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Basic Security tips
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How protect Internet privacy | Online Privacy Protection Tips
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These are the most basic Internet privacy protection tips every computer user should follow:
Anonymous surfing
While surfing the Internet you leave data traces that can reveal their surfing habits. This information can be gathered by the provider or by secretly observing third parties. You can avoid leaving some Internet traces such as your IP address by using an anonymous surfing software to hide your computer identity. Anonymous surfing software enables you shield your current connection when you visit web sites, download files, or use web-based e-mail accounts and hide all traffic to and from your computer. Anonymous surfing software works like a mask - web sites you visit can tell you are on the web site, but they can't tell where you're from.
Use encryption
Computer networks are not, by themselves, particularly secure. When sending or receiving confidential information such as a financial transaction, encryption ensures that no unauthorized parties have access to that data. Encryption is extremely important for passwords. Sending an unencrypted password across the network gives an open invitation to hackers. Once your password has been compromised, a hacker can access your personal e-mail as well as your personal data and data stored on shared systems.
Anonymizer® Total Net Shield™ is anonymous surfing software that protects your identity when surfing the Internet and encrypts all of your web communications.
Prevent web sites from tracking your activities by cleaning up your trails on a regualar basis. For example, clear out your browser history, Temporary Internet files at the end of every session. If you leave your browser running all the time, then make a point of doing this every few hours. You can also clean unwanted cookies from your system so web sites can't find them.
ClearAllHistory deletes Internet surfing and other computer activity tracks from your PC. Using ClearAllHistory you can delete browser history, stored passwords, clear AutoComplete forms and address bar history, delete Temporary Internet Files (cache), delete cookies, empty Windows Temporary Folders (Temporary files directory), clear Clipboard, Recycle Bin content and Recent Documents list.
Do not reveal personal information to strangers or just-met "friends"
Be very careful to whom you give personal information and where you post information. Don't give out any personal information to people you meet in chat rooms, message boards or newsgroups, unless you know for sure who they are and have met them in person. There are people on the Internet who can be trusted, but there are also people on the Internet who can't be trusted, and it is very difficult to tell them apart.
Do not reveal personal information inadvertently
Most of the computer programs, like email handlers, browsers etc, have options that you can set to specify personal details. Leave them blank or if the system insists, then give a reasonable looking but fictitious name.
Avoid giving information to any company that says they might sell your information to other parties. You'll have to look closely at the site's privacy policy or statement to find this information.
Keep a "clean" e-mail address
Use e-mail address from one of the free services for all general correspondence and as the return address in your browser. If too many spam messages come your way, cancel it and start a new one.
Keep your proper e-mail address for friends and trusted business contacts.
Do not reply to spammers, for any reason If you reply, or even ask for your name to be removed from the spammers list, this confirms that the e-mail has been read by an actual person, and you will receive even more spams. There are some spam filters available. To protect your e-mail address against cyberstalkers and spam use special services.
Don't give out credit card numbers in a non-secure environment. If you're making a purchase through a web site, read the company's security policy before you buy. A secure web page will usually have a URL that begins "https" (instead of "http"), and most browers will alert you to the fact that you are going to a secured (or unsecured) page. A secure server will show on your browser with a closed lock icon at the bottom in Windows, or at the top on Mac.
Avoid accessing personal or private information (e.g. your online banking account) from a computer that is shared (i.e. work, library, webcafe, etc.) because there is no guarantee that this information is not tracked.
Turn on cookie notices in your web browser and/or use cookie management software.
Most cookies are useful in web surfing. The Internet offers a wide variety of useful services such as free e-mail accounts, online forums, and e-commerce sites. The use of cookies is essential for these sites. But, in one of their malevolent forms, cookies from one web site might track your visits to a different web site.
There is an option in web browsers to display a warning if any visited website wants to send you a cookie to be stored and allow you to decide whether or not to accept it. You can also use cookie management software and services.
Also see how delete cookies, enable cookies, disable cookies
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Why you need privacy software to clear Internet surfing and computer activity tracks?
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Your computer tracks everything you are doing while using the computer or surfing the Internet. And anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you have visited, what images and movies you have seen, what files you downloaded, documents and files you have just opened, and many others. So, to protect your privacy you should erase tracks on a regular basis but it is easy to forget about it and some tracks of computer and Internet activity can't be removed manually without special software.
