Box 12.1 GetNetWise Questions About Filters Does the product control: Access to Web pages? Use of e-mail? Access to chat rooms? Movement of files in and out of your computer (FTP)? Access to newsgroups (Usenet)? Access to various forms of instant messaging? Access to other Internet capabilities? How are standards of "inappropriateness" managed? By the company alone? By the user selecting categories to be filtered from a list of preset categories? By the user developing his or her own list of material to be filtered, based on the company's list of material to be filtered as a starting point? By the user adding to or subtracting from the company's list of material to be filtered? By the user developing his or her own list of material to be filtered, starting from scratch? To what extent can the criteria for determining inappropriateness be reviewed? Can the user review the list of keywords? the list of filtered URL's (Web page addresses)? the company's criteria for filtering a Web page? On what basis does the company determine what content is inappropriate? PICS ratings (an independent rating system)? Using the Web page address (URL)? Human review of Web sites? A list of keywords? A list of keywords combined with an analysis of the context in which they appear? What are the categories of inappropriate material? These might include, for example, Violence/profanity Partial nudity Full nudity Sexual acts Gross depictions Intolerance Satanic/cult Drugs/drug culture Militant/extremist Sex education Questionable/illegal and gambling Alcohol and tobacco.