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------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 14:35:17 -0800 From: Bennett Haselton <bennett@peacefire.org> Subject: Cyber Patrol praises Australian censorship law To: gilc-plan@gilc.org, ifea-plan@ifea.net Send reply to: gilc-plan@gilc.org
This is almost two weeks old:
http://www.cyberpatrol.com/news/press/000118.htm
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Australian Consumer Purchases of Cyber Patrol Internet Filtering Software Triple New Australian Law On Internet Filtering Increases Consumer Awareness
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FRAMINGHAM, MASS. – Cyber Patrol, maker of the world’s most widely-used Internet filtering software, today announced that sales to consumer and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Australia have tripled since passage of a new law requiring ISPs to offer filters to protect children online.
The new law that came into effect January 1, the Broadcasting Services Amendment to the Online Services Act of 1999, requires ISPs to offer subscribers software that restricts access to Web sites rated X or refused classification by an Australian government agency. Publicity surrounding the new law has raised consumer awareness of content on the Internet that is inappropriate for children and caused more families than ever before to purchase Cyber Patrol and other filters.
“Parents in Australia are beginning to realize that Internet filtering is necessary to protect their children from inappropriate content online,” said Susan Getgood, Vice President/General Manager at Cyber Patrol. “Once they realize this, they choose the most precise filtering product available and one that offers the ability to tailor the filtering to individual children, Cyber Patrol.”
Both Lanvision, one of Australia’s largest software resellers, and OzEmail, Australia’s largest ISP, have seen a huge increase in sales of Cyber Patrol to both ISPs and end-users. Lanvision told the Sydney Morning Herald that they had been inundated with calls from ISPs seeking to comply with the law. Charles Heunemann, Lanvision’s director of sales, said he has had to hire extra staff to handle the increased interest from ISP customers.
OzEmail offers CyberPatrol to its 300,000 customers and also has seen increased interest in the use of the filter. Of the 16 filtering programs approved by the Australian government, Cyber Patrol is one of the most widely used in Australia.
Cyber Patrol Internet filtering software is available through ISPs of all sizes, from America Online, CompuServe, AT&T and OzEmail, to smaller ISPs globally. Cyber Patrol is also purchased directly by consumers, businesses and schools.
“Cyber Patrol is the critical tool used by Internet surfers to tame the wild web,” said Getgood. “It gives people at home, work and school maximum control over the information they want to receive online.”
Unlike many other Internet filtering software programs, Cyber Patrol uses a team of professional researchers to determine what online information is appropriate. These sites are compiled into one list, called the “CyberNOT” list. The Cyber Patrol research team has reviewed more than a million Web pages, over the past four years, to compile this comprehensive list.
The CyberNOT list is automatically updated daily, to provide the very latest in protection from online dangers. The list is broken down by categories, such as “partial nudity,” “intolerance” and “web chat,” which can be turned on or off by supervising parents or adults. Cyber Patrol gives parents the ability to control not only what kids see, but also what time of the day they view it, and how long kids can surf. Cyber Patrol can also be individually adapted to the different needs of children within one household, and allows parents to add any site they choose to the CyberNOT list.
In addition, Cyber Patrol has taken online safety a step further, and created of list of sites that children are encouraged to visit. Called the “Kids List,” this list guides children to quality online content, and includes categories such as “schoolwork,” “art and culture” and “volunteering.”
“Regardless of changes in the law, most ISPs are on the lookout for ways to make their customers’ online experiences better,” added Ms. Getgood, “So they turn to the most respected product on the market with the best filtering lists.”
Cyber Patrol offers its Internet Filtering to ISPs of any size, with packages ranging from the Deluxe Program, for ISPs with more than 1000 licenses, to the “GoGetter” Program for the smaller ISP.
Cyber Patrol is marketed worldwide with versions available in French, Japanese, Spanish, German and English. The filter, consistently rated the best by computer magazines, is available in versions for Windows and Macintosh, Windows and Macintosh Local Area Network, Microsoft Proxy Server, Netscape Proxy Server and Novell Border Manager. A full-featured demonstration version of Cyber Patrol can be found at www.cyberpatrol.com, or by phoning 1-800-828-2608.
bennett@peacefire.org http://www.peacefire.org (425) 649 9024
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