Also read What traces of Internet activity leave on your computer
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Clear All History is privacy software that deletes Internet surfing and other computer activity tracks from your PC. Using ClearAllHistory software you can clear search history (Google search history, Yahoo search bar history), AutoComplete forms, address bar history, clear Temporary Internet Files (cache), delete stored passwords, cookies in Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, Netscape. ClearAllHistory also empties Windows Temporary Folders, clears Windows Clipboard, Recycle Bin content and Recent documents history. You can set the program to clear the selected items automatically using program scheduler.
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Delete History Free is free privacy protection software that allows you to delete Internet surfing and other computer activity tracks software. Using Delete History Free you can delete browser history, delete address bar history in Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, Netscape. Delete History Free also empties Windows Temporary Folders, clears Windows Clipboard, deletes Recycle Bin content and Recent documents history
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Anonymous Surfing Software : Online Privacy protection software
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ProxyWay Extra - advanced anonymous proxy surfing software (privacy software)
• Hide IP address/Change IP address
• Change PC Info
• Powerful Proxy Finder
• Advanced Proxy Checker
• Extended Proxy Management System
• Erases All Traces of Internet Surfing
• Cookies Management
ProxyWay Extra is advanced Internet privacy software for anonymous surfing which you can use together with a wide variety of web applications (web browsers, Instant Messengers, etc.) to ensure your anonymity.
ProxyWay Extra is proxy surfing software that provides the advanced proxy management system that enables you to:
• Search proxies (proxy finder software) - searches for HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS (SOCKS4, SOCKS4A, SOCKS5, SOCKS5 with Authentication) proxies on the Internet, extract proxies from different proxy lists simultaneously, searches proxies from certain country(ies) recognizes different proxy list formats, Import/export proxy capabilities.
• Check proxy (powerful proxy checker software) - multithreading proxies checking (up to 10 threads simultaneously), check proxy servers for proxy speed, proxy anonymity, proxy type (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS), proxy location (check proxy country), using internal or external script for proxy checking.
ProxyWayExtra offers three options for HTTP proxy checking:
– to speed up proxy checking added option for checking proxies without detecting proxy geo location;
– check proxies with detecting proxy country location;
– advanced proxy checking - check proxies with detecting proxy country and proxy region/state
• Proxy Way Extra shields your current connection when you visit web sites, download files, or use web-based e-mail accounts. Using ProxyWay Extra you can create proxy services with any number of proxy servers in the chain (supports HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5) to provide IP address security and tunnel Internet activity through proxy servers.
• Using Proxy Way Extra change HTTP header (User-Agent and Referrer fields), clear Internet history, delete Temporary Internet Files, cookies, clear Recent Documents, clear clipboard, empty Recycle Bin and more...
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Anonymizer® Anonymous Surfing™ - privacy software for anonymous surfing
 Anonymizer® Anonymous Surfing™ works by creating an encrypted path between your computer and the Internet to shield you from even the most sophisticated methods of online spying and snooping.
If you don't use anonymous surfing software, your online activities can be easily tracked. Anonymizer® Anonymous Surfing™ is internet privacy protection software for anonymous sufing that keeps your web surfing private and secure. Anonymizer Anonymous Surfing combines thousands of private anonymous proxy servers with 128-bit SSL technology, to ensure the highest level of protection and anonymity. Anonymous Surfing hides your online identity, hides IP address, the web sites you visit, and any information you transmit.
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ProxyWay Pro - proxy surfing software
• Hide IP address/Change IP address
• Change PC Info
• Powerful Proxy Finder
• Advanced Proxy Checker
• Extended Proxy Management System
• Erases All Traces of Internet Surfing
• Cookies Management
ProxyWay Pro is complete anonymous surfing software (Internet privacy protection software) which you can use together with a wide variety of web applications (web browsers, Instant Messengers, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), etc.) to ensure your anonymous surfing when you visit web sites, download files, or use web-based e-mail accounts. ProxyWay Pro hides IP address (hiding IP), provides an extended proxy management system that enables you to search for proxies (proxy finder); check proxy (proxy checker) - multithreading proxies checking, check proxy servers for proxy speed, proxy anonymity, proxy type (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS), proxy location; create proxy chains. ProxyWay Pro lets you change HTTP header (User-Agent and Referrer fields), clear Internet history, delete Temporary Internet Files, cookies, clear Recent Documents, clear clipboard, empty Recycle Bin
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Anonymizer® Total Net Shield™ - Anonymous surfing software - Privacy software
• Protects your identity when surfing the Internet.
