TalkTalk's internet filter could give children access to porn, says magazine

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study comes as ministers intend to ask the parents if sexual content must be canceled automatically by the ISP

A study by a computer magazine found that the filtration system that provides Internet pornography TalkTalk, one of the largest Internet service providers could give children access to hard pornography.

The revelation comes as ministers said that parents were asked whether pornography should be automatically canceled computers and smartphones by ISPs.

The study conducted by PC Pro TalkTalk HomeSafe study offered by the filter, which seeks to block content sites pornographic or violent, and possibly social networks. HomeSafe system was supported by Clare Perry, a member of Parliament who supports blocking pornography, and the Sunday Times.

But after turning off the parental control setting in the Google search engine, the investigation showed that they could access the pages of pornographic images using Google Image Search -. Although access to these sites has been blocked

TalkTalk told PC Pro: "We note PC Pro research and analyze the results of the question whether a customer finds a site you think should be blocked can alert us so that we can take measures .. "The company said its HomeSafe filter and is used by 385,000 of its 4 million subscribers.

British industry porn on the Internet is an estimated £ 3 billion per year, but activists say it is too easy for children to access explicit adult content, and called the blocks to systems so that new accounts must choose to access it.

More than 100,000 people have signed up for a campaign, network security, managed by a Christian group, which calls on the government to enact legislation to ensure the ISP filter pornography at the source.

Minister for Children Tim Loughton said the Internet industry needed to raise their game to help families monitor what their children have seen online.

"We have always been clear that it would raise the temperature in the industry, if not fast enough," said Loughton. But bringing in an automatic filter risk "parents asleep in a false sense of security," he said.

"There is no magic solution to solve this problem. No filter can never be 100% foolproof," said Loughton. "There can be no substitute for parents to take responsibility for how, when and where your children use the Internet. Answer lies in finding ways to combine technical solutions to education, better information and if the necessary regulations for the end of the line. "

• ten-week consultation will ask parents and businesses for their views on how best to protect children against Internet pornography and other potentially dangerous, such as the provision of information about suicide, anorexia and self-harm or promoting gambling and violence.

Nick Pickles, director of campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: "The consultation seems to exclude a filter across the UK, who campaigned against the measure that the government should not be able control what we see parents online. need more help with installing and using security tools online, but their use and what to avoid access decisions are for the parents. "

The Department of Education (DfE) said it will also seek views on the prevention of sexual grooming online and cyberbullying.

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