Diritto ed Informatica: Diritto Internet
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| filtering software |
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| Definition |
Filtering software follows three main models: "blacklisting" (where access to listed sites is blocked), "whitelisting" (where access is only possible to listed sites) and "neutral labelling" (where sites are labelled or rated, but it is up to the user to decide how to use the label or rating).
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| Definition source |
(L)internet-EU
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| Context |
Filtering software is designed to screen Internet material for "inappropriate" content. Such software packages have been widely adopted, especially in light of their endorsement by President Clinton at a White House Summit following the U.S. Supreme Court´s mention of the software as perhaps being a preferable alternative to legislation such as the ill-fated Communications Decency Act.
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| Context source |
(Jc)1998-Censorware
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| Synonym |
filtering systems/technologies/tools, blocking software
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| Quasi-synonym |
censorware
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| Subject field |
Information Technology
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| Partitive concept |
blacklisting (En), neutral labelling, rating (En), whitelisting (En)
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| Related concept |
parental control, harmful content; illegal content > child pornography, defamation, false advertising, piracy, spamming, trademark infringement, unfair competition
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| it |
software di filtraggio
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| Reliability code |
3
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| Note |
"Censorware" is a pejorative.
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