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  1. What is bright.net filtering?
         bright.net filtering is a unique family of technology-based Internet blocking products that does everything from protecting kids against pornography...to boosting employee productivity.
     
  2. What does bright.net filtering do?
         The bright.net filter blocks potentially harmful web sites for customers who choose to have it enabled. For instance, a parent with children that surf the Internet wouldn't want them to see pornography, so they activate the filter plan to effectively block the material.
     
  3. What types of materials does the filter block?
         Sites classified as "Adults Only," Alcohol-related sites, unmoderated Chat sites, Hate / Discriminatory material, Drug-related sites, Gambling, Tasteless/Gross, Graphic medical photos / extreme body modification, documentation on illegal acts (lock-picking, bomb-making, fraud, hacker, profanity, nudity and lingerie, sites that gather personal information, porn sites, school cheating pages (term papers online, etc), sexual merchandise, information on committing suicide or murder, tobacco-related sites, extreme violence (mutilation, maiming, dismemberment, etc.).

    Some sex, nudity and violence may be exempted if they are part of classic works of art (such as Michelangelo's David, classic paintings, Project Gutenberg, etc) or strictly written-word materials, materials of educational value (ie, safe-sex, AIDS resources, breast cancer, etc). Some chat rooms, if they are moderated by adults or are designed to be "kid-safe," are not b locked.

    Also, some sites which offer downloads of materials that cannot be verified by the server, but have a significant possibility of being potentially harmful in the hands of a child, are also blocked. This includes sites like MP3.com (which may have music that contains language unsuitable for children) or download.com (which may have software that is unsuitable for children).
     
  4. How does the Filter Work?
         It utilizes a filtering server that exists on bright.net's network. Every day, ICC receives a new list of Internet web site URLs from search engine partners, as well as sex sites which participate in filtering programs to avoid legal issues. Those URLs are visited and automatically scanned for key words, and ones that don't pass the initial scan go directly into a list of blocked sites. The sites which aren't automatically blocked are then shown to a staff of human reviewers who scrutinize the content on each page, and then classify each page as being either safe or as fitting in one of the categories mentioned above. If they fit into the above blocked categories, they are added to the site list.

    Each night, the latest list of blocked sites and keywords are uploaded to our filtering server and automatically put into action. You do not have to worry about whether or not you have "the latest list" -- it's filtered on our server and taken care of for you.

    The filtering server acts as a proxy server. When you subscribe to the service, you are automatically routed via this server to gain access to sites on the Internet.
     


 
 
 
 

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