1. Parental Control Software Restricting Kids’ Computer Use

2. What’s the problem? Porn Porn Dirty chat (perverts, bad words, etc.) Dirty chat (perverts, bad words, etc.) Illegal download of copyrighted material Illegal download of copyrighted material Games (both online and offline) Games (both online and offline) Parents are away and can’t control children Parents are away and can’t control children No laws (unlike TV, radio) No laws (unlike TV, radio)

3. What can parents do about it? Quit job and watch children all day Quit job and watch children all day Beat up children Beat up children Hire nanny to watch/beat up children Hire nanny to watch/beat up children Install surveillance cameras Install surveillance cameras Throw away computer Throw away computer

4. Software solutions Web site filtering Web site filtering –Block sites –Block web forms –Replace bad words with stars Chat filtering Chat filtering Application control Application control Time control (PC time & Internet time) Time control (PC time & Internet time) Monitoring and reporting Monitoring and reporting

5. Problems with software Can be stopped Can be stopped Relies mostly on obscurity and children’s inability to “hack” software Relies mostly on obscurity and children’s inability to “hack” software Filters catch only unencrypted communication Filters catch only unencrypted communication

6. How do they do it? Rely on Windows account security Rely on Windows account security Disable task manager Disable task manager Disable command prompt Disable command prompt Disable control panel Disable control panel Install LSP’s Install LSP’s Monitor file system Monitor file system