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Becta Filtering

Becta (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) is a UK group which sets performance standards and supports UK education departments with their deployment Internet resources in schools. Their goal is to provide leadership in the innovative and effective use of technology to transform teaching and learning.

For schools and Internet service providers in the UK, Becta csets standards for Internet filtering, among other things:

The filtered service must be capable of blocking 90% of inappropriate content in each of the following categories:

• Adult (sexually explicit) material
• Violence and bomb making
• Racist and anti-religious
• Illegal drug taking/promotion
• Software piracy

Netsweeper has a number of customers who supply Internet service and management to UK schools. Netsweeper has been accredited by Becta.

With the Netsweeper system, these customers and schools get on-demand categorization, an important feature in a school environment.

Additional Links:
http://www.becta.org.uk/