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VENISHMARTEM FILTER GUIDE - MAY 2013
Protecting Ourselves in Today’s World .com
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‫בס”ד‬
‫ב"ה‬
‫וְ נִ ְ ׁשמַ ְר ּ ֶתם‬
FILTER GUIDE
Special Edition in honor of the Venishmartem Filterthon
and the launch of the Venishmartem Cloud Filter
May 2013
HELP US CONTINUE HELPING KLAL YISRAEL
Donations are tax deductible in the U.S.
Checks can be made out to: “Venishmartem.” and mailed to: GYE Corp. P.O. Box 32380, Pikesville, MD 21282, U.S.A.
On-line Donations: www.guardyoureyes.com/donate • Donations by phone (24 hours): 718-878-3075.
E-mail: [email protected] • Israel Office: 972-2-580-5921 • GYE Hotline: 646-600-8100 • Venishmartem Hotline: 718-GET-HELP
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contents
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10
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index
04 Venishmartem Cloud Filter
06 Kosher Service Providers
06 Network Filtering
07 Computer Filtering
08 Accountability Solutions
09 Kosher Phones & Mobile Filters
10Blackberry
10 iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
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Nokia/Symbian
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Other Smartphones and Tablets
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Regular Phones
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Blocking Images and Ads
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How to Password Protect Your Router 13
from the editor
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PUBLISHER
GYE Corp.
DBA: Venishmartem
CONTENT
Mechel Moskowitz
Head Technician, Venishmartem
[email protected]
In this guide, we have selected the best filtering
solutions for your home or office. We will try
to help you achieve great protection without
interfering with your day-to-day activities.
DESIGN
Mendy Elishevitz
Project Manager, Venishmartem
[email protected]
GYE CORP. WEBSITES:
Before we get started, it’s important to explain
some core filtering concepts.
Blacklist, Content or Whitelist
Filtering?
Blacklist Filtering leaves the internet wide open
and ‘blacklists’ bad sites. This is generally not 100%
reliable.
Real-Time Content filtering is similar to a
blacklist, but instead of indexing the sites once
in a while, the filter scans the content of each
page in real time before it shows on your screen.
Depending on the nature of the content found, it
either blocks parts of the page or the entire page.
For sites that are updated often, this method of
filtering gives much more accurate results. It also
works very well for dual-use sites like Youtube,
Craigslist, etc..
Whitelist Filters will allow you to ‘whitelist’
specific websites you need, keeping everything
else blocked. This is the most secure method.
Which should you choose? If you google a lot
and visit new websites each day then use blacklist
or content filtering. However, if you visit the
same websites each day with only occasional
exceptions, then a whitelist will do a better job.
Whitelisting is also recommended for computers
used by children and youth.
Location of the filter
When making a choice of what filters to get, you
also need to take into account how many devices
need filtering, and if the devices are portable:
Kosher Service Providers and Network
Filtering - These options are convenient if you
have an office with multiple computers. Instead of
setting up filtering on each computer separately,
you can use one solution that will protect all of
them at once. In addition, any devices using the
office wireless internet network will be protected.
However, this option will not protect devices that
can connect to outside wireless connections.
Computer Filtering Software or Mobile
Filtering Solutions give complete protection to
the computers or devices that they are installed
on, no matter how they connect to the internet.
This is especially critical for smartphones, laptops
and netbooks which can easily connect to public
WiFi. However, this does not provide protection to
other internet enabled devices in the home until
they have their own filter installed. When relying
on computer or mobile filtering software, it is
important to put a password on your router (see
page 13 for instructions).
Accountability Solutions - This novel idea is
not actually a filter, but it should be used together
with one, since filters are never 100% fool proof.
The idea of Internet Accountability is simple:
A person will certainly not view inappropriate
material on the internet if others could see what
they have viewed. These solutions will send
reports of your computer’s internet activity to
another person. Ideally, this should be combined
with a good filter.
New solutions are coming out all the time. For
the most up-to-date information, see our website
www.venishmartem.com.
May our efforts bring us to the fulfilment of
‫והתקדשתם והייתם קדושים‬.
