| One of the hottest computer topics that
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| | personal information about yourself (such
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| attract public interest is privacy. The
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| | as credit card number) on Web pages that
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| ease and efficiency with which computers
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| | are not secure.5. Always discard needless
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| and internet are used to gather, store,
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| | Cookies These Cookies are not palatable.
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| search, compare, retrieve and share
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| | Cookie is a piece of data that a web site
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| personal information make computer
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| | collects about you when you visit it.
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| technology especially threatening to
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| | The data varies with the web site - a
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| anyone who wishes to keep various kinds
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| | commercial web site will collect
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| of "sensitive" information out of the
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| | demographics (that is, sex, age, and
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| public domain or out of the hands of
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| | other advertising information) to learn
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| those who are perceived as potential
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| | more about you, while an e-mail service
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| threats. During the past decade,
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| | may collect identifying or personal
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| commercialization and rapid growth of the
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| | (name, mailing address) information to
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| internet; the rise of the world-wide-web;
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| | recognize you. If you have ever checked
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| increasing "user-friendliness" and
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| | a box saying "Remember My Password", you
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| processing power of computers; and
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| | have set a cookie. Cookies inform site
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| decreasing costs of computer technology
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| | operators if you have visited the site
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| have led to new privacy issues.Many
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| | and, if you have obtained a username and
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| people have been tricked my e-mail scams,
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| | password, cookies remember that
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| claiming that they will make you a
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| | information for you. Many of the
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| millionaire. It is the same sort of
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| | "personalized" search engines use cookies
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| pyramid scheme that exists over the SMS
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| | to deliver news topics that users select;
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| or e-mail, but no laws covered it for a
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| | sites often use these same preferences to
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| while. Also, many e-mail chain letters
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| | target advertisement. Furthermore,
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| have allowed urban legends to spread at
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| | cookies can be used to track you online
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| an accelerated rate and created alarm
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| | and enable creation of a profile without
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| over hoaxes concerning many food and drug
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| | you realizing it.How to get rid of
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| products. These e-mails only bog down
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| | cookies? You can search your hard drive
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| e-mail systems and servers, but do not
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| | for a file with the word "cookie" in it
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| seem to be ending. Some advertisers also
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| | (i.e., cookies.txt or MagicCookie) to
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| e-mail unsolicited ads to e-mail users,
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| | view the cookies that have been attached
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| in a practice known as spamming.Let us
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| | to your computer. Newer browsers allow
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| now look at the most concerning aspects
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| | you to recognize sites that send you
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| of privacy online:- Protecting you:
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| | cookies and reject them outright by
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| Online stalking has been a problem, with
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| | accessing the "Advanced" screen of the
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| people harassing new 'friends' online and
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| | "Preferences" menu. In Internet Explorer,
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| sometimes even threatening them, or
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| | delete cookies by clicking on the "Delete
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| confronting them.- Protecting your data:
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| | Files" button in the "General" icon of
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| This comes not from the fear of physical,
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| | "Tools"' "Internet Options" menu.6.
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| but financial harm. Strangers may hack
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| | Always use encryption to keep your e-mail
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| sensitive data such as your credit card
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| | private
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| number or sometimes any confidential
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| | E-mail is not as secure a medium as many
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| information or site maps or photographs
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| | believe. The internet is really no more
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| that are being mailed.A recent survey
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| | or less secured than the Postal Service.
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| states that 93% of commercial Internet
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| | Most people, including your mail
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| sites collect some sort of data that may
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| | carriers, have no real desire to read
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| be used to identify you (this may be your
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| | your personal letters or open your
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| home address, you e-mail address, name,
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| | checks. If you send a postcard, people
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| etc.) and 57% collect demographics. Over
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| | will probably turn it over and read it if
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| one third of these sites did not post any
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| | they have the chance. The human species
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| information that they were collecting
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| | is naturally curious. The number of
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| data and/or what it would be used for.
