Blog post: The internet, as it is today, is literally flooded with hardcore porn. It's always available, just a click away. We don't have to opt-in, agree to have it sent to us, or provide proof of age. It's there, all the time, in every home and on every device. Sadly, there is no easy way to opt-out at this time. I'm hoping for some sort of political action around this, and I do believe that will happen...eventually. But for now, all we have is the pornternet. It's one thing for me to exercise self-control and choose not to look. But what about parents (like me) who have children that will almost certainly find this stuff, either on purpose or by accident, and become hooked. Trying to block everything from every device is laborious at best, and far from perfect. It requires technical know-how and a large amount of effort. And while monitoring my kid's activities 24x7x365 may be a laudable goal, but that's just not possible. What if you could just add a device to your network and BAM - no more porn. Well, today, that's exactly what I did. I bought one of these: https://www.sentrydns.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BUCRPRO. It's a router that automatically blocks out all porn. It even automatically locks down safe search so there are no longer any hardcore images to be had on my computer, no matter what I do! It came today. I just hooked it up inline with my existing router. It did not affect my routing configuration at all except that now I have a totally porn-free home! I know...I know...I can just unhook it if I want to, or disconnect from WiFi and go on my cellular network, which this device does not protect. But that's not the point. My kid can't get into my phone, nor can she reconfigure this router (even if she knew how, she doesn't have the password). So I can rest at night knowing that my family is safe from the porn plague, at least when they are at home. http://yourbrainonporn.com/content/new-weapon-against-porn
This can also be done for free on any router by using OpenDNS. It should of course be noted that neither option is foolproof. Both can be easily circumvented with only a little bit of technological knowhow.
Not true. OpenDns does not lock down SafeSearch; this router does. I've tried them all - OpenDNS, K9, etc. Of that lot, OpenDNS is the best, but it will only block websites, and will not affect SafeSearch. I don't know about you, but I don't consider that a complete solution. This router cannot be circumvented, at least not easily. To do so would require either administrative access, to physically replace it with a different router, or an insanely large amount of technical know-how. I'm looking to protect my 9-year old kid. This is the best way I know how to do that. Of course, I am also casting a protective eye, and I make sure she's well informed about various life risks at whatever level is age-appropriate. However, I have seen it stated that the AVERAGE age at which kids discover porn is 11! Folks, we are not talking about locking out fucking NSA hackers here - it's just 11 year old kids...ok?
Excellent - glad to see these things are now getting more mainstream and sophistocated. Maybe we'll get the message out eventually. Wouldn't it be cool to see those that produce and distribute this stuff compensating society for the harm done as the cigarette manufactureres are now having to.
