Students using translators as proxys?

[tommej]

How do you guys deal with this? For example:

 

http://i42.tinypic.com/34rdtmf.png

 

 

 

We don't want to outright block all translators as alot of the non english kids find them incredibly useful. Is there anything we can do to stop the kids accessing any website through this method?

[nile_c]

Which web filter are we discussing tommej?

[tommej]

netsweeper

[pwds]

Is it possible to do this in SW then Niles? I have been able to get around LEA blocks to assess websites for unblocking requests using Google Translator and it's only a matter of time before the kids learn the same trick.

[ricki]

LEA blocks them here

 

Richard

[alunmjones]

our setup using surfcontrol and ISA will let the translate the first page, the minute they move off it/try to log in to facebook it just gives them a white page, youtube gets our website restricted page

[tommej]

our setup using surfcontrol and ISA will let the translate the first page, the minute they move off it/try to log in to facebook it just gives them a white page, youtube gets our website restricted page

 

While it's true any sites that require authentication will not work(facebook was a bad example), anything that doesn't will. Youtube works here.

Edited March 10, 2010 by tommej

[aerospacemango]

Just seen this and it caused a minor panic, for me!!!

 

Then, I looked at it closely on our systems (Sophos Web Filter) and realised that students can get as far as that point, but no further!

[nile_c]

Is it possible to do this in SW then Niles? I have been able to get around LEA blocks to assess websites for unblocking requests using Google Translator and it's only a matter of time before the kids learn the same trick.

 

Hmm, I'm only 6 weeks late here, but:

 

Yes. Deep URL filtering will stop the blighters in the first instance, and dynamic analysis for the remainder.

[tom_newton]

Better late than never Nile.