Mechel Moskowitz
Head Technician, Venishmartem
www.venishmartem.com
www.vcf.co.il
www.filterthon.com
www.glattsearch.com
www.guardyoureyes.com
www.gye.org.il - Hebrew
www.gye.org.es - Spanish
www.guardyoureyes.fr - French
www.guardyoureyes.com/yid - Yiddish
www.fightthenewdrug.org.il
HOTLINES:
Venishmartem Hotline: 718-GET-HELP
GYE Hotline: 646-600-8100
GENERAL ENQUIRIES
E-mail: [email protected]
Director: 646-600-8100 Ext. 3
Israel Office: 972-2-5805921
Help us continue helping Klal Yisrael!
On-line Donations: www.guardyoureyes.com/donate
Donations by phone (24 hours): 718-878-3075.
Checks can be made out to Venishmartem
GYE Corp. P.O. Box 32380, Pikesville, MD 21282, U.S.A.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:
Yaakov N, Founder • Yechezkel Stelzer, CEO • Rabbi
Zev Shain, President • R’ Mendy Elishevitz, Project
Manager • Mechel Moskowitz, Head Technician
CHAIRMEN:
Yaakov Dov Mermelstein, Brooklyn • Nati Klein,
Cleveland • R’ Yunty Burnstein, Jerusalem • Avi Meyer,
Jerusalem/LA
TRUSTEES:
Eli Schindler, Brooklyn • Avi Schron, Brooklyn •
R’ Shimon Lefkowitz, Brooklyn • R’ Gedalia
Weinberger, Brooklyn • Avraham Wolfson, Brooklyn •
Gary Torgow, Detroit • Tovia Schottenstein, Columbus
• Frank Menlo, Los Angeles • Sol Goldner, Los Angeles
GYE/VENISHMARTEM ARE ENDORSED BY:
Harav Shmuel Kaminetsky, Rosh Yeshivas
Philadelphia • Harav Malkiel Kotler, Rosh Yeshivas
BMG, Lakewood • Harav Aharon Feldman, Rosh
Yeshivas Ner Yisrael, Baltimore • Harav Yisrael Belsky,
Rosh Yeshivas Torah Va’daas • Harav Avraham Chaim
Levine, Rosh Yeshivas Telshe Chicago • Harav Shraga
Hager, Kossover Rebbe • Harav Yaakov Perlow,
Novominsker Rebbe • Rav Shlomo Milller, Rosh
Kollel Toronto • Rav Binyumin Eisenberger, Heichal
Hatfilah, Brooklyn • Rav Yitzchak Eluzer Moskowitz,
Rosh Yeshivas Sqver, Jerusalem • Rav Motte Frank,
Breslev, Jerusalem • Rav Yosef Viener, Kehilas Shaar
Shamayim, Monsey • Rav Dovid Heber, Khal Ahavas
Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek, Baltimore • Rav Yosef
Yitzchak Rosenfeld, Beis Horo’ah Shevet Levi, Monsey
• Rav Berel Wein, Beit Knesset HaNassi, Jerusalem
COPYRIGHT 2013
Permission is freely granted for this guide to be
copied and distributed or sent electronically,
provided that this is done for non-profit purposes
only and that acknowledgment is given to GYE Corp
or Venishmartem.
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Venishmartem
Cloud Filter
This spring (2013), Venishmartem released a new
filtering solution dubbed VCF (Venishmarem
Cloud Filter). This filter promises to bring a
revolution to the Jewish community.
What is a “Cloud Filter”?
The term cloud is used nowadays to describe
a service that uses online software, rather than
software installed on your computer. Think of
an online email service like Gmail, for example.
Instead of keeping copies of your emails on
your computer, they are stored online and are
accessible from anywhere. At Venishmartem, we
have discovered that a cloud-based filter is the
ultimate solution for the Jewish community.
Here’s why: When a filter is installed on your
computer, then by definition, you are the only
one capable of making changes to the filtering
level. You can even turn it off on a whim, when
you have a weak moment. Even if the program is
protected by a password, it is only effective if you
have someone who can hold the password for
you. Otherwise, the filter hardly provides any real
protection.
A cloud based filter is very different. Since it is
online, no physical access to your computer is
necessary to make changes to your account.
Therefore, the management of the filter can
be delegated to someone else. With VCF, you
delegate this job to the Venishmartem staff or
other professional technicians who are trained by
Venishmartem.
