| . | CyberPatrol | CyberSitter | NetNanny | SurfWatch |
| By | Microsystems Software Inc. | Solid Oak Software | Net Nanny | Spyglass Inc. |
| Works on | Macintosh, Windows
3.1, Windows 95 |
Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT |
Windows 3.1, Windows 95 | Macintosh, Windows 3.1, Windows 95 |
| Filter Updates | 3 months included | 1 year | unlimited, free | 6 months included |
| Update Frequency | daily/weekly | daily | monthly | daily |
| Ease of Update | one-button click | one-button click | several-step process | one-button click |
| Installation | simple | simple | simple | simple |
| Configuring | simple | simple | medium difficulty | simple |
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| Password | (prompted after installation) |
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| Tamper Proof | (2 levels of security available) |
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| Filter Library | several included | several included | several included | several included |
| Can Customize Sites | |
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Net Nanny is the only software company to allow parents to see what's being blocked. |
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| How many different child settings | up to 9 children | 1 child only | multi-user | 1 child only |
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| Blocks Games | |
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| Protects Files/Disks from Deletion/Formatting | |
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| Filters Outgoing Information | |
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| Monitors Online Access | |
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| World Wide Web Categories Filtered (can be selected by parents) | violence/profanity, partial nudity, full nudity, sexual acts/text, gross depictions/text, intolerance, satanic/cult, drugs/drug culture, militant/extremist, sex education, questionable/illegal & gambling, alcohol/tobacco | adult, sexually oriented, violence, gay/lesbian, illegal/radical activities, hate/intolerance, cult/occult, sports and leisure, advertising | categories not named specifically
but include: sexually explicit, violence, hate speech, drugs/alcohol |
sexually explicit, violence, hate speech, drugs/alcohol, gambling |
Updated: 8/21/99
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