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McAfee Privacy Service
Price: £24.99 per year

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Reviewed By: Mark Wilson

This review updated: 03/08/2006
Featured in magazine:
Issue 141
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Web Address: www.mcafee.com/uk


McAfee is no stranger to the security market and this program offers more than just standard web filtering: you can also block cookies, web bugs, pop-ups and advertisements.

After creating user accounts for everyone who uses your PC, you can set an age level for each, choosing from five pre-defined categories ranging from 'Young child' to 'Adult'. The program lets you restrict web usage to certain days and times – useful for parents who worry about how long their children spend online.

Once users have been assigned levels, you can start placing restrictions on them. The Block Info option lets you prevent the transmission of information – from credit card details to names and addresses – while the Block List includes sites that can only be accessed by 'adults'. Conversely, the Allow List includes sites that can always be accessed, while the Keywords section can be used to block access to pages including certain words. The filtering is thorough and very easy to configure, but can be time consuming.

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