It’s not that you’re relinquishing control
completely; you can always ask us to change your
filtering level or to allow a specific site. You can
even hire one of our trained 3rd party technicans
to customize a tailor-made filtering level to suit
your precise needs. But thanks to VCF, gone are
the days when you’ll find yourself turning the filter
on and off depending on your mood. You also
won’t have the option to instantly remove the
filter in a weak moment. Removing VCF requires
the assistance of our customer support and takes
a least 24 hours.
‘‘Gone are the days when
you’ll find yourself turning
the filter on and off
depending on your mood’’
Until now, cloud filtering technology was only
available by switching your ISP (internet service
provider) to a Jewish company, and was only
available in specific locations. Now with VCF, this
technology is accessible to everyone. In addition,
VCF protects your computer even when you
are connected to the internet through a public
unfiltered WiFi network.
Venishmartem is a non-profit, and our only goal in
providing these solutions is to solve the internet
problem at the root, by providing effective and
easy-to-use filtering solutions for Klal Yisrael.
Technology
The backbone of VCF is solid filtering technology.
VCF PRO utilizes the newly released Livigent®
Content Filter, developed at a cost of six million
dollars and specifically designed to cater to the
sensitivities and needs of the Jewish community.
VCF Basic utilizes Websense® Cloud Web Security
used by thousands of corporations worldwide.
Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) is a global leader
in providing comprehensive filtering technology.
These companies only license their products
in bulk to major businesses or organizations,
and they do not offer end-user support.
Venishmartem facilitates the framework to
provide these top-notch filters to the worldwide
Jewish community by purchasing licenses in bulk
and providing the following features for your
convenience:
• Multiple filter levels to choose from, designed
by our team to suit everyone’s needs.
• A full-fledged support system, staffed by
secretaries to help you get started and deal
with basic changes, and a 3rd party support
framework with technicians trained by
Venishmartem.
Basic or Pro?
VCF comes in two versions: Basic and Pro.
VCF Basic ($4.99/month) uses cloud software
from the highly regarded Websense Cloud Web
Security. It is a solid, cheap and reliable filter,
which blocks objectionable sites and material.
Sites like Youtube, Facebook, Google Image
Search, Craigslist, etc. are blocked by the filter,
because although these sites may also be used
also for good, there is lots of objectionable
material on these sites.
VCF Pro ($7.99/month) was designed with the
frum community in mind and uses cloud based
software provided by Livigent. VCF Pro is a
content-based filter that uses Artificial Intelligence
to check each page in real-time to decide
whether it is acceptable or not. It can even detect
and block objectionable images on the page!
VCF basic on the other hand, relies on periodical
categorization of websites and is not always as
accurate.
With VCF Pro, sites like Youtube, Google Image
Search, Craigslist, etc. can be left open for those
who need them because the software can
differentiate between pages within a single
website.
Both Basic and Pro have a free option for those
who cannot afford to pay. Everyone else is given
a 30 day free trial to evaluate the filter without
being charged.
Read more about VCF on page 7 (under
Computer Filtering).
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Kosher Service
Providers
These solutions are recommended for
non-portable computers like Desktop
computers. These companies offer
‘kosher’ internet service which is
filtered before it reaches your home
or office. This way, any computers
or devices in your home or office
will have filtered internet. Kosher
service providers cannot usually
be bypassed. The downside is, that
when connecting to someone else’s
Wi-Fi you will not be filtered at all.
Therefore, it is recommend to also use
a regular filter on the computer itself,
especially when using a laptop.
1 TheJnet
• BLACKLIST • WHITELIST
• EMAIL ONLY • SKIN COLOR
BLOCKING • REAL-TIME CONTENT
FILTERING
Jnet’s filtering is flexible: you can
choose a separate level of filtering for
each computer on your account.
You can also block certain parts of a
website (e.g. video) while still allowing
access to the site itself. Filtering levels
include: email only, whitelist, 5 levels of
blacklists and a special business track.
All Jnet plans can have an optional
“Mehadrin” add-on that blocks pictures
of people as well. Available Connection
Types: Dialup, DSL & T1
www.TheJnet.com
1-866-866-JNET (5638)
[email protected]
2 Yeshiva Net
• WHITELIST • EMAIL ONLY
YeshivaNet allows either email without
Internet or email with a whitelist.
