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How is ScreenShield different from URL
Filtering Software?
URL filters only restrict access to known pornographic
web sites. While these Web filters attempt to eliminate
access to known pornographic websites, ScreenShield protects
users from any image displayed on a computer, regardless
of its source, detecting images from all sources including:
Internet, CD-ROM, DVD, hard drive, floppy disks, email
messages, embedded in documents and movies. Although the
prime source of illicit materials, the downloading of
pictures from the Internet is only one of many ways pornography
is distributed, displayed and circulated without detection.
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How
does ScreenShield detect explicit images?
ScreenShield's sophisticated content-based engine analyzes
screen images for skin tones, providing preventive protection
and permanently overseeing computer usage on PC screens.
This powerful color-based screen-monitoring engine scans
PC displays and checks for colors typically associated
with adult and/or pornographic images.
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What
does ScreenShield do when it detects explicit images?
When ScreenShield detects suspect material being displayed
on a computer screen, it automatically records the event
and a 'thumbnail' snapshot of the computer screen is saved
in a central log file. This creates a complete audit trail
that can be reviewed and monitored. ScreenShield has three
levels of protection that dictate what happens on the
your PC. See Features for
more details.
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Can
I customize ScreenShield's protection level?
Protection level can be tailored to suit individual requirements
through ScreenShield's three(3) Modes of Operation: Passive
Mode, Stealth Mode, and Active Mode. These multiple detection
levels enable you to select the desired degree of protection,
from a silent watchdog, detecting and storing relevant
images in a log for examination at a later date to blocking
triggered images immediately and locking the PC until
a password is entered.
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Can
ScreenShield block adult content from being displayed
on the PC screen?
ScreenShield offers multiple options that allow you to
determine the level of protection that is right for you.
Active Mode blocks offending images once inappropriate
materials have been detected and logged in the central
audit file. In Active Mode, once a suspect image is displayed,
the screen is blocked and the computer frozen until a
parent, manager or system administrator unlocks the computer.
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Will
ScreenShield flag images that are not explicit?
Because ScreenShield's engine is designed to identify
flesh tones, these colors can also appear in acceptable
images, so advanced algorithms and analytics were developed
to reduce the risk of false triggers. Additionally, ScreenShield
provides sensitivity level options that give you the ability
to determine tolerances based on individual needs. These
features that provide flexibility and control include:
Sensitivity Filters, Profiles and Detection Engine Scheduler.
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How
is ScreenShield installed?
ScreenShield has an easy-to-use installer that automatically
installs the application on your computer. It installs
the two main application components: the Control Panel
and the Detection Engine. The Control Panel is password
protected for use by parents, managers or system administrators,
and contains user options to adjust the Detection Engine
to meet individual requirements. The Control Panel also
contains the audit file in which suspect images are logged.
The Detection Engine runs continuously, without user intervention
required to start-up, scanning computer monitors looking
for suspect images. Once a suspect image is found, the
Detection Engine sends a thumbnail picture of the image
to the Control Panel's log file.
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Can
simply having ScreenShield installed on a computer serve
as a deterrent?
Yes, because a ScreenShield icon can be displayed in the
System Tray of each personal computer, this symbol acts
as a visible and persistent reminder for computer users
tempted to view illicit materials.
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