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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: June 25, 2007
- Total Downloads: 12,011
- Downloads last week: 58
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Publisher's description
From CinchWorks :PicBlock is a revolutionary tool that blocks pornographic images from displaying in any e-mail client or web browser*. Unlike traditional porn blocking tools that limit your choice of image search engine or rely on constantly outdated URL blacklists, PicBlock blocks porn by detecting the amount of flesh tones in images. To supplement objectionable image detection, PicBlock also analyzes page content for sexually explicit keywords in multiple languages, resulting in a powerful, two-pronged approach to filtering out pornographic contentFeatures include: -Detects objectionable images in web pages, e-mail messages, iTunes album art - any HTTP-based content. Supplemental filtering for objectionable words in dozens of languages including Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and many others. -Facial recognition helps reduce false positives by identifying whether a questionable image is actually a person's face.
Customizable filtering sensitivity levels -Easy to install, setup, and use. Version 2 adds keyword filtering in dozens of languages. Support for over 30 codepages-Facial recognition to reduce false positives.
What's new in this version:
Version 2 adds keyword filtering in dozens of languages. Support for over 30 codepages-Facial recognition to reduce false positives.
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Version: PicBlock 2
"Neat idea, but some major flaws."
Pros: I think its a great idea, but it needs some major work. I don't see any hope for a 2.x release, this needs a full 3.0 release.
Cons: Some of the major flaws:
1. It uses a ridiculous amount of resources, 30MB to be specific when idling.
2. It doesn't block 25% of the images. A simple search for "lesbian" on google images shows many many images unblocked.
3. It routes all your pages through a proxy of some sort, so it significantly reduces your browsing speed.
Here is a list of my suggestions for the problems:
1. Reduce the resources used down to a max of 8-10mb
2. Improve how it scans images somehow.
3. Have it scan images w/o slowing down your speeds. I know there are many duplicate image finders out there that can find duplicate images, even if they are cropped or have different resolutions, by scanning the images themselves. I suggest finding a way of loading the rest of the page and loading in the pictures as they are scanned. I also suggest it make a quick rough scan of the images so it doesn't have to do a full scan of each image.
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Version: PicBlock 2
"The Latest IS the Greatest - NEED to read this yall."
Pros: Ok, here's the deal, folks. I know this guy, and I've been following the evolution of this program of his almost since the beginning, for a few years now. It's true, that the earlier versions of this program were not all that stable, and effective, however, 2.0 is very stable, and also very effective --BOTH at filtering pornographic images (even tiny thumbnails) AND filtering out/blocking inappropriate/bad web pages based on keywords --which it does quite well now, though didn't at first, when he first introduced the feature. The main thing is this: it is very rare that any software producer makes a perfect gem at the start; it has to be re-worked and molded based on testing and having good people report and comment on it, etc. In time, with a dedicated mind-set on making a good product ever better (which he has, and continues to do) there is no end in sight as to just how much better this program can get. It's already fantastic in my book. We need more people out there like this guy. Not too mention that it's totally FREE, AND he's paying for it's evolution and programming all out of his own pocket (which isn't cheap) and still keeps it free for all, as a service to help protect kids and families and or individuals struggling with pornography addiction, etc. --all that alone is worthy of at least a testing of this product which now works great, and is continually getting even better, and, for those who used the earlier versions, which, admittedly, were not all that exceptional, this latest one, for the aforementioned reasons, is certainly worthy of a re-evaluation. Thanks for reading, and please, try to be a little more kind and considerate of this man and what all he's trying to do for so many. He's not a huge money-hungry business out to rob our pocket-books and give us a cheap product in return; he's very sincere and genuine in wanting to provide a valuable service for all.
Cons: Nothing. Admittedly, the earlier versions left much to be desired, but this 2.0 is very-nearly perfect, and very stable. There are a few MINOR flaws, but it is only getting better, and he takes any and all suggestions seriously, replies promptly and personally, and is very courteous. Check this one out, yall!
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Version: PicBlock 2
"Didn't see ANY blocking of pictures....at all..."
Pros: Notta, Zip, Zero, Zilch...
Cons: First, went to images.google.com and typed in PORNO after installing and setting up for the "strictest" ruleset. What came up? EVERY picture out there...conclusion? Product is useless, period.
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