In Net Nanny's own words:

You don't let your children read just anything, do you? Well, without Net Nanny for Mac, they can see whatever they want on the internet, unless you're there to watch over their shoulders. With Net Nanny internet filter for Mac, the internet is a safer place for your children.


Net Nanny for Mac sets up a protective wall around your computer. Its predefined categories let you choose what you don't want your children to see, and you can also create your own custom categories.

Net Nanny for Mac from ContentWatch blocks adult web sites, sites with subjects not fit for children, and even blocks chats when predatory language is used. It blocks all offensive content coming from the internet.

Net Nanny for Mac works with multiple users, and interfaces seamlessly with the Mac OS X user accounts on your computer. If you have several children, you can set different criteria corresponding to their age or maturity. You can choose whether they have access to newsgroups, e-mail, or whether they can download files. You can set the program to let them only use the Internet at certain times, and on certain days. You can choose to block or allow specific web sites, allow users only to use selected applications, and block access to specific types of content, such as streaming media or peer-to-peer file transfers. This Mac internet safety software can even send you e-mail, automatically, when certain events occur.

Net Nanny has been very successful, both financially and functionally, for the PC. Though being in the single demographic lends Net Nanny little personal appeal, I foresee the inevitability of children and acknowledge my illogical dedication to Macs, so I do see this as a likely future investment, like a timeshare property or flood insurance.

You can see our review of the best Internet Filter Software, of which NetNanny is one. And don't forget the other pre-filtered blog posts on this site:

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