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(See also internet cleanup
below)
You may not be aware that your computer stores information about
your internet usage that is readily accessible even with the most
basic technical knowledge. It may therefore be of assistance to
read the following:
Email
By using a secure, password protected email account
you should be able to protect your privacy. However, pages viewed
through, say, Hotmail accounts are stored in your computer's cache
memory and can be seen offline either by accessing your browser's
history or accessing files directly on your hard drive from the
"temporary internet files" folder. You may therefore choose
to protect your privacy further if your computer is used by others.
History or Cache Memory
Cache memory stores information on pages (files)
you have viewed recently on the internet. To protect your privacy
you may choose to delete history and cache memory. How you do this
depends on the browser you are using:
Internet Explorer
To delete cache memory select Tools then Internet
Options. On the general tab adjust the number of days history, alternatively
to delete history click on the "clear history" button.
AOL
Select the Customise menu at the top of the screen,
then Preferences. In the window that then appears click on "internet
properties WWW". A similar window to Internet Explorer opens
and again you can either adjust the number of days history or clear
the cache memory by clicking on "clear history".
Netscape
To clear history, click on Communicator, then Tools then
History menu. This will reveal a window showing all recently viewed
pages. To delete them click on Edit then Select All, then again
edit delete. To clear cache click on Edit then Preferences. In the
new window click on "advanced" then "cache".
You can then click on the buttons "clear memory cache"
and "clear disk cache" as well as adjust the number of
files stored (through adjusting the size of the memory used).
When deleting files you should also take the precaution of emptying
your recycle bin on your desktop. If this is not done then deleted
files are easily restored (before permantently deleting files ensure
files in the bin have not first been deleted by accident!). Even
having followed the above it can still possible to restore deleted
files. Using software such as internet
cleanup may therefore be helpful.
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Internet Cleanup - Who's Watching You Surf?
Internet Cleanup 4.0 removes the evidence of
your internet activities:
Remove Spyware: Small programs known
as "Spyware" can be installed on your hard drive when you
download free software. These programs can then record your
Internet activities and send the information back to the programs
creator. Internet Cleanup can remove Spyware programs quickly
and easily
Permanently Remove: Deleting files does
not remove the data from your hard drive. New data must overwrite
the old data first. Internet Cleanup completely overwrites
data, rendering it unrecoverable by the most sophisticated
undelete/data recovery tools.
Remove Recent Lists: Many applications
keep lists of recently opened files for convenience. If you
have opened files containing private content, you may not
want them to appear in these lists--an easy way for someone
snooping to discover them. Internet Cleanup provides common
application plug-in modules to remove these lists and the
ability to customize for your applications.
Remove History: When you surf the Internet,
your browser stores the web addresses of the sites you visit
on your hard drive. Anyone looking at your browser's History
section or web address drop-down lists can see where you've
been on the Internet.
Remove Cache: As you surf the Internet,
your browser stores the contents of web pages you visit on
your hard drive. Anyone with access to your computer can view
images and web pages you've visited recently in your cached
files.
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