Available Connection Types: Dialup &
DSL
www.yeshivanet.com
718-937-4482
[email protected]
Network Filtering
This type of solution is recommended for
offices or homes with many computers
and devices. Network filtering ensures
that all computers connected to that
network are filtered.
4 Vocatech
3 Koshernet
BLACKLIST • WHITELIST
• EMAIL ONLY
KosherNet levels range from full access
to all internet sites (except obviously
objectionable ones), to just email
service (and no internet access at all). In
addition to these various preset levels,
they also offer a whitelist option which
provides access to only those specific
sites in that list. Available Connection
Types: Dialup & DSL
www.koshernet.com
718-972-2770
[email protected]
• EMAIL ONLY
Some Vocatech features:
• All computers and devices connecting
to the office network are protected.
• Unprecedented levels of access control
• Very easy to manage
• Compatible with any internet service
provider.
Vocatech provides over 50 different
categories of websites which you can
choose to allow or block according to
your needs. You can also add exceptions
for specific websites.
www.vocatech.com
718-395-1550
[email protected]
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Computer Filtering
If you don’t want to change your ISP
(internet service provider) or if you have
a portable computer (laptop or netbook),
these solutions will keep you protected
wherever you go, even while you are
connected to a public Wi-Fi network.
5 VCF Basic/Pro
(Venishmartem Cloud Filter)
• EMAIL ONLY • SKIN COLOR
BLOCKING • REAL-TIME CONTENT
FILTERING
This filter was designed by Venishmartem
and is both flexible and very secure.
Other computer filters can be disabled
at the spur of a moment by entering a
password. VCF uses unique technology to
avoid this nisayon.
Customizations to the filter can be done
by contacting the VCF helpdesk or
certified 3rd party technicans. VCF has 5
basic levels of filtering and an optional
skin color filtering add-on. You can also
request to allow or block specific sites.
“Surfing without a filter
violates the prohibition
of ‘Yichud’.
VCF Basic uses Websence® technology,
and allows you to set a different level of
filtering for each user of the computer. It
is compatible with Windows 8 and Mac.
VCF Pro uses Livigent® real-time
filtering and can differentiate between
acceptable and objectionable pages on
problematic sites (e.g. YouTube). VCF Pro
keeps the same settings for all users of
the computer, and you can share your
settings with an additional computer so
that all customizations made for your
account will be applied to both. Read
more about VCF on pages 4-5.
www.venishmartem.com/vcf
718-GET-HELP
[email protected]
6 Webchaver
• ACCOUNTABILITY • FILTERING
• FOR WINDOWS AND MAC
WebChaver is primarily an accountability
solution (see page 8) but it also
— Rav Shmuel Halevi Wosner
provides filtering as an optional add on.
Webchaver can be managed from any
computer. For a 10% discount, use the
following coupon code: GYE10PERCENT.
www.WebChaver.org
1-614-664-3548
[email protected]
7 The Filternet
• BLACK LIST • WHITE LIST
• FOR WINDOWS
Filternet allows you to setup multiple
accounts for each family member with
different filtering levels for each. (Some
minimum filtering always will remain in
place.) Changes to your settings can be
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by Venishmartem. Instead of the reports
going to a friend like with WebChaver, the
reports are reviewed by KBA.
for more information. Note: We don’t
recommend k9 if you are trying to protect
tech savvy children. K9 is compatible
with Windows 8 and filters even
within the apps.
www.GetK9.com
[email protected]
http://goo.gl/Ta3gX
Accountability
Solutions
done by whoever holds the password.
It is suggested to have a friend or your
spouse hold the password.
www.thefilternet.com
1-718-838-1550
[email protected]
8 K9 Web
Protection (FREE)
• BLACK LIST • WHITE LIST • FOR
WINDOWS AND MAC
K9 delivers solid filtering and time limit
restrictions with a user-friendly interface
that allows you to control Internet use
in your home. Note: K9 can easily be
bypassed by entering your password or
by clicking the ‘forgot password’ button
which will email you a new password.
Therefore, k9 is only effective when it
is registered to a friend’s email address
rather than your own. Your friend should
also hold your password and change the
settings for you when necessary. (This can
be done by remote accessing software
like TeamViewer). Another option is to
share the password with your spouse or
friend so that each of you only know half
the password. See http://goo.gl/vyAIH
Compliment filtering with an extra
level of protection. Accountability
solutions reduce the chance that anyone
would attempt to intentionally view
inappropriate material on the computer.
