Krowser- A Child Safe Technology

DQW Bureau

18 Nov 2000

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DQW News Bureau

New Delhi

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In a bid to make the Internet a truly safe space for children, Pitara Kids Network unveils Krowser, specialized software that guarantees a safe surfing experience for child users. Once installed, Krowser ensures that a child will not be able to access a web site with pornography, or hate and violence-driven material.

Key features of Krowser:

The sites are reviewed by trained people and are re-reviewed by a set of expert editors.
The parent/school can set up the Krowser in such a way that the child cannot access other browsers and hence cannot access inappropriate sites.
It can even be set up as an integral part of a ISPs account.
The database of appropriate sites and reviewed sites grows continuously so the child will not feel restricted.
The software dynamically collects requested sites that are not in the database and slots them in a queue for reviewing.

Krowser is software that replaces the conventional browser (like Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) and dynamically - in real time - checks for the appropriateness of the site being requested by the user. Krowser functions like a browser in every way - one can type in the URL and click on the links to follow them. Yet, at every point the software crosschecks the appropriateness of the site being visited.

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It enables children to surf and explore the web, yet ensures that they do not stumble upon objectionable web sites. It promises to be a -guard that, when installed, will enable the Internet to be used without fear as a tool of information, and joyful exploration.

According to Ajay Jaiman, CEO and Founder Pitara Kids Network Ltd, "Growing pornography, hate and violence in media is a global social concern. As a parent I am concerned that my child may chance upon such material on the Internet. Yet, I would like to encourage my child to independently explore the Net's vast potential as a tool for information and learning. Once Krowser is installed, it will protect the child from stumbling upon inappropriate material. Now parents and schools can allow children to travel along the vast information trail on the Net without any worries."

The key to Krowser's power as a web-guard is its human interface and a backend database of more than 18,000 sites. A battery of human editors are constantly scanning, reviewing and updating this database to make sure that the user has access to as much information as possible while filtering out inappropriate material.

Parents and teachers of young children are extremely concerned about the growing pornography, hate and violence in new

media. Yet, they are the first to acknowledge that by shutting off these media, children are deprived of extremely powerful tools of learning and entertainment.

Pitara Kids Network Pvt. Ltd is an organization focused on children. There flagship project is the website

www.pitara.com which has been online for over two years now. Their endeavor has been to provide children an experience that is fun, yet it is high on value- quotient. They do not purport to be teachers or preachers but believe that there is more to growing than just formal education. Their focus is on the pre teen child and parents/ teachers/ schools are a natural extension of the child's world - and Pitara's world. At present

www.pitara.com gets 10 million hits and 1 million page views per month.

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