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Does XMission provide content filtering?

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	==Does XMission provide content filtering?==		==Does XMission provide content filtering?==
	Yes, via our [https://xmission.com/xwi XWi Home] solution. Contact us for more information.		Yes, via our powerful [https://xmission.com/xwi XWi Home] solution. Contact us for more information.

	==What other content filtering options does XMission recommend?==		==What other content filtering options does XMission recommend?==

Flubber: /* Does XMission provide content filtering? */

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Does XMission provide content filtering?

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	==Does XMission provide content filtering?==		==Does XMission provide content filtering?==
	Yes, via our XWi Home solution. Contact us for more information.		Yes, via our [https://xmission.com/xwi XWi Home] solution. Contact us for more information.

	==What other content filtering options does XMission recommend?==		==What other content filtering options does XMission recommend?==

Flubber: /* What other content filtering options does XMission recommend? */

2024-03-22T18:30:56Z

What other content filtering options does XMission recommend?

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	* '''[https://www.netnanny.com/ Net Nanny]''' - Intended for families and supports the many connected devices they might use to access the Internet including iPhone and Android smartphones.		* '''[https://www.netnanny.com/ Net Nanny]''' - Intended for families and supports the many connected devices they might use to access the Internet including iPhone and Android smartphones.

	* '''Iphones'''
	* '''[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 iPhone]''' - Apple's built in content filtering might sufficiently fulfill your family's needs.		* '''[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 iPhone]''' - Apple's built in content filtering might sufficiently fulfill your family's needs.

	* '''Android Devices'''		* Ask your phone provider (e.g., [https://www.att.com/features/secure-family.html ATT] or Verizon) if they provide family content filtering
	** Search [https://www.google.com/search?q=android+content+filtering Google]
	** Ask your phone provider (e.g., [https://www.att.com/features/secure-family.html ATT] or Verizon) if they provide family content filtering

	* '''Browser Search Results''' - Your web browser and search engine are good places to start with content filtering		* Enable [https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/142143?hl=en Google's Safe Search] on your devices
	** Enable [https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/142143?hl=en Google's Safe Search] on your devices

	==What about business owners?==		==What about business owners?==

Flubber: /* What content filtering options does XMission recommend? */

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What content filtering options does XMission recommend?

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	Yes, via our XWi Home solution. Contact us for more information.		Yes, via our XWi Home solution. Contact us for more information.

	==What content filtering options does XMission recommend?==		==What other content filtering options does XMission recommend?==
	As of January 1st, 2019 XMission is required by [https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1231.html?v=C76-10-S1231_2018050820180508 Utah law ] to provide content filtering and/or recommend filtering options to our customers. ~~Since the content filtering~~ solution ~~we provided in the past is no longer sufficient we instead recommend customers review and consider one of the many options available on the market~~ to ~~find the one that best fits their needs.~~		As of January 1st, 2019 XMission is required by [https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1231.html?v=C76-10-S1231_2018050820180508 Utah law ] to provide content filtering and/or recommend filtering options to our customers. We recommend our XWi Home solution but provide information to some other solutions:

	* '''[https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ OpenDNS]'''- OPENDNS SETTINGS APPLY TO EVERY DEVICE — laptops, smartphones, tablets, DVRs, game consoles, TVs, literally anything that connects to the internet from your home network. OpenDNS provides free and paid for services.		* '''[https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ OpenDNS]'''- OPENDNS SETTINGS APPLY TO EVERY DEVICE — laptops, smartphones, tablets, DVRs, game consoles, TVs, literally anything that connects to the internet from your home network. OpenDNS provides free and paid for services.

	* '''[https://~~wezift~~.com/~~xmission/ Zift~~]''' - Intended for families and supports the many connected devices they might use to access the Internet including iPhone and Android smartphones~~. Both free and premium paid versions available. Zift acquired the popular Net Nanny content filtering company and includes it for free with purchase of the premium package~~.		* '''[https://www.netnanny.com/ Net Nanny]''' - Intended for families and supports the many connected devices they might use to access the Internet including iPhone and Android smartphones.

			* '''Iphones'''
	* '''[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 iPhone]''' - Apple's built in content filtering might sufficiently fulfill your family's needs.		* '''[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 iPhone]''' - Apple's built in content filtering might sufficiently fulfill your family's needs.

Flubber: /* Does XMission provide content filtering? */

2024-03-22T18:23:36Z

Does XMission provide content filtering?

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	==Does XMission provide content filtering?==		==Does XMission provide content filtering?==
	~~Not anymore. For many years we provided a web content filter called [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index~~.~~php/DansGuardian DansGuardian] which was a free and readily available solution~~ for all XMission customers after they read the [[DansGuardian User Agreement\|DansGuardian Disclaimer]]. Unfortunately, in recent years that software hasn't kept up with the ever-changing and growing internet so we no longer recommend it.		Yes, via our XWi Home solution. Contact us for more information.

	==What content filtering options does XMission recommend?==		==What content filtering options does XMission recommend?==

Flubber: /* Are there other options? */

2022-11-02T18:38:00Z

Are there other options?

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Jab: /* What content filtering options does XMission recommend? */

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What content filtering options does XMission recommend?

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	==What content filtering options does XMission recommend?==		==What content filtering options does XMission recommend?==
	As of January 1st, 2019 XMission is required by [https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1231.html?v=C76-10-S1231_2018050820180508 Utah law ] to provide content filtering and/or recommend filtering options to our customers. Since the content filtering solution we provided in the past is no longer sufficient we instead recommend customers review and consider one of the many options available on the market to find the one that best fits their needs.		As of January 1st, 2019 XMission is required by [https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1231.html?v=C76-10-S1231_2018050820180508 Utah law ] to provide content filtering and/or recommend filtering options to our customers. Since the content filtering solution we provided in the past is no longer sufficient we instead recommend customers review and consider one of the many options available on the market to find the one that best fits their needs.