9 Webchaver
• ACCOUNTABILITY • FILTERING
WebChaver (using the acclaimed
Covenant Eyes software) will send an
easy-to-read report of your internet
activity to a Chaver of your choice; a
spouse, parent, or friend, who can view
the report and ensure your browsing
integrity. For a 10% discount, use
coupon: GYE10PERCENT.
WebChaver supports Windows 8.
WebChaver.org
1-614-664-3548
[email protected]
10 KBA (FREE)
• ACCOUNTABILITY
KBA (Knas Based Accountability) is an
accountability/reporting solution created
With KBA, you can remain anonymous
and those reviewing the reports do not
know who you are. The accountability is
achieved through a “Knas” that is agreed
upon during sign-up.
If a bad report is confirmed, your credit
card will be charged the predetermined
Knas within 48 hours. KBA won’t charge a
cent unless a bad report is received!
KBA supports Windows 8.
www.gye.org.il/kba
[email protected]
11 eBlaster
• ACCOUNTABILITY
EBlaster records and reviews all computer
activity. It organizes the recordings into
reports and automatically e-mails them to
any address you choose (a spouse, parent,
friend or Rav), as often as you like.
eBlaster monitors all computer activity:
Emails sent and received, which sites
were visited, chats and searches. This
program is especially recommended if
you want to monitor Facebook activity,
since it will even show activity that is
behind a password. There are additional
programs similar to eBlaster, but they may
slow down your computer and are not as
user friendly. Use the link below to get
$30 off.
www.spectorsoft.com/GYE
12 Webshadow
• ACCOUNTABILITY • FOR WINDOWS
WebShadow is meant for parents who
want to monitor the browsing trends of
their children, and it providers very easy
to read reports about each member of
the household.
webshadow.com
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Mobile Devices
Blackberry
Note: For Blackberry 10, see next page.
16 Jnet Mobile
• FILTERED INTERNET
• APPS-ONLY OPTION
• EMAIL ONLY
The growing misuse of cell phones
and other forms of technology, and
the serious consequences, are often
heartbreaking and all too common.
Kosher phones allow the community
to take advantage of technology, while
ensuring that our values are safeguarded.
13 Kosher Phones
Phones without text, email or web.
Approved Link - Verizon/PagePlus
service. 1-866-444-5404
All Talk - Verizon/PagePlus service. All
Talk also has the option to allow text
messaging. 718-854-3536.
Mehadrin Wireless - 1-732-320-6929.
[email protected]
Safe-Tech - Sprint / Verizon. 1-855-212SAFE (7233) Ext. 18.
14 Kosher
Smartphones
Be Bkesher
Be B’Kesher phones provide all the
capabilities of a standard cell phone or
smartphone, along with a set of tools
that allow you to manage, disable and
customize features according to your
needs. You can also block or filter web
content. Since the filtering is done by the
service provider it cannot be bypassed.
With Be Bkesher, you can also choose the
numbers that your child can call or text,
decide when the phone can and can’t
be used, and locate your child’s phone
anytime. Be Bkesher works on the Sprint
network, and can be activated on almost
any Sprint phone.
www.bebkesher.com
646-580-1133
15 Kosher
Netstick & MiFi
Yeshiva Net
This company provides a filtered net-stick
or MiFi, which allows you to connect
to your email and specific websites
(whitelist) while on the go.
www.yeshivanet.com
718-937-4482
[email protected]
Jnet mobile offers real time filtering and
content protection for your blackberry
device. In just a few minutes you can be
on the way to safer browsing with fewer
distractions. Requires a BES (Blackberry
Enterprise Service).
www.jnetmobile.com
718-625-5638 #840
[email protected]
17 Mobiflock
Parental Control
MONITORING • BLOCKING APPS
With Mobiflock My Child you can block
and monitor the web, block and monitor
the apps on the phone and more. Note:
Our testing has shown that this product
slows down the device.
www.mobiflock.com
18 GYE BB App
• EMAIL AND APPS ONLY
This app will lock your browser, the
BlackBerry App Store, Facebook and
Twitter. The password is encrypted and
can only be opened by contacting a
Venishmartem Representative. Every
10
time the app is unlocked (through
Venishmartem) a new code is generated
so the old password will no longer work.
