{"id":243,"date":"2015-04-21T20:56:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T20:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstnrc.org\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2021-12-16T13:28:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T13:28:07","slug":"243-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firstnrc.org\/?page_id=243","title":{"rendered":"Filtering: Why &#038; How"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||-20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_breadcrumbs _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_breadcrumbs][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Filtering: Why &#038; 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Accidental, but more often, intentional exposure to incorrect content is possible regardless of the technological solutions in place. Any determined individual will find a way around, and it doesn\u2019t take much to think outside the box. See the infographic below<\/span><span>\u00a0for an illustration of this (click to expand).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/firstnrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Internet-Routes.jpg&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/firstnrc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Internet-Routes.pdf&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.4&#8243; width=&#8221;84%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Types of Filters&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x66;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;55px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; icon_placement_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; icon_placement_phone=&#8221;top&#8221; icon_placement_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; image_icon_width_tablet=&#8221;55px&#8221; image_icon_width_phone=&#8221;55px&#8221; image_icon_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Types of Filters&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Encode Sans Semi Condensed|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Encode Sans Semi Condensed|300|||||||&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#4a020f&#8221; image_icon_custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; image_icon_custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; image_icon_custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; width=&#8221;86.3%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;41px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px|0px|20px|&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px||&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|0px|5px|20px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; body_text_align_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; body_text_align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; body_text_align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221; &#8221; custom_css_blurb_content=&#8221; &#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|||25px|25px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_width_all_image_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_all_image_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_all_image_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;30px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; icon_font_size=&#8221;55px&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#edf000&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Router Based Filters&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x5e;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#4a020f&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Router Based Filters&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.0&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Encode Sans Semi Condensed|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#2e3858&#8243; header_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||5px||false|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#2e3858&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;4px||4px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; border_width_all__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; border_width_all__hover=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_radii__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Router based filters filter the internet as it comes into your home. A router basically acts as an internet splitter or traffic controller. It allows multiple devices to connect via a physical\u00a0or wireless connection. Some routers can be configured to filter internet content at the router, if this feature is not included by default. 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