Chapter 31 Content Filtering

Table 174 Anti-X > Content Filter > Filter Profile > Add (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Religion

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote and provide

 

information on conventional or unconventional religious or quasi-religious

 

subjects, as well as churches, synagogues, or other houses of worship. It

 

does not include pages containing alternative religions such as Wicca or

 

witchcraft or atheist beliefs (Alternative Spirituality/Occult).

 

 

Social Networking

Selecting this category excludes pages that enable people to connect

 

with others to form an online community. Typically members describe

 

themselves in personal web page profiles and form interactive networks,

 

linking them with other members based on common interests or

 

acquaintances. Instant messaging, file sharing and web logs (blogs) are

 

common features of Social Networking sites. Note: These sites may

 

contain offensive material in the community-created content. Sites in this

 

category are also referred to as "virtual communities" or "online

 

communities". This category does not include more narrowly focused

 

sites, like those that specifically match descriptions for Personals/Dating

 

sites or Business sites.

 

 

Online Storage

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide a secure, encrypted,

 

off-site backup and restoration of personal data. These online

 

repositories are typically used to store, organize and share videos, music,

 

movies, photos, documents and other electronically formatted

 

information. Sites that fit this criteria essentially act as your personal hard

 

drive on the Internet.

 

 

Remote Access Tools

Selecting this category excludes pages that primarily focus on providing

 

information about and/or methods that enables authorized access to and

 

use of a desktop computer or private network remotely.

 

 

Shopping

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide or advertise the

 

means to obtain goods or services. It does not include pages that can be

 

classified in other categories (such as vehicles or weapons).

 

 

Auctions

Selecting this category excludes pages that support the offering and

 

purchasing of goods between individuals. This does not include

 

classified advertisements.

 

 

Real Estate

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide information on

 

renting, buying, or selling real estate or properties.

 

 

Society/Lifestyle

Selecting this category excludes pages providing information on matters

 

of daily life. This does not include pages relating to entertainment, sports,

 

jobs, sex or pages promoting alternative lifestyles such as homosexuality.

 

Personal homepages fall within this category if they cannot be classified

 

in another category.

 

 

Sexuality/Alternative

Selecting this category excludes pages that provide information, promote,

Lifestyles

or cater to gays, lesbians, swingers, other sexual orientations or

 

practices, or a particular fetish. This category does not include sites that

 

are sexually gratuitous in nature which would typically fall under the

 

Pornography category.

 

 

Restaurants/Dining/Food

Selecting this category excludes pages that list, review, discuss,

 

advertise and promote food, catering, dining services, cooking and

 

recipes.

 

 

Sports/Recreation/Hobbies

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote or provide

 

information about spectator sports, recreational activities, or hobbies.

 

This includes pages that discuss or promote camping, gardening, and

 

collecting.

 

 

Travel

Selecting this category excludes pages that promote or provide

 

opportunity for travel planning, including finding and making travel

 

reservations, vehicle rentals, descriptions of travel destinations, or

 

promotions for hotels or casinos.

 

 

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