[Foundation-l] Possible solution for image filter

[Tobias Oelgarte]

Yes we are aware of such pages. Just search for "google safe version" 
and so on. At first you will find plugins from Google for browsers 
itself, that can be used to enable the filter as an default option. If 
you scroll down a bit, then you will find other pages that are using 
Google to perform so called "safe searches".[1] There is a room for such 
tools.[2] Google limited it somewhat by providing the feature trough 
browser plugins itself. But you still find many examples for such pages.[3]

There is already a market for such tools. First someone could check them 
out to see if we really need to do categorization or if this software is 
already good enough. Secondly it's nearly a proven that we would make an 
addition to that market.

[1] For example:
http://www.uk.safesearchlive.com/
http://www.safesearchkids.com/wikipedia-for-kids.html
(Interestingly it does safe-search for Wikipedia trough Googles image 
categorization)
[2] 
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/linkextend-safety-kidsafe-site/versions/ 
Plugin for firefox that removes even the buttons to disable "safe 
search" from google pages.
[3] Many Anti-Virus software includes googles "safe search" 
functionality http://forum.kaspersky.com/lofiversion/index.php/t145285.html
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Am 23.09.2011 02:46, schrieb Andreas Kolbe:
> Are you aware of any "providers" that use other sites' category systems in that way? E.g. to disable Google searches with "safe search off" for all of their subscribers, disable access to adult Flickr material, etc.?
>
>
> Am 23.09.2011 01:21, schrieb Andreas Kolbe:
>> And where would the problem be? If a user prefers to go to a Bowdlerised site like that,
>> rather than wikipedia.org, where they will see the pictures unless they specifically ask not
>> to see them, then that is their choice, and no skin off our noses.
>> A.
>>
> The problem would be simple. The people that depend on one "provider"
> for internet access would have no other choice then to use a censored
> version. They type "en.wikipepedia.org", the local proxy redirects them
> to "filterpedia.org" which provides only the content which is not in one
> of the pre-choosen categories.
>
> It's simple as that. They don't choose to use that site but they will be
> forced to. *We* would make that possible.
>
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