Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] blocking facebook
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 12:03:30
Message-Id: 566C0CB5.2060604@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] blocking facebook by thelma@sys-concept.com
1 On 12/12/2015 05:03, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
2 > Does anybody have an idea how to block facebook?
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4 > I'm using dd-wrt. The "access restriction" can block http but not https
5 > and I'm not good in iptables :-/
6 > In addition users are using VirtualBox on the network as well.
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10 When you eventually get this in place, what are you going to do when the
11 marketing people want to update the company's own Facebook page?
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13 Blocking facebook (or any other social site) is an exercise in futility.
14 You will never get it right without expending vast effort and as many
15 others have said people will always find ways around it. Including using
16 their personal phones while sitting at their desk.
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22 Alan McKinnon
23 alan.mckinnon@×××××.com