Securly

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Type of site
 Web filtering for schools
Owner Vinay Mahadik, Bharath Madhusudan
Website www.securly.com
Launched 2012

Securly is a Silicon Valley based company that provides software for K-12 schools and districts. Products include "Filter", a web filter that is fully custom for schools, "Auditor", an email filter for G Suite, and "Tipline", an anonymous hotline for bullying to be used by students.[1] Securly is a venture-backed[2] K-12 service provider based in Silicon Valley and was founded in 2012 by former McAfee network engineers Vinay Mahadlk[3] and Bharath Madhusudan.[4]

Securly is said to use emotional learning, natural language processing and other machine learning techniques, to study the differences between, when a kid is involved in acceptable research activities, versus engaging oneself in harmful and unacceptable behavior.[5]

Though Securly will charge for Filter on devices like the iPad, MacBook, and Android tablet, the Chromebook Web Store Extension is free for G Suite Customers.

External video
Securly Co-founder Bharath Madhusudan
Securly at the Imagine K12 Demo Day

Philosophy

Web filters are commonly used for the purpose of preventing individuals from accessing websites. Securly, which serves only K-12 schools, employs a philosophy of using web filtering as a means of providing schools with data on how students are using their 1:1 devices in a positive manner.[6]

Recognition

In October 2014, Securly was one of the first K-12 Service Providers to sign the Student Privacy Pledge co-created by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Software & Information Industry Association. On January 12, 2015, Securly and 74 other companies, including Apple and Microsoft, were given recognition by President Barack Obama and the White House for their efforts to safeguard student data and privacy.[7]

In February 2015, Securly was reviewed by the popular educator website The Ed Tech Roundup and received a 5-star rating for its school product.[8]

Feedback

Securly gets a lot of negativity due to its constant blocking of safe sites. Checking the Chrome Web Store reviews on Securly, you will find one star ratings, almost all from students, who are saying that it goes overboard with what sites it blocks.

References

  1. ↑ "Securly - The Student Safety Company". Securly. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wharton Venture Initiation Program" Archived 2013-09-08 at the Wayback Machine., http://vip.wharton.upenn.edu, 2011
  3. ↑ "Eager for Entrepreneurship at Wharton", Wharton Magazine, 5 February 2013
  4. ↑ "LinkedIn: About Securly". LinkedIn. 2012.
  5. ↑ Kolodny, Lora. "Securly raises $4 million to put guard rails on the internet for K-12 students". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  6. ↑ "The Power of Positive Web Filtering", http://anotherschwab.com, 2015
  7. ↑ "FACT SHEET: Safeguarding American Consumers & Families", http://www.whitehouse.gov, 2015
  8. ↑ "Securly: Manage Screen Time - Any Device, Anywhere", http://www.edtechroundup.org, 2015
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