How to block images with nude content on google image search?

[jossmax]

Hello everyone, I have already blocked the nudity on opendns, but when I try to see if everything is working on my OpenDNS account, searching some nude images on "Google images" they still show me a lot of nude pictures, someone can help me to fix this?.

Thanks

[rotblitz]

For any matters of Google content filtering use Google SafeSearch. With OpenDNS you can block Google more or less only as a whole.

OpenDNS as DNS service only sees domains, not pictures or any other web objects. Therefore you can block only domains.

[Brian Hartvigsen]

To add to rotblitz's answer, Google Images does not load those images from other domains, in fact it is embedded into the HTML for most browsers using a data URI.  This means the image information is actually part of the HTML markup for the page and not something we can block without blocking Google Images entirely.  Bing (on the other hand) has choosen to host potentially explicit thumbnails from "explicit.bing.net" and we block that domain under the appropriate categories.

[rotblitz]

"potentially explicit thumbnails from "explicit.bing.net" and we block that domain under the appropriate categories."

"Adult Themes" is just right for this domain. Pornography and Nudity categories is overdone and not appropriate, definitely. You also say "potentially" which is true for any domain.. This indicates that this domain does not concentrate in any way on these two categories only. OpenDNS should leave it with the users to add it to the "always block" list, as they deem.

[Brian Hartvigsen]

The categories were set after discussion with Bing.  They self indicated that the domain should be categorized under those adult categories.  Anything that is definitely nudity or pornography is served from that domain as well as anything their categorizes believe to be.  My use of "potentially" was to indiciate it could be wrong, but better to err on the side of caution on that.

[adam255]

Can't you guys ask the same from Google? I'm sure all users on OpenDNS would be all happy to sign a petition if that is needed,

[miguel.cruz1]

w234 is right, i have this problem too, and i dont know how to fix it, we need google images to find good pictures, but some users may use this "bug"

[rotblitz]

And again, Google SafeSearch is the only and right tool to go with. Why would you want another service covering this?

[cindelicato]

I've researched and posted about this extensively, and Rotblitz is correct: Google SafeSearch is the way to go.

And for those who suggest OpenDNS petitions Google: with all due respect to the OpenDNS organization and its family of users, do you really think Google views us as *that* important??

[miguel.cruz1]

what do you mean with google safesearch is the way? i dont know how could i force the users to use that option, the idea of opendns is to force the users to get some information on internet (filtered) right? so i dont know what you mean, thanks

pd. i think google may listen

[cindelicato]

If this is your home, and you are exercising some level of content filtering, you ought to be able to apply SafeSearch to the desktops/laptops within your network.  And of course, you'll need to lock down ADMIN access on those devices, otherwise the user can simply override your router DNS settings.

Now that does mean tablets/smartphones and other outside devices are not covered; perhaps Umbrella is a way to go.

[kg8]

Thank you for the info; figured it'll need to be filtered 'from within' Google.. but, probably it'll only work while searching when logged into the Google account.

[rotblitz]

If you read the related Google answer pages, no, you can make it permanent per end device, independent from who is logged in.

For example https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/3220640?hl=en&rd=1.

[kg8]

Tnx rotblitz, just read your reply!.. I've given up on OpenDNS, due to speed and security issues; also because the lists with 'reported' sites were all out-of-whack seemingly due to random users spamming the categories with 100s (and 1000s?) of sites that had nothing to do with said category (IIRC porn, or erotic, or whatever it was called list/category had dozens and dozens of all different sites listed under it.. when I tried to do a little searching and filtering - and many from the same user, perhaps even like an automated bot spamming the lists). Aanyway, still a good community to follow, thanks again.

[larry.catania]

When millions start banning google, such as I have done, then they(the ones in bed with the NSA) will still never change..... in other words...write em off.