untangling_the_web

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realize they also need to disable this "feature" in MSIE. It is easy to disable: In MSIE
5 & 6:
Tools I Internet Options I Security I Custom Levell Miscellaneous
About two-thirds the way down you will see "userdata persistence." Select Disable.
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Disable
Enable
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Disable
o Enable
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~ Scripting of Java applets
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You will also need to clear your cache to clean out old user data.
Manage Your Cookies
Cookies are the source of a great deal of discussion and consternation among
Internet users. What exactly are cookies? They are text files placed on a user's hard
disk (yes, your computer) by a website. Each cookie has two parts: a name and a
value. The value can contain a lot of data, such as the address of the server that set
the cookie, an expiration date, and (possibly) usernames and passwords. Before you
panic, this data is usually encrypted, and cookies were designed so only the site that
placed them on your computer in the first place could read them. This being said,
nothing is 100 percent secure and it is not a good idea to accept all cookies willynilly.
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