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T-Mobile's Web Guard blocking clean sites

T-Mobile's Web Guard blocking clean sites Created by MG1 on Mar 27, 2012

T-Mobile USA's Web Guard sounds like a good idea. When activated, it keeps those under 18 from viewing web sites on their phone that deal with topics like Alcohol, Drugs, Guns, Suicide, Pornography, Weapons and more. The feature is automated and looks for certain keywords to determine if a site is safe for little Johnnie to read. The feature is turned on by default on all of T-Mobile USA's pre-paid accounts. Although it can be disabled by those over 18, the error page that pops up when a site is blocked doesn't explain how to disable it.
The problem is that Web Guard has run wild and because a relatively clean site might have a keyword misconstrued by the software, sites related to music, s... »read more

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