untangling_the_web

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These are not my preferences; I like to keep my Browsing History and I have Firefox
Clear private data when closing.
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D Saved e.asswords
~ Q.ownload History
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D CI~ar private data when dosing Firefox
~ Asli me before dearing private data
You can also use the Clear Private Data option without closing the browser
when you log out of a site where you entered data such as a password, credit card
number, etc., (clearing Authenticated Sessions).
Select Tools I Clear Private Data or use the keystroke combination Ctrl+Shift+Del.
• One final comment: all these types of measures are useful and worth taking,
especially since most Internet users do nothing to protect their privacy and
security. But please do not be lulled into a false sense of security because a
proficient malicious hacker can make hash out of all basic computer security
measures.
Disable "Userdata Persistence"
Userdata Persistence is a feature in Internet Explorer that lets websites "remember"
information you enter, such as search queries. Userdata persistence is an XMLbased
storage methodology for saving large amounts of user data. If you use
Internet Explorer, have you ever come back days or weeks later and find that, as
you type your query, your earlier queries suddenly appear in or below the query
box? This is user data persistence at work. Many people manage cookies, but few
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