I am wondering how I would set up parental controls on my personal computer. This should allow blocking of all adult websites and should enforce safe search. I am aware DansGuardian and Squid but will they work on a personal laptop, without using a service such as pfsense?
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3Please edit your question to include what "parental controls" you would like to be imposed on this computer. – Erik Jul 18 '17 at 21:42
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3Why the down votes ? – Panther Jul 19 '17 at 04:13
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There is no tool that will replace parental oversight and the problem with the tools you mention is that there are rarely an agreement between any 2 people on what is acceptable and for what age.
Web proxy
If you wish to install tools such as squid / dansguardian you then are responsible for configuration, maintenance, and monitoring.
For how I manage these services see this
DNS
An easier solution, IMO, by far is to use a tool such as OpenDNS. OpenDNS is free, easier to configure, and then, once configured, they maintain white / black lists for you.
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