You can always add applications to be
blocked by opening the ‘GYE’ App from
the ‘Menu’ item and then clicking ‘Add
Applications’. Note: The GYE app is only
compatible with BB Platform 5.0+ (but
not with 10).
www.gye.org.il/bb
Then switch the following to ‘off’: Browser,
Twitter, Facebook, Upload to YouTube and
Blackberry World Usage. (If you want to
block e-mail usage as well, switch ‘Email
account setup’ to ‘off’.
19 Parental
Controls
• EMAIL AND APPS ONLY
RIM Parental Controls is an application
that provides options to restrict access to
specific BlackBerry functions, features and
applications such as the Browser. Have
a friend or spouse set up and keep the
password for you. They should lock the
Browser, App world, YouTube, Options,
Facebook, Twitter, etc.
www.goo.gl/gv2wT
Blackberry 10
20 Safe Browser
Go to the BB App World and search for
‘Safe Browser’, install it on your phone.
Open the new safe browser ask your Rav
or friend to set up and keep the password
for you, then configure the filter settings
(categories, blacklist, white list, safe
search). Then click ‘Exit Admin’. In order
to be protected you will need to block
the default BB browser, please follow the
instructions below in ‘Blackberry Parental
Controls”.
21 Blackberry
Parental Controls
• EMAIL ONLY • APPS ONLY
Go to Settings > Security and Privacy >
Parental Controls, have a friend or spouse
set up and keep the password for you.
iPhone, iPod Touch,
iPad
Note: New cutting-edge solutions
are scheduled to be released in the
near future. Check venishmartem.
com frequently for updates, as well as
additional solutions for jailbroken devices.
22 Lock Your
Device
• BLOCK APPS • EMAIL ONLY
If you don’t need to browse the internet
with your device, you can use the built
in apple restrictions to disable internet
browsing. First delete any internet
enabled apps that you may have (like
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or other
unfiltered browsers like Google Search or
Chrome) by holding down your finger on
the app icon and touching the X. Safari
cannot be deleted this way, and new
apps can still be installed, so follow the
additional steps below.
From your device home screen, select
Settings > General. Select Restrictions >
Enter a 4-digit passcode. It is important
that another person should put in and
keep the passcode for you. Set Safari,
YouTube, Installing Apps, FaceTime,
iTunes, and Explicit Language, to the
setting ‘Off’. Scroll down to Allowed
Content > Select Music & Podcasts.
Set Explicit to ‘Off’ for listening > Select
Movies > Set to ‘Don’t allow Movies’ >
Select TV Shows > Set to ‘Don’t allow TV
shows’ > Press the Home button to close
and return to the home screen.
23 Mobicip
• BLACKLIST • WHITELIST •
YOUTUBE FILTERING • TIME LIMITS •
MONITORING
If you need filtered internet, the Mobicip
is a good option. This free app installs a
new browser on your device which will
have filtered internet. Safari will still be
unfiltered, but you can remove Safari
by following the steps in the previous
section (“lock your device”).
Mobicip gives you the ability to fine-tune
your filter by choosing what types of sites
you want to allow or block. You have over
85(!) categories to choose from, including
16 YouTube categories. You can also add
custom phrases to be blocked. Mobicip
also allows you to block specific sites
entirely, or to allow only a specific list
of websites to be accessible (whitelist).
Mobicip also has a time limit system
and a reporting feature which can email
a report of internet activity to an email
address of your choice.
The free version of Mobicip gives you
only 3 levels of filtering to choose from,
the “Elementary School Level” is the best
of them. The full version costs $9.99 a year
per device and includes all the features
supported devices see: goo.gl/5NenZ.
If Net Nanny is not compatible with your
device please use ‘Norton Safety Minder
for Android’: www.goo.gl/Nn7Dh.
iPhone Tips
1
Beware of free apps. Many of them
have in-app ads with web browsing
capability. It is advisable to remove all
free apps before locking the device,
unless you are 100% sure that they
don’t have internal browsers.
www.netnanny.com/mobile
26 SmartApp
Protector
2
If you absolutely need the freedom
to install apps from the app store,
set the rating of apps that can be
installed to 4+. Also block the option of
uninstalling apps and have the device
reviewed from time to time to make
sure no problematic apps have been
and is well worth it. We suggest that you
register for the account with someone
else’s email address so that you don’t
have the Nisayon of bypassing the filter in
a weak moment. Once your settings are
in place, you can ask them to change the
Mobicip password so that you no longer
have direct access to make changes.
