Vodafone filters out porn sites
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- Jul 05, 2004
Vodafone has introduced an age authentication system for users to protect children from accessing adult websites through their mobile handsets. Customers will need to prove they are over 18 before firewalls are lifted on pornographic websites or chat rooms dealing with adult themes. It claims to be the first mobile phone operator in the world to launch a system to control internet access. A filter will be used to identify websites of a pornographic nature, the group says.
To remove the electronic filter, Vodafone customers will have to provide their credit card details either online, over the phone or by visiting a high street outlet. Vodafone is banking on the fact that only adults have access to a credit card, although it admits this system of verification is not failsafe and a degree of parental control is still required to ensure total protection.
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