As we all know that an open internet is unsafe and even dangerous for kids since there are a lot of unwanted contents. Due to this fact, parent should control and filter the contents of the internet in order to provide the safe and healthy web browsing experience for children. Actually, there’s a good application for parental controlling and also internet filtering namely the K9 Web Protection Browser. This app has been previously well-liked by the desktop PC users, and now it’s also available to download for the Android and iOS-powered smartphone or tablet.
As a matter of fact, malware and spyware attacks are increasing exponentially every day. To protect your personal computer from online threats of all kinds, you will need a tough security solution that comes with the real-time updates. With the K9 Web Protection Browser, you don’t have to wait for the latest security patch or upgrade, which can leave your computer vulnerable to new and evolving web threats. K9 delivers the comprehensive protection you need automatically. With K9, you get the same advanced Web filtering technology used by enterprise and government institutions worldwide. All of these features have been packaged with an intuitive user interface that will allow user to control internet use in your own house easily.
By using this internet filter and parental control app, user will be able to block adult and potentially offensive websites which include pornography, extreme, adult/mature content, nudity, intimate apparel/swimsuit, violence, hate and racism. Also, user will be able to filter potentially malicious sites including phishing, proxy avoidance, spyware/malware sources, spyware effects and suspicious sites. There’s also the option to block or stop the potentially illegal sites that contain hacking, illegal/questionable, illegal drugs, peer-to-peer and gambling. The app can also be used to prevent access to the parent-child discussion topics such as abortion, sex education, alternative sexuality/lifestyles and personal/dating.
If you decide to download and install this application on your own Android handset, you can look for this app in Play Market or you can just click here. The app requires Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread) or newer and it will cost you nothing. For the iOS-based gadgets, the app can also be downloaded from the App Store for free and you can simply click here. Right after you have downloaded the app, you will be required to sign up and then allow K9 to be a Device Admin so your kid can't remove it. User can also manually enter websites into its settings to make them blocked or accepted and also there’s one thing interesting namely you can have the mascot dog bark when a website has been blocked.
In summary, the K9 Web Protection Browser is basically a fast and free web-filtering application for blocking the porn and malware effectively that comes along with the intuitive user interface. Moreover, users will experience that there will be no significant decrease in terms of overall performance while the users or kids are browsing the web. On the downsides, it does not come with the option to personalize your filter to match your kid’s age and behavior. [IS]
