Mac users have traditionally had limited choices for parental controls. Fortunately, this situations has improved in the last year or so as more parental control vendors have released versions of their software for the Mac. The latest is Net Nanny:
Along with age-based profile settings, remote management capabilities and a redesigned, easy-to-use interface, Net Nanny for Mac 2.0 also offers the following updated and new features:
Anti Predator – Chat and instant messaging (IM) conversations are monitored to identify key words and potential threats, which are then sent to the administrator as an alert.
New filters – Net Nanny for Mac 2.0 filters FTP/SFTP, SSL (https or secure proxy filtering), DVD rating and social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace, etc.).
Game filtering – IP address filtering of 40 major games (WOW, Quake, UT, etc.) based on content and rating.
Net Nanny for Mac 2.0 is available at www.netnanny.com/mac for $39.99 and only $19.99 to protect each additional Mac or PC in the house. Educational and non-profit pricing is available at a substantial discount. For more information about Net Nanny, visit www.netnanny.com
