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Netintelligence Online Child Safety
- Company
- iomart Cloud Services Ltd 2016
- Version
- Devices supported
- Computer
- Operating system
- Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP - Price *
- 22.37 €
- Language of interface
- english
- Test date
- SIP Bench III, 4th test cycle, Summer 2016
EFFECTIVENESS
Effectiveness score for users up to 12 year old: 2.2 out of 4 points
Effectiveness score for users 13 years and older: 2.1 out of 4 points
Effectiveness score for users 13 years and older: 2.1 out of 4 points
USABILITY
Installation of the tool: The installation.exe needs a long time to download and there is no further information to that extend. Overall, the installation is old-fashioned and even requires a restart of the computer.
Configuration of the tool: The configuration is completely web-based. Default settings are easily identified and can be adjusted.
Usage of the tool: There is no alert message. The reporting function offers colourful graphs that make understanding the data easier. However, there are also long lists of information that can be distracting.
Usability of the installation process: 1.9
Usability of the configuration process: 3.1
Usability of the usage of the product: 2.3
Overall score for usability: 2.6 out of 4 points
FUNCTIONALITY
The tool is rather old-fashioned, but works well. The tool makes use of Windows user profiles. There are some functions that make it better and easier to use than similar tools; settings, for example, can be transferred between users and devices. Content can be blocked individually or via categories by adding webpages to a black or a white list. Time frames for internet usage can be set for each profile.
SECURITY
Access to harmful content throught Google translate, and web cache sites.
Uninstalled without asking credentials or pin
Uninstalled without asking credentials or pin
Overall score for security: 1 out of 4 points
DETAILED FUNCTIONALITY
| Area of need | Functionality | Specific issues | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management | Management of User profiles | Create several profiles | Yes |
| Remote Management | Manage on various devices | Yes | |
| Monitoring | Remote access to monitoring | Yes | |
| Filtering Customisation | Topics | Customisation of Filtering Topics | Yes |
| URLs White List | Restrict Browsing to White List | Yes | |
| Default White List | Yes | ||
| Modification OR Creation | Yes | ||
| URLs Black List | Creation of User's own Black List | Yes | |
| Keywords | Keywords | Default Black List | No |
| Default White List | No | ||
| Creation of a User's Black List | No | ||
| Creation of a User's White List | No | ||
| Time | Time Limit Settings | Set a specific time frame or web access duration | Yes |
| Blocking Message | Type | Ask for unblocking by parents | No |
| Redirect to safe resources | No | ||
| Usage Restriction | Web | Block Access | Yes |
| Monitor Access | Yes | ||
| Safe search | Availability | No | |
| Social Networks | Block Access | Yes | |
| Monitor Usage | No | ||
| Personal data Provision | Block | No | |
| Streaming | Block Access | No | |
| Monitor Access | No | ||
| P2P | Block the application | Yes | |
| Monitor Downloads | No | ||
| Skype | Block chat | No | |
| Block video chat | No | ||
| Monitor | No | ||
| Prevent new Contact | No | ||
| Windows Life Messenger | Block chat | No | |
| Block video chat | No | ||
| Monitor | No | ||
| Prevent new Contact | No | ||
| Block email client and/or webmail access | Yes |
DETAILED USABILITY FINDINGS
| Yes / No | |
|---|---|
| I: installation in 3 steps or less | No |
| I: choice of installation for beginners or advanced users | Yes |
| C: different degrees of strength for the filtering | Yes |
| C: different content criteria for the filtering | Yes |
| C: option to transfer filter configurations between target users | Yes |
| C: option to transfer filter configurations between devices | Yes |
| C: overall comprehensible configuration | Yes |
| C: overall conformity with user expectations | Yes |
| C: overall easy to learn | Yes |
| U: alert message in a child friendly language | No |
| U: option to customise the reaction in case of blocking | Yes |
| U: overall easily operable and comprehensible reporting | No |
DETAILED SECURITY FINDINGS
| The Tool prevents the user from by-passing the filter by: | Yes / No |
|---|---|
| Using the IP address instead of the URL | Yes |
| Using an alternative browser | Yes |
| Changing time and date settings* | Yes |
| Disabling or uninstalling the software without a password* | No |
| Closing the filtering tool trough the Task Manager | No |
| Using a proxy instead of a direct connection to the Internet | Yes |
| Accessing the web-pages through the Google Cache | No |
| Reaching a website through translation sites | No |
| Renaming a blocked application | Yes |
| Using Safe Mode | Yes |
| Filtering Content personalised by user | n/a |
| Filtering Content evolving through time | n/a |
| Filtering Multimedia content | n/a |
| Filtering outbound content | n/a |
