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Livia Web Protection is a powerful, yet simple Web filtering solution designed to help protect families online. Powered by industry leading Websense®technology, Web filtering software that is already safeguarding more than 10,000 schools nationwide, Livia is an easy to install home solution that keeps your children away from explicit material, while protecting your computer from threats such as identity theft and spyware.

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Livia Web Protection Delivers Web Filtering Technology to Support National Internet Safety Month

June 1, 2009

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March 23, 2009

Livia Web Protection featured in November issue of Children's Technology Review

November 2008

Livia Web Protection Wins the PTPA Media Inc. Seal of Approval

November 24, 2008

Livia Web Protection Awarded The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval

November 11, 2008

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October 13, 2008

Livia Web Protection Delivers Filtering Technology to Support National Cyber Security Awareness Month

October 2, 2008

Livia Web Protection Defends Families From Targeted Web-based Phishing and Malicious Code Attacks

September 10, 2008
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Content-control software, also known as censorware or web filtering software, is a term for software designed and optimized for controlling what content is permitted to a reader, especially when it is used to restrict material delivered over the Web. Content-control software determines what content will be available on a particular machine or network; the motive is often to prevent persons from viewing content which the computer's owner(s) or other authorities may consider objectionable; when imposed without the consent of the user, content control can constitute censorship. Common use cases of such software include parents who wish to limit what sites their children may view from home computers, schools performing the same function with regard to computers found at school, and employers restricting what content may be viewed by employees while on the job. Some content-control software includes time control functions that empowers parents to set the amount of time that child may spend accessing the Internet or playing games or other computer activities.

Companies that make products that selectively block Web sites prefer terms such as "Internet filter" or "URL Filter"; in the specialized case of software specifically designed to allow parents to monitor and restrict the access of their children, "parental control software" is also used. Some products log all sites that a user accesses and rates them based on content type for reporting to an "accountability partner" of the person's choosing, and the term accountability software is used. Internet filters, parental control software, and/or accountability software may also be combined into one product.

The use of Internet filters or content-control software varies widely in public libraries in the United States, since Internet use policies are established by the local library board. Many libraries adopted Internet filters after Congress conditioned the receipt of universal service discounts on the use of Internet filters through the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). Some libraries use Internet filters on computers used by children only. Some libraries that employ content-control software allow the software to be deactivated on a case-by-case basis on application to a librarian; libraries that are subject to CIPA are required to have a policy that allows adults to request that the filter be disabled without having to explain the reason for their request. Many content filters have an option which allows authorized people to bypass the content filter. This is especially useful in environments where the computer is being supervised and the content filter is aggressively blocking Web sites that need to be accessed.

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