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With 4 kids that are homeschooled, each with their own computer, I have a NAT router that, for the kids' computers, has everything blocked, except for what I specifically allow. This may be a royal pain at times, but my job is to protect my kids and I have not seen anything that is foolproof. SafeEyes is the best product I have implemented for customers, but it can certainly be annoying for novice users (parents, that is). One of the features of SafeEyes is the notification of web access for subordinate accounts.
I am not going to allow the kids to use IM and when email accounts get set up for the kids later on, they'll be the kind where only approved addresses are set.
Bottom line, I have to give an account for what goes on in my house, and knowing what I know about the presence of vulnerabilities, I can't, with a clear conscience, let my kids run free on a computer, even in a commons area of the house.
I'll just tell the kids "yeah, yeah, yeah, get over it, Pop doesn't allow you to walk out in the street blindfolded either, and you don't fuss about that !" if and when the complaining starts.
Last edited by rjlynam; 07-16-2008 at 12:55 AM.
Reason: Clarity
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