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Clean Router: Keeping Children Safe on the Internet

By Chrissie Cluney June 21, 2016

Do you want to make sure that your children aren’t being subjected to the inappropriate content on the Web?

This company, Clean Router, founded by two entrepreneurs, Spencer Thomason and Eric Vance, have won a grant from the Spring 2016 Arizona Innovation Challenge, which is a biannual business competition run by the Arizona Commerce Authority provides grants to startups and early stage companies that have reached certain business milestones and demonstrate innovation and quality.

The ACA provides $3 million in grants annually to the most qualified, innovative startups and early-stage companies: $1.5 million in the spring and $1.5 million in the fall.

“It is exciting to see Arizona’s entrepreneurial ecosystem continue to grow and produce impressive startup companies, and the ACA is proud to support them. Our rigorous selection process ensures that the best and brightest startups thrive in Arizona – and their success continues to showcase Arizona as a leader in innovation. Congratulations to all of the Spring 2016 awardees, your success is well-deserved,” said Sandra Watson, CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority.

The clean router can be plugged into your existing modem or router and becomes the new router through which the Internet is accessed in your home or at any location where children could be present. The user can program the router to block pornography or inappropriate content on virtually any device, browser and operating system connected to it. It is compatible with desktops, laptops, tablets, iPods, iPhones, Androids, Windows Phones, and Blackberry devices. It is also useful with video gaming consoles, Smart TVs, Streaming Media Players, and Apple TV.        

The Clean Router has the IntelliFilter Technology, which, according to the website, is their exclusive multilevel search technology, which continuously blocks unwanted content with settings the user control. It is capable of providing a safe experience for those who use it by offering an existing list of keywords and phrases, which can block content by default. The IntelliFilter features a keywords and phrases option that allows the user to control what gets blocked.  This feature come with URL/Domain words, which can block websites with specific word, image name/URL words so you can block images with specific names, and user defined black/white lists, which allows the user to block or allow websites.

In a world where children are growing up too fast, it’s important for parents and other authoritative figures in their lives to have the ability to safeguard them from websites and content that is inappropriate for them to see.




Edited by Ken Briodagh
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