Parental Control

Parental control technology can help you identify and block web sites you decide are inappropriate for your children. The term "parental control" refers to the ability to restrict the viewing of content based on rating. Parental control technologies are available in the form of software for your computer and are built-in to many modern televisions, DVD players, and other devices.

How it works

Unlike movies or television shows, Web sites do not contain standard ratings such as "14+". In order to decide whether to block or allow a specific Web page, a database is used to store categories for Web site URLs. Categorization is usually performed through a combination of automated filtering and human verification processes. When a child browses to a Web site, the parental control software fetches the site's rating from the database.

The acceptable rating level is defined by a parent and protected with a password. When a child attempts to view certain content, the rating of the content (if known) is compared to the acceptable rating level. The content is then blocked or allowed, according to these factors.

• Features include: Strong, effective Parental Controls
  A comprehensive database of over 550 million URL's protects against access to inappropriate sites. Specific categories of web sites or specific sites can be blocked.

• Easy multi-user profile settings
  Easy selection of age based profiles allows for protection from inappropriate content. Additionally, parents may add specific sites to these pre-configured profiles.

• Scheduling
  TELUS Parental Control can limit access by time of day and/or activity such as instant messaging or web browsing

Learn more about helping your kids surf safely.