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  • Prevent Installation of Browser Extensions / Add-ons (Windows)

    Tony Perez

    To disable extensions in the browsers you are going to work in something called Windows Registry. You have to be an administrator to make this change. We are also assuming the user is on a Windows 10 machine. Tech Disclaimer: Modifying your… Read more →

  • Stop Changes on iOS and Android Devices

    Tony Perez

    Stop Unwanted Changes on Mobile Devices One of the biggest challenges parents face when configuring and hardening their kids devices is restricting their ability to remove applications and configurations. It’s further complicated because technology providers, like Google and Apple, approach… Read more →

  • How Kids are Bypassing Porn Content Filters

    Tony Perez

    The internet offers unfettered access to a vast array of content, posing a dilemma about the appropriate age for unrestricted web access. While non-parents may advocate for open access regardless of age, most parents believe that children are not mature… Read more →

  • How To Block Online Porn

    Tony Perez

    Regardless of your feelings about online pornography, it is here, and it is here to stay. As such, individuals, parents, organizations and other network owners are working to find effective ways to block online porn. Whether it’s driven by personal… Read more →

  • How To Block VPN Access At Home

    Tony Perez

    CleanBrowsing provides a DNS-based content filtering service, but like most DNS services it is limited by what is happening on the network it is being deployed on. While our system will work to block access to VPN sites, its effectiveness… Read more →

  • Stop DNS Changes on Home Networks

    Tony Perez

    CleanBrowsing provides a DNS-based content filtering service, but like most DNS services it is limited by what is happening locally on a device. One of the biggest challenges is when a user makes a local DNS change. This article will… Read more →

  • Upgrade K9 Web Protection to CleanBrowsing

    Tony Perez

    K9 Web Protection is a content-control desktop application, developed by Blue Coat Systems, that empowered parents, schools and other organizations to protect children from spyware, malware, adult content and other risky interactions. Unfortunately, as a of May 2019 development and support… Read more →

  • Configure a Standard User on Windows

    Tony Perez

    By design if you want to take away the users ability to disable features, or control what the user can do on a machine, you must remove the users administrative privileges. As long as the user is an administrator, they… Read more →

  • Restrict Access to Approved Content only (Create a Whitelist Environment)

    Tony Perez

    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.… Read more →

  • What is the Difference Between the CleanBrowsing Free and Paid Service?

    Tony Perez

    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… Read more →