You might want to avoid checking adult sites. Schools and organizations generally keep logs of the sites everyone visits. It’s possible to get in trouble for these, even if the content isn’t filtered automatically (which is really should be in a school).

Hi Gene, that’s a fair point and I acknowledge that it’s a bit of a grey area. Without knowing each individual case, it’s impossible to say what is right and what is wrong.

The play devil’s advocate for a second, the way in which many filtering systems are set up is pretty archaic. They use blanket bans for a pre-defined list of words or phrases. Certain sites are completely blocked. While nobody here is trying to encourage kids to skip class and watch TV all day, platforms such as Netflix do offer a great amount of educational content.

I’d love for content filtering to be much smarter, then few people would even need workarounds.

Even 4G WiFi hotspot use could interfere if normal clients use the 2.4GHz band (as most hot spots don’t use 5GHz). There are even technological means to interfere with WiFi hotspots though it can quickly go out of control.

Circumventing filters might seem cool but can carry repercussions, including legal ramifications.

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