Web Filtering
(iBoss and you listen)
How Filtering Works (why your favorite site is blocked)
The school categories websites based on the content of the website to stay within the law.
Adverts can be a cause of false categorization, as well as misinterpreted key words in the site.
If a website you want to use is blocked incorrectly, you can request for it to be unblocked and it will be added to the white-list to remain unblocked.
This is a list of all the categories, with arrows meaning "unblocked", and a no-entry for "blocked". If you want more information about these categories click here.
How to Request Site Access (getting your favorite site back)
If you try access a site which falls into a blocked category you should be presented with this screen.
The description tells you why the site was blocked.
Use the boxes at the bottom to request an exception.
The reason will need to be adequate, otherwise the site will remain blocked
Google's Safe Search (And why it matters)
Google Safe search is enabled by default on school browsers and cannot be disabled.
This means that sites deemed unsafe by Google will not appear in search results. They are not blocked, and can be visited by using the URL.
Safe search filters out results containing adult and illegal content as well as filtering out sites known to contain malware and viruses.
Click here for more information on anti-viruses.