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4 Reasons Christian Companies Should Offer Accountability Software to Their Employees

By sifilings on Wed, 01/18/12
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4 Reasons Christian Companies Should Offer Accountability Software to Their Employees

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Jim

NewWhy I prefer and use OpenDNS

Wed, 01/18/12
I use http://www.opendns.com/ in our home network.
  • Blocks sites in the cloud
  • does not put software on the client
  • Free
  • Works across multiple platforms (because blocks at the domain level). So works with IPAD, IPOD, IPhone, Linux, MacBook, PC / plus anyone who visits my house and uses my wireless network (which requires a password to access)
OpenDNS provides a ton of great reporting … and it is free!

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Shaynus

NewAgreed on OpenDNS. I don't

Wed, 01/18/12
Agreed on OpenDNS. I don’t think it tracks information back to the specific user though. I think all companies should do either monitoring or filtering for legal reasons.

On a side note, what is a Christian company? That phrase has always annoyed me.
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Jim

NewYou're correct about this

Wed, 01/18/12
[Shaynus] I don’t think it tracks information back to the specific user though.
You’re correct about this … but I don’t see it as a problem.

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JG

NewChristian company

Wed, 01/18/12
[Shaynus] On a side note, what is a Christian company? That phrase has always annoyed me.

For what it’s worth, they wrote the headline, I didn’t. :)

I said “my company has a strong Christian ethic,” which I hope is clear enough.

http://mindrenewers.com/

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Barry L.

NewEven though most companies do

Wed, 01/18/12

Even though most companies do not have accountability software, most companies, Christian or nonChristian, already have filters for pornography, facebook, etc. due to liability issues.
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JG

NewNot sure about "most companies"

Wed, 01/18/12
Many don’t.

One of the advantages to Covenant Eyes is your account can be used on multiple devices. You can have it on multiple computers, so it covers you at home, too.

I’m not really familiar with OpenDNS. I wasn’t really advocating for Covenant Eyes in particular, but for using something.

http://mindrenewers.com/

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Shaynus

NewMy company doesn't

Wed, 01/18/12
I work in IT for the leading digital advertising agency in the world. It’s company policy explicitly that we don’t filter for content. But then, we make commercials for video games and iPhone apps, so I guess that doesn’t surprise me.

Of the 100+ small businesses I’ve consulted for for in the DC area, maybe 5 have internet filtered for content. I would imagine the type of company (is it a law firm, political advocacy group or entertainment company) and how big the businesses is, are the big factors.
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NewMy company

Wed, 01/18/12
My company has heavy internet filtering
  • All file sharing sites (eg Dropbox, Google Docs) are blocked
  • Scribd is blocked
  • Most email sites are blocked
  • There is content filtering as well
  • Facebook is OK (I’m surprised)

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