			* '''[https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ OpenDNS]'''- OPENDNS SETTINGS APPLY TO EVERY DEVICE — laptops, smartphones, tablets, DVRs, game consoles, TVs, literally anything that connects to the internet from your home network. OpenDNS provides free and paid for services.

	* '''[https://wezift.com/xmission/ Zift]''' - Intended for families and supports the many connected devices they might use to access the Internet including iPhone and Android smartphones. Both free and premium paid versions available. Zift acquired the popular Net Nanny content filtering company and includes it for free with purchase of the premium package.		* '''[https://wezift.com/xmission/ Zift]''' - Intended for families and supports the many connected devices they might use to access the Internet including iPhone and Android smartphones. Both free and premium paid versions available. Zift acquired the popular Net Nanny content filtering company and includes it for free with purchase of the premium package.

John: /* How does content filtering work? */

2020-07-10T22:45:04Z

How does content filtering work?

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	==How does content filtering work?==		==How does content filtering work?==
	Traditional online filters use "proxy" software to automatically process all incoming content. Originally, proxy filtering was used to simply speed up access to web pages by locally storing copies of popular web pages but once the Internet became more popular, some proxy filters were modified to provide content filtering. Content filters reference ~~white~~ lists and ~~black~~ lists but also automatically inspect things like text and image filenames from a web page to determine whether or not a site is appropriate for the computer user. Ideally, the person will be able to access everything they need to but anything inappropriate will be transparently filtered out.		Traditional online filters use "proxy" software to automatically process all incoming content. Originally, proxy filtering was used to simply speed up access to web pages by locally storing copies of popular web pages but once the Internet became more popular, some proxy filters were modified to provide content filtering. Content filters reference allow lists and block lists but also automatically inspect things like text and image filenames from a web page to determine whether or not a site is appropriate for the computer user. Ideally, the person will be able to access everything they need to but anything inappropriate will be transparently filtered out.

	==S.B. 134: “Materials Harmful to Minors Amendments”==		==S.B. 134: “Materials Harmful to Minors Amendments”==

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S.B. 134: “Materials Harmful to Minors Amendments”

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	==S.B. 134: “Materials Harmful to Minors Amendments”==		==S.B. 134: “Materials Harmful to Minors Amendments”==

	Concerned that consumers were unaware of content filtering services, the Utah State Legislature in 2018 passed S.B. 134, “Materials Harmful to Minors Amendments”. The 2018 amendments mandate that service providers “before December 30, 2018, notify in a conspicuous manner all of the service provider’s consumers with a Utah residential address that the consumer may request” that the provider itself filter material harmful to minors or do so by "engaging a third party to provide" filtering services or by “referring a consumer to a third-party that provides” commercially reasonable filtering services. Utah Code. Ann. § 76-10-1231(3)(b).		Concerned that consumers were unaware of content filtering services, the Utah State Legislature in 2018 passed S.B. 134, “Materials Harmful to Minors Amendments”. The 2018 amendments mandate that service providers “before December 30, 2018, notify in a conspicuous manner all of the service provider’s consumers with a Utah residential address that the consumer may request” that the provider itself filter material harmful to minors or do so by "engaging a third party to provide" filtering services or by “referring a consumer to a third-party that provides” commercially reasonable filtering services. Utah Code. Ann. § [https://le.utah.gov/xcode/title76/chapter10/76-10-s1231.html 76-10-1231(3)(b)].

	Upon assessing all available options, and the proliferation of various connected devices most families now use, XMission has determined it best to provide a web page with detailed information about third party solutions which are readily available so our customers can determine which options are best for their families. That required notification links to this web page.		Upon assessing all available options, and the proliferation of various connected devices most families now use, XMission has determined it best to provide a web page with detailed information about third party solutions which are readily available so our customers can determine which options are best for their families. That required notification links to this web page.

	==Does XMission provide content filtering?==		==Does XMission provide content filtering?==

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2018-12-26T22:07:59Z

What content filtering options does XMission recommend?

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	As of January 1st, 2019 XMission is required by [https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1231.html?v=C76-10-S1231_2018050820180508 Utah law ] to provide content filtering and/or recommend filtering options to our customers. Since the content filtering solution we provided in the past is no longer sufficient we instead recommend customers review and consider one of the many options available on the market to find the one that best fits their needs.		As of January 1st, 2019 XMission is required by [https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-S1231.html?v=C76-10-S1231_2018050820180508 Utah law ] to provide content filtering and/or recommend filtering options to our customers. Since the content filtering solution we provided in the past is no longer sufficient we instead recommend customers review and consider one of the many options available on the market to find the one that best fits their needs.

	* '''[https://wezift.com/xmission/ Zift]''' - Intended for families and supports the many connected devices they might use to access the Internet including iPhone and Android smartphones. Both free and premium paid versions available. Zift acquired the popular Net Nanny content filtering company.		* '''[https://wezift.com/xmission/ Zift]''' - Intended for families and supports the many connected devices they might use to access the Internet including iPhone and Android smartphones. Both free and premium paid versions available. Zift acquired the popular Net Nanny content filtering company and includes it for free with purchase of the premium package.

	* '''[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 iPhone]''' - Apple's built in content filtering might sufficiently fulfill your family's needs.		* '''[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 iPhone]''' - Apple's built in content filtering might sufficiently fulfill your family's needs.