Posts by Tony Perez
How Encrypted DNS is used to Bypass Content Filtering Services
Encryption is a mechanism by which you make things that are traditionally readable, unreadable. It’s the technology that helps keep those that should not be able to see something, from seeing something. As a security professional and privacy advocate, it’s a great thing! As a parent, or a network administrator, charged with creating family-friendly…
Read MoreDisable DOH in Firefox, Edge and Chrome (Windows)
Browsers have introduced a way to encrypt DNS at the browser level, ignoring system level configurations. The introduction of this feature is based around security and privacy. This feature, however, brings with it challenges for individuals and organizations alike. It creates a mechanism that can be used by users of the network (e.g., children)…
Read MoreOnline Pornograhpy Ranks #2 for Reported Harmful Content on the Internet
The Reports Harmful Content (RHC) organization is a impartial dispute resolution service that works with organizations and users to report content that is deemed harmful. What is harmful is, obviously, very subjective so to address they analyzed community guidelines across multiple industry platforms and defined eight (8) content types that fit into the harmful classification:…
Read MoreUpdate DNS on Unifi USG with Controller Version 6.2.25
The article will show you how to update the DNS settings on your Unifi USG with Controller Version 6.2.25. Step 1: Log into the Unifi Console You will make the changes inside your UDM Pro Network Controller. It should be accessible via this link: https://unifi.ui.com/dashboard Step 2: Navigate to DNS Section The DNS section is located…
Read MoreHow to Make Netflix Kid Friendly
Platforms like Netflix are closed-platforms. This means that it’s impossible for content filtering services like CleanBrowsing to filter its content. To do this, they would have to do something similar to Google and their Safe Search that would allow a network provider to enforce a “safe search” like experience. Until that’s made available, the best…
Read MoreHow to disable YouTube on a Nintento Switch: Add a Custom CleanBrowsing DNS
If your kids are into gaming like ours, then you are undoubtedly familiar with Nintendo’s Switch gaming device. Like all the other gaming devices, this system introduces an unfettered gateway to the web. Kids can easily access all forms of content, including YouTube. Some families prefer to disable YouTube on their kids devices, and with CleanBrowsing…
Read MoreMy Router Does Not Allow DNS Changes
Over the past couple years we have been working hand in hand with organizations and individuals alike to help them switch their DNS from other providers to ours, CleanBrowsing. In the process, we have noticed a disturbing trend with some ISP’s where they do not allow DNS to be changed on their routers. This means…
Read MoreWhat is the Difference Between the CleanBrowsing Free and Paid Service?
There are two ways to use the CleanBrowsing service, the Free or Paid option. A common question we get is around the difference between the two. This article provides answers. Free vs Paid – The Difference The key difference between the Free and Paid plan is control and visibility. The free service is fixed, it…
Read MoreWhere should I configure CleanBrowsing?
A common problem we see with users of the service is confusion between deploying CleanBrowsing on a device (e.g., Windows, Mac) or on the network router. What is the right deployment? We recommend router deployments to cover the whole network. You can deploy on devices individually, and that can complement your router configuration. We’ll explore…
Read MoreRestrict Access to Approved Content only
One of the more common requests we get from schools is how to restrict access to approved sites only. In essence, these schools are a) deploying devices to their students and faculty, or b) creating lap environments on their network. In each case, they don’t want to have to worry about sifting through the traffic…
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