Kindle Fire</td><td>Blocks device after time is up</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Secure_Web_SmartFilter_EDU/oJzbkSfg">Secure Web SmartFilter EDU</a></td><td>Server</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sentry_Parental_Controls/MQruSxRD">Sentry Parental Controls</a>†</td><td>Client</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SurfWatch/oGTPmpVT">SurfWatch</a>†</td><td>Client</td><td>Windows, Mac OS</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SquidGuard/PEhGu60S">squidGuard</a></td><td>Server</td><td>Linux Server</td><td>URL redirector Squid plug-in</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/UserGate_Web_Filter/g5y0wNmf">UserGate Web Filter</a></td><td>Server + Cloud Service</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Webconverger/3aoBpAs7">Webconverger</a>†</td><td><a href="/facts/Kiosk_software/pQmAnJ51">Kiosk software</a></td><td>Linux Desktop</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WebMinder/45pN7Kyh">WebMinder</a>†</td><td>Server</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WebWatcher/t3oMmL5U">WebWatcher</a></td><td>Client</td><td>Windows, Mac OS, IOS, and Android based</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/X3watch/f1Khogeu">X3watch</a></td><td>Client</td><td>Windows, Mac OS, IOS, and Android based</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Zscaler/xDRDRK1P">Zscaler</a></td><td>DNS + Cloud Service</td><td>All IP-based devices</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Software</th><th>Installation</th><th>Platform</th><th>Types</th><th>App Control</th><th>Browser Restrictions</th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="providers">Providers</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Amesys/tlbdToLt">Amesys</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Awareness_Technologies/KQWYbb7R">Awareness Technologies</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Barracuda_Networks/ImPINx0H">Barracuda Networks</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Blue_Coat_Systems/CYH8bfKz">Blue Coat Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/CronLab/BgB61XjL">CronLab</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cyberoam/KDwSARL0">Cyberoam</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Detica/YJcMVRBI">Detica</a></li> <li>Dope.security</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fortinet/VWqDcpKN">Fortinet</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/GoGuardian/u4Tb5Hdo">GoGuardian</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Huawei/Qwu0tbnL">Huawei</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Isheriff/4raCd2kb">Isheriff</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lightspeed_Systems/FoR57T3w">Lightspeed Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Retina-X_Studios/1IUblkVJ">Retina-X Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SafeDNS/nx6vJS2q">SafeDNS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Securly/1IJmQquq">Securly</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SmoothWall/SqgP0qmJ">SmoothWall</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SonicWall/Xuq9EkfW">SonicWall</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sophos/6oHmdqg0">Sophos</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SurfControl/YD0RVHAb">SurfControl</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Webroot/GKtBtJ6w">Webroot</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Websense/XcHk2dPC">Websense</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Information_and_Communications_Technology_of_Iran/Sy4W1Mvu">MICT</a>, 456.ir<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Accountability_software/qPbUxmox">Accountability software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ad_blocking/WfmBIxuP">Ad filtering</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_surveillance/kAom0Xn0">Computer surveillance</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Deep_packet_inspection/NHd9q9zj">Deep packet inspection</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Deep_content_inspection/ot7R4TNz">Deep content inspection</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Internet_censorship/938thaNE">Internet censorship</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Internet_safety/6HJkzrgl">Internet safety</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Parental_controls/DwQxvfSp">Parental controls</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wordfilter/dzU9eqAE">Wordfilter</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"How it Works". Covenant Eyes. Retrieved 2024-04-21. <a href="https://www.covenanteyes.com/how-it-works/" target="_blank">https://www.covenanteyes.com/how-it-works/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"How it Works". Covenant Eyes. Retrieved 2024-04-21. <a href="https://www.covenanteyes.com/how-it-works/" target="_blank">https://www.covenanteyes.com/how-it-works/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Behind the Scenes – Why we built a better Secure Web Gateway". dope.security. Retrieved 2024-04-22. <a href="https://dope.security/behind-the-scenes" target="_blank">https://dope.security/behind-the-scenes</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"10 Android Parental Control Apps". Yoursphere for Parents. 2014-04-30. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-07-31. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161111050512/http://internet-safety.yoursphere.com/2014/04/10-android-parental-control-apps/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20161111050512/http://internet-safety.yoursphere.com/2014/04/10-android-parental-control-apps/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"اینترنت کودکان و لیست سایتهای مناسب رونمایی شد". 6 September 2022. <a href="https://www.zoomit.ir/tech-iran/385935-kids-internet/" target="_blank">https://www.zoomit.ir/tech-iran/385935-kids-internet/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Farsnews | تنهایی فرزندان ایران در فضای مجازی/ خانوادهها چه باید بکنند؟". <a href="https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14010829000274/%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF" target="_blank">https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14010829000274/%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>