• Encrypts all of your Web communications.
• Provides you with a protected email account.
• Filters spam, pop-ups, and banner ads.
• Starts automatically when you turn on your computer.
• Runs silently in the background.
A complete privacy suite, Total Net Shield™ shields all of your web communications from even the most sophisticated methods of online spying and snooping. Total Net Shield™ works by creating an encrypted "virtual tunnel" to and from your computer to shield you from even the most sophisticated methods of online spying and snooping. Its simple to install, use, and it works silently in the background without slowing down your Internet connection.
Secure tunneling creates an impregnable Secure Shell (SSH) connection from your computer to your destination site, protecting you from man in the middle (MITM) attacks and evil twin scams. Total Net Shield™ protects you from this attack by encrypting all of your online communications with SSH tunneling.
With your Total Net Shield™ email address, you can communicate with confidence knowing that your emails are encrypted. In addition, it keeps your chat, instant messaging, and newsgroup communications secure and confidential.
Total Net Shield™ includes powerful Spam Assassin, anti-spam technology, that filters out unwanted junk email in addition to blocking pop-ups, banner ads, and tracking devices to make your online experience more enjoyable. Your personal information, credit card numbers, and online communications will be safe from online criminals with Anonymizer® Total Net Shield™.
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ProxyWay - Free anonymous surfing - Proxy surfing software
• Hide IP address/Change IP address
• Proxy Finder
• Proxy Checker
• Proxy Management System
Free Anonymous Surfing software
ProxyWay is free anonymous surfing software (free privacy software) which you can use together with web applications (web browsers, Instant Messengers, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), etc.) to ensure anonymous surfing. ProxyWay shields your current connection when you surf the Internet, visit websites, download files or use web-based e-mail accounts. Using ProxyWay you can hide IP address/change IP address, search for proxies (proxy finder); check proxy (proxy checker) - check proxy servers for proxy speed, check proxy anonymity, proxy type (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS); create proxy chains for anonymous web surfing.
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What information about my computer can be collected by web sites
• When you surf the Internet, any web resource you access can gather and record usage information about you such as your IP address, location, time of day, browser type, browser language, software configuration, operating system you are using, web pages last visited and other information that you might want to keep confidential.
• IP address (Internet Protocol address) is your internet identification number. Everyone has an IP address to communicate on the Internet, in other words it's like a telephone number or mailing address. Using your IP it is possible to know your country, city, internet provider and even physical address. Hackers and identity thieves can use this information to steal personal information, spy upon you or cause damage to your PC. It is possible to restrict accessing any information or provide customized content to specific IP.
• While most sites use information about OS and browser to provide a better surfing experience this information can also be used by hackers for virus attacks that use weaknesses in your system to get access to the content of your hard drive or RAM, steal personal information or cause damage to your computer.
• Information about last visited web pages can be used to track your web usage and profile your browsing habits. Spammers can use this information to send you spam and junk e-mails.
• Some sites use scripts and Java applets. While most of them are useful, some are harmful as can be used to get access to your personal information or cause damage to your PC based on the information about your computer. Information about system settings can be used to track your location and spy upon you. Spammers can track your web usage and profile your browsing habits to send you spam and junk e-mails.
• Using malicious scripts and Java applets it is possible to get various information about your computer. Some kinds of your computer information (ex. screen resolution) are harmless and can be used for statistical research or providing special advertisement. But some information is not as harmless (ex information about your disks, etc) and can be used by hackers to get access and cause damage to your computer.
• As you surf the web, most web sites send cookies to your computer to track your Internet usage. Some cookies are "good" cookies, used for legitimate purposes, such as storing preferences, account information and remembering the choices you have made on the site. Some cookies are "bad" cookies. Bad cookies are used to track your browsing habits, purchase history, etc.
Do you want to know how private you are while surfing? Check your Internet privacy using our free Privacy Test!
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Question of the Day
• How can I delete cookies in Firefox?
To delete cookies in Firefox:
Open the Tools menu.
Select Options.
Select the Privacy to open sub-menu.
Click the View cookies item.
Select one or more cookies you want to remove and click "Remove Cookie". Clicking "Remove All Cookies" will delete all cookies.
Using ClearAllHistory you can delete cookies in Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape and Opera automatically using program scheduler or manually.
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