
The dictionary definition reads like this, to pass (liquid, gas, air, sound, light) through a device to remove unwanted material. Filters remove unwanted items from a larger matrix of what is wanted, leaving a cleaner, purer, version of what came before. Internet filtering, yet another one of those techie buzzwords that sounds like a good thing, but do you really know what it is? Filtering, filters, are usually a good thing. Read on to find out what you need to know, including how to bypass it. Internet filtering is good, it can be bad and sometimes it is real ugly.
