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Lesson 6 Configuring Internet Explorer Options
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Table 16-9 explains the available privacy settings for handling cookies.
Table 16-9 Privacy Tab Settings
Setting Description
Block All Cookies Blocks cookies from all Web sites and makes existing cookies on your
computer unreadable by Web sites.
High Blocks cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy and those that
use personally identifiable information without your explicit consent.
Medium High Blocks third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy
and those that use personally identifiable information without your
explicit consent. It also blocks first-party cookies that use personally
identifiable information without your implicit consent.
Medium Blocks third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy
and those that use personally identifiable information without your
implicit consent. It also restricts first-party cookies that use personally
identifiable information without your implicit consent.
Low Restricts third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy
and those that use personally identifiable information without your
implicit consent.
Accept All Cookies Allows all cookies to be saved on the computer. Existing cookies on this
computer can be read by the Web sites that created them.
Tip You can also click Advanced to override automatic cookie handling and manually define
whether to accept, block, or prompt first-party and third-party cookies.
In addition to helping protect you from errant cookies, the Privacy tab also lets you
enable Internet Explorer’s built-in Pop-Up Blocker, which helps prevent Web pages
from opening unexpected (and unwanted) pop-up windows. To enable the Pop-Up
Blocker, select the Block Pop-Ups check box. After enabling the feature, click Settings
to configure how the Pop-Up Blocker works. You can enter the names of sites for
which you want to allow pop-ups, as well as have Internet Explorer play sounds when
a pop-up is blocked. You can also control whether Internet Explorer announces
blocked pop-up windows in its Information Bar.
Internet Explorer displays the Information Bar just below the address bar when certain
activities occur, such as file downloads, blocked pop-up windows, and other alerts.
How to Configure Content Options
The Content tab of the Internet Options dialog box gives you access to the Content
Advisor, which controls the display of Web sites based on rating levels defined by the