Macs Get Family-Friendlier with Safe Eyes' New YouTube Filtering, Adding Clip-by-Clip Evaluation to Other Parental Controls

ATLANTA, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Every parent knows there's a good YouTube and a bad YouTube: harmlessly funny and even educational videos on the one hand, and R- and X-rated content on the other. Now families with Macs can block the worrisome content without blocking the entire site with the newest Mac edition of InternetSafety.com's Safe Eyes®, the first Mac family Internet manager with intelligent YouTube filtering.  

Safe Eyes 3.6 for Mac eliminates the need to make all YouTube videos off-limits simply to shield children from those that are off-color and otherwise objectionable – including 5,700 clips about phone sex, 287,000 tagged bra, and 907,000 labeled porn. While forbidding access to all YouTube content is still an option, the software now has the ability to:

• Filter videos on the YouTube site on a clip-by-clip basis, blocking those that are unfit for child viewing while allowing the computer to display the rest.
• Enforce tighter controls than YouTube's own self-policing system, which enables site users to voluntarily flag videos as unsuitable for viewers under 18 but has no automated rating capabilities.
• Simultaneously screen YouTube videos embedded in Facebook, emails, blogs and elsewhere, preventing children from accidentally or deliberately viewing undesirable YouTube footage that is shared virally though online channels other than the YouTube site itself.

Parents can configure Safe Eyes to selectively filter YouTube content simply by checking a few boxes on the product's Filter Administrator.

"Intelligent YouTube filtering not only gives children access to videos that can help them with their homework, feed their hobbies or provide harmless entertainment, but it also avoids unfair blocking of perfectly innocent material that can cause unnecessary family conflict as well as peer ridicule," said Forrest Collier, CEO of InternetSafety.com "It's a way to keep YouTube 'clean' for kids without banning it altogether."

Safe Eyes for Mac also enables parents to easily block objectionable websites, instant messenger chats, social networks, and peer-to-peer file sharing programs as well as control Internet use by length of time, time of day and day of the week.  Parents can define which websites will be blocked by category, URL and keyword; receive instant alerts when children try to access blocked sites, and remotely change program settings or view reports from any Internet-enabled computer.  

Safe Eyes 3.6 for Mac with YouTube controls can be purchased at www.safeeyes.com or downloaded free of charge at the site by existing owners. A single $49.95 annual subscription covers up to three Mac and/or PC computers with the ability to customize settings for each child and enforce them on any machine. It supports Mac OS X 10.4.1 and later.  

The software also syncs with Safe Eyes Mobile, InternetSafety.com's filtered web browser for mobile devices, enabling profiles and settings to follow a user from desktop to the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch to ensure consistent protection across multiple devices. Safe Eyes Mobile is available separately for $19.99 at the Apple iTunes store.

About InternetSafety.com

InternetSafety.com™ has been a leading provider of web filtering solutions for consumers and businesses since 1999. The company's flagship software, Safe Eyes®, is the two-time recipient of the PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award, earned a separate Editor's Choice Award from LAPTOP Magazine, and was rated as the #1 parental control solution by America's leading consumer advocacy publication. Other products include Safe Eyes Mobile, the first family-safe browser for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad; EtherShield, a network-level solution offering plug-and-play Internet filtering for business environments; and Safe Eyes Business, an end-point filtering service for businesses of any size. The company's products are used by customers in more than 150 countries. The company also supplies the technology for McAfee® Family Protection online safety software.

SOURCE InternetSafety.com