Accountability Software
The best solution
for those who must have open internet access
for work!
Someone writes in the comments to this YeshivaNews article: Use a program that monitors what you do see, and that sends a link/info about it to a person whom you would not want to see it if you (G-d forbid) do anything inappropriate. This removes the possibility of you canceling it, because that person would see that you have cancelled it.
Another user writes: The idea that someone's Rebbe, father or someone they respect seeing what sites they go to is a very powerful deterrent (Yosef Hatzadik was stopped from sin by a image of his Father).
1)
www.webchaver.org.
A wonderful accountability system that was set up by frum Yidden, for frum
Yidden using the reliable and well known "Eye Covenant" technology (see
number 4 below). It is being offered at a large discount price to frum
Yidden, by virtue of the "Group Rate" price.
2)
www.ayinroah.com
- Internet Accountability
Ayin Roah
means a watchful eye, and is based on the
Chevrusa system of Talmud study. As their website states, "òéï øåàä Rabunim
say a computer is user byichud" or prohibited to use alone. It is a service
wherein clients have a chevrusa, or an internet "accountibility partner,"
who receives an email report of all sites you have visited.
3)
PC-Pandora at www.pcpandora.com
- Great reviews!
The program will email out very frequent logs INCLUDING screen snapshots!
This is done via a free AOL email (or a PAID Yahoo email - for those
residing outside of the US and therefore cannot use the AOL free account)
account. Beware that both the pc pandora site and even more so, AOL and
Yahoo have pritzus on their email sites - however it will be a one time
setup, in which afterwords it forwards to your own email account of your
choice.
The accountability partner will have to handle the setup the download,
passwords, configuration, as well as the new email forwarding account, so
that you don't have control over it. (They do have a trial period, but
it's free to test for only 120 minutes!)
4) Covenant Eyes: Accountability Software
Covenant Eyes is the most effective “accountability” software available. Affordable and fool-proof, Covenant Eyes tracks every internet site you visit and sends a weekly report to your accountability partner.
Covenant Eyes takes away the anonymity of the Internet and restores your ability to choose how you spend your time online.
Try it now! The first three weeks are free.
Read more about Covenant Eyes here.
5) www.x3watch.com - online integrity
From xxxchurch.com, a non-profit organization which exists to bring awareness, openness, accountability, and recovery to the church, society, and individuals in the issues of pornography and to begin to provide solutions through non-judgmental and creative means.
The user installs the X3watch software program on their computer
and puts in the e-mail address of his accountability partner.
Whenever the user browses the internet and accesses a site which
may contain questionable material, the program will save the
site name on their computer.
Every 2 week(s), the partner receives an e-mail containing all
possible questionable sites the user may have visited. This
information is meant to encourage an open and honest
conversation between friends and help us all be more
accountable.