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Suggestions
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you share your computer with somebody else? |
=>Disconnect yourself promptly from the Internet.
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If
you share your computer with
someone else, disconnect promptly
from the Interne
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Remember someone with access to your computer can impersonate
you under your e-mail address if your password is easy
to guess or you remain logged on to the Internet with
your computer unattended. after surfing.
=>Clear your e-mail folders.
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Clear
your e-mail folders.
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Not only are e-mails
vulnerable as they travel on the Internet, they reside
on computers at the beginning and end of the journey for
long periods. If others may use your computer, make it
a habit to clear your e-mail folders and make sure you
empty the "Trash" folder immediately afterwards. These
folders are vulnerable, like all unprotected personal
data.
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| Do you know
and are you worried that your computer retains a record
of your surfing activities? |
=>Avoid leaving an electronic trace in your computer.
When you connect yourself to the Internet, your computer
keeps track, not just of the pages you visit, but even
of their content, for a while. If this is a privacy
threat that concerns you, you can at least clear your
temporary storage areas, for example, the "cache", "followed
links" and "history" areas using options in your browser
software. Alternatively, you can delete unwanted information
from these areas periodically.
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