24 VCF
• BLACKLIST • WHITELIST • YOUTUBE
FILTERING • BLOCKING APPS
VCF by Venishmartem is the strongest
type of protection for IOS devices. Unlike
the solution mentioned earlier under
‘lock your device’, this solution cannot be
disabled with a password. However, the
only way to set it up initially is to bring
the device to a VCF technician. Once it is
installed, it cannot be removed without
bringing the device to a technician once
again.
• Filters the native Safari browser as well
as any other web-enabled apps.
• The filter is optimized for the frum
community. You can choose from 5
preset levels of filtering or a personal
whitelist. The skin color filtering add-on is
available as well.
• VCF can enforce specific settings on
your phone.
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• BLOCKS APPS
installed. This type of protection is
very weak, but it’s the minimum that
should be done.
Android
25 NetNanny
• FILTERING • MONITORING •
BLOCKING APPS
To setup ‘Net Nanny’ (available in the
Play store) you will be asked to create
a new account ($13/year) or sign in to
an existing account - if you have one
already. Have a Rav, friend or spouse set
up the NetNanny account and password
for you. NetNanny also has the option of
blocking apps. After the initial installation,
you can make changes to the settings for
your protected device(s) from any web
browser, even without physical access to
the device.
Note: NetNanny requires the device to
run Android 2.2 or higher. For a list of
Smart App Protector (available in the
Play store) allows you to disable any apps
you don’t want (e.g. Internet Browsers,
YouTube, Facebook etc.). Ask a Rav,
friend or spouse to keep the password
for you and you’re set! Follow the app
instructions carefully to make sure you
get full protection.
27 Covenant Eyes
• MONITORING ONLY
This app monitors all web activity on the
default browser and all app activity on
the device, and reports which apps
were used, for how long, when they
were installed and what their rating is.
The app cannot be uninstalled without
an uninstall code. To download the app,
visit http://webchaver.com/android_alt.
php. You must enable installation of
non-market apps prior to installing this
app. (Go to Settings - Security - check the
option for “Unknown Sources”.) Covenant
Eyes works nicely with NetNanny.
28 My Mobile
Watchdog
• MONITORING ONLY
This applications logs all web activity, and
can limit how the phone operates and
which features work.
www.goo.gl/v7EWr
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Nokia/Symbian
29 Apps Lock
• NO INTERNET • EMAIL & APPS ONLY
This app can lock native applications as
well as third party applications. Access
to locked applications is password
protected.
www.goo.gl/3IVJz
30 Mobiflock My
Child
• FILTERING • MONITORING • APP
LOCK
Mobiflock My Child allows you to manage
the settings of all your devices via a web
dashboard:
• Web and app monitoring & blocking
• Alerts by email and SMS • Protects
device over Wi-Fi and 3G • Call & SMS
logs • Manage all of your devices from 1
dashboard • Uninstall protection
www.mobiflock.com
Another similar solution is F-Secure
Mobile Security: www.f-secure.com
Other Smartphones
& Tablets
For many other smartphones and internet
capable devices, see our website.
www.venishmartem.com
Regular Phones
Regular phones don’t allow you to install
filters. But you can still make a filter via
your cellphone carrier’s content filtering,
which they can apply to your account
upon request (usually only for monthly
subscribers, not for prepaid clients). For a
list of all major cell phone companies that
filter content see: goo.gl/cWzuv. For a list
of Kosher phones see page 9.
You can also disable the internet on
most phones by contacting Meshimer:
718.840.3490, [email protected].
Tips & Tricks
In addition to a filter, there are many other
ways to ensure that your web experience
is not disturbed by inappropriate images
and advertisements. Below are some
suggestions:
Blocking Pictures
The Firefox Browser (www.mozilla.com)
allows you to contro the way images are
displayed on websites.
1) Go to the “Firefox” tab (top left).
2) Go to Options > Options
3) Click on the “content” tab. Deselect
“load images automatically”, then click the
“Exceptions” button.
4) Enter the URL(s) of websites for which
you want to allow pictures, and “allow”
after each one. Then click “close” and “OK”.
