How Internet Access Control Software Can Control Anyone's Online Surfing Habits
Ever since the Internet became so widely used at home and in the workplace one of the
problems has been to control what people do online. Parents are increasingly concerned
about what their children are being exposed to on a daily basis. Business owners and
company mangers are also very concerned about the lost productivity because workers
are online doing personal things instead of the work to be done.
In an effort to assist parents and businesses control Internet usage, many software
companies have developed Internet access control software that prevents web abusive
behaviour to some degree. Unfortunately there are some URL's that these kinds of
internet control software cannot block. The other down side is balancing when web use
is allowable, as employees often have to access the Internet to do their work.
If you plan to use the Internet access control software how you should use it will be
different depending on whether you are a parent trying to control web use at home or a
business doing the same but for work.
The parental control software that's geared towards parents usually have the following
features, controlling what your children can download, define the exact Internet access
you want to for each family member, include or exclude specific sites, deciding what
time each family member can be on the Internet, limited access to administration tools
except to the parent, block adult material, and any illegal sites. These parental control
software, as they are called present a unique situation between the parents right to know
and a child's privacy. One way to counter that is to talk to child about the reason why the
software giving the parent Internet access control is on the computer. The Internet control
software can be configured so that access is only allowed when the parent is around. For businesses this issue can be even more complicated. The workers right to privacy
must not be tampered with. One way to deal with this is to let your employees know what
your intent is and get some feedback. Have a demonstration of the Internet control
software and show them the benefits it has by way of increased productivity. Make sure
your guidelines for online behavior is clearly stated. Employers must acknowledge the employees needs, it would be unfair if an employee
works very long hours and not expect them to conduct personal business while at work.
So companies must be balanced in their application of the company's guidelines. It will be hard for companies to create a win-win situation where the employee's privacy
is respected and the companies need for security and higher production levels is achieved.
Any unusual abuse of work time by an employee could mean that the company needs
better hiring practices. Companies have to protect themselves from sensitive information
being leaked to its competitors and also the possibility of being hacked. The company therefore must hire better and find trustworthy people to employ. This will
be a lot easier to keep track of and need far less monitoring.
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