Webblocker categories – WatchGuard Technologies WatchGuard Firebox SOHO 6 User Manual

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You can delete users or groups at any time by selecting them and clicking
Delete.

WebBlocker Categories

WebBlocker relies on a URL database, which is a service of
SurfControl. The WebBlocker database contains thousands of IP
addresses and directories. These addresses are divided into
categories based on content such as drug culture, intolerance, or
sexual acts. SurfControl constantly searches the Internet to update
the list of blocked sites. The WebBlocker database contains the
following 14 categories.

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All the categories of sites to be blocked are selected by advocacy rather
than opinion or educational material. For example, the drugs/drug
culture category blocks sites describing how to grow and use marijuana
but does not block sites discussing the historical use of marijuana.

Alcohol/tobacco

Pictures or text advocating the sale, consumption, or
production of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.

Illegal Gambling

Pictures or text advocating materials or activities of a
dubious nature that may be illegal in any or all
jurisdictions, such as illegal business schemes, chain letters,
copyright infringement, computer hacking, phreaking

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