After you do this, the pages you visit
will not have any pictures showing,
except on the allowed URL’s. When you
are confident about the content of the
site you are on, you can follow the steps
mentioned above to enable the images
of this URL to show.
To achieve this on other browsers see
http://venishmartem.com/devices/item/
block-images-ads-safe-searches.
Blocking Ads
Another powerful add-on for Firefox and
Chrome is ad-block which removes ads
from webpages.
www.adblockplus.org
the dangers of the Internet can be much
worse than eating non-kosher.
Help Is Available!
People who are having
difficulties with Internet
use are urged to seek help.
Visit www.GuardYourEyes.
com, contact gye.help@
gmail.com, or call our
support hotline at (646)
600-8100
The Best Way to Help Your
Kids
Be intellectually honest. Don’t expect
to start lecturing kids about Internet
standards if you don’t set standards for
yourself. Tell your kids about your own
precautions with Internet use, and talk
to them from time to time about how
Hints That You May Have a
Problem at Hand
If your Google or Gmail account offers
you improper advertisements, this
probably means that your computer
is being used to visit improper sites.
Google tailors its advertisements to the
user’s taste, based on sites visited! Visit
the history setting on your computer
(sometimes found under Favorites). If
you know that someone was using the
computer at a certain time, but there
is no history of the sites he visited, this
means that he is hiding something by
deleting the history.
Tips to Creating Passwords
• Have your Rav, spouse or friend set up
and save the password for you. • Type
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in half the password on your own, and
have a friend or spouse type in the other
half. That ensures that no one can make
any changes in the filter without the
other’s cooperation. • Kids are known to
figure out passwords, therefore a strong
password is very important for your filter.
It is also a good idea to test the password
from time to time to make sure it has not
been reset by the child.
No Filter is Perfect
Even the best filters may have loopholes.
Therefore it is a good idea to install more
than one layer of protection, especially
when children are using the device. For
example, besides for internet filtering, get
accountability software as well. (See page
8, and especially solution #11).
Stay Up to Date
Discover the latest cutting edge filtering
solutions at venishmartem.com.
How to Lock a
Wireless Network
To ensure that you are not causing
others to stumble, put a password on
your router to protect your next-door
neighbours and other people outside
of your home.
http://192.168.0.1, in the address bar. If
this number doesn’t work for you, consult
with your router’s user guide.
You may need a password. The default
password and address is often printed on
the router itself, or in the instructions that
came with it.
There are two ways of locking your
wireless network:
The first is by creating a password, so that
only someone with the password can
access the Internet.
The second way, which is more secure,
only allows access to devices on a
“permitted list.” This works by using a
unique identifier for each device, called
a MAC address. With this system, only
specified computers and devices can
access the wireless network.
1. Open the preferences for your router.
If you set the router password long ago
and no longer remember it, you can often
reset the password to the manufacturer’s
default by pressing a reset button or pin
on the router itself (holding it down for 20
seconds or so).
Often the preferences are set by opening
your web browser and entering a URL
with numbers, many times it is
Alternatively, preferences may be set via
a specific program for your router, which
you installed on your computer when
you added the router.
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Rabbanim Speak Out
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urfing without a filter violates the prohibition of ‘Yichud’. There is absolutely no
excuse not to have an Internet surfing filter on one’s home computer. Not to do so
is to violate the commandment, “You shall not put a stumbling block in front of a blind
person”.
- Rav Shmuel Halevi Wosner
I
t is perfectly possible that while monkeying around with the Internet, you hit a button
and there’s a pop-up of an inappropriate scene. You weren’t looking for it, but it happened. You have exactly 3/10ths of a second to turn it off. And if you wait for 4/10ths
of a second, you may become addicted. That’s how severe it is. It’s one of the most
powerful addictions. Day after day after day - I get letters and calls from people who
say, “what can I do to save myself?” Because they have fallen into this addiction and it
has taken them all the way down. It has ruined more marriages than anything, ruined families. It’s been terribly
destructive.
- Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD
T
here is no bigger problem facing the individual in Klal Yisrael and communities at
large than this. I hate to sound pessimistic – but if you have unrestricted Internet in
the house – Internet that is not both filtered and reported, I would say there’s a higher
than 90% chance that people have already stumbled in your house. And if it hasn’t happened yet, there’s more than a 90% chance it will happen.
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