UK firm Censorit has been quick off the mark following the recent Byron Review, which looked at child safety and new technology, and spurred calls for more content filtering.
The company has launched a subscription-based filtering service aimed at web-enabled phones, portable media players and handheld games devices, which will let parents protect their kids from inappropriate content.
The phones angle is interesting, since Censorit is targeting handsets with built-in Wi-Fi, which get around the age-restrictions imposed by the mobile operators on their own networks. In theory, say, a child surfing the mobile Web through Vodafone can’t access porn and gambling sites, but if they switch to their phone’s Wi-Fi connection, they can. Continue reading ‘Censorit launches web-filtering service for iPod Touch, PSP, DS…’
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