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| | hackers out there specifically interested
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| The report concluded that only 10% of the
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| | in your mail or e-commerce is very small.
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| commercial web sites that collected
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| | Presently, there exist technologies that
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| personal or demographic information
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| | allow you to encrypt your messages in
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| followed fair information practices in
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| | order to protect their privacy. Some
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| respect to notice, choice, access,
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| | e-mail programs (i.e., Internet Explorer
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| security and contact information.Though
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| | Outlook and Netscape Messenger) have
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| there are laws to protect such kind of
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| | encryption.7. Use "anonymous remailers"
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| activity, seldom they are investigated.
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| | for e-mails and anonymize yourself while
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| The Communication Decency Act stated that
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| | browsing when privacy is
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| telecommunications, meaning the internet,
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| | essential.Anonymity is essential to
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| e-mail, chat and chat programs (including
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| | privacy and free speech. It helps people
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| IRC, AIM, and ICQ) should not be used to
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| | to discuss on controversial subjects and
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| purposely harass or intimidate. You
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| | enable one to publish without a
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| cannot e-mail bomb people.The Online
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| | forwarding address. The e-mail technology
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| Privacy Alliance, made up of prominent
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| | creates problems for the right to
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| companies in communications and
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| | anonymous communication since the sender
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| technology is trying to help the internet
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| | of a message can be traced back through
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| industry self-regulate privacy topics.
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| | digital paths. But, "anonymous remailers"
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| This may favor industries. Still, this
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| | presently allow you to send anonymous
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| leaves out individual consumers and
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| | e-mail messages. From the moment you type
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| others whose privacy is actually what is
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| | in a Web address, a log is kept with
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| being debated. The Online Privacy
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| | information about your visit. Every day,
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| Alliance suggests that consumers should
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| | most of us walk down the street without
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| look for privacy policies and be careful
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| | being recognized or tracked. While
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| where they post their information. Bad
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| | anonymity is often taken for granted in
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| guys will always try to steal your credit
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| | the physical world, such luxury is not
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| card number, telemarketers will always
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| | available online by default. But tools
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| pay someone for your phone number, and
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| | that strip out user information, thus
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| companies will always try to collect data
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| | preserving anonymity, have been created
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| for advertising purposes. Such is the
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| | and are readily available on the net.8.
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| way of the world.But certainly, there are
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| | Let your kids know about the hazards of
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| always ways to prevent than cure.Tips to
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| | giving away personal information to
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| protect you and your data.1. Always look
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| | strangers online Tell your children that
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| out for privacy policies. Web sites can
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| | they should ask your permission before
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| collect a lot of information about your
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| | they can give out their name, address or
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| visit -- what computer you use, what type
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| | other information about themselves or the
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| of hardware and software you have, what
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| | family to a web site. A number of Web
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| Web sites you have visited. Web sites
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| | sites encourage children to give
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| that ask you to provide even a small
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| | information about themselves or their
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| amount of personal information can tie
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| | family; some even attract kids with games
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| the data you provide to your browsing
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| | and free gifts. Make children understand
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| habits. Never give your e-mail id to
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| | that, giving away valuable information on
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| unauthorized third party web sites.2.
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| | the web is like giving information to
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| Always have separate personal e-mail
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| | strangers.9. Don't disclose your
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| account.Often, online users do not
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| | passwords or credit card numbers with
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| realize that e-mail sent from their work
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| | your friends.Privacy should be maintained
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| accounts is likely to be an open book to
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| | at your level also. Never disclose your
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| their employers. Even if you send an
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| | passwords even with your closest friend.
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| e-mail from your home, a copy is often
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| | Human beings are never the same. Your
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| stored on your employer's main computer
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| | close friend today may turn out to be
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| server. Your employer has a legal right
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| | your enemy tomorrow. It is better to
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| to read any and all correspondence in
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| | always conceal certain things to maintain
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| this account.Getting a separate account
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| | privacy. Never disclose passwords or
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| for personal use allows you to check your
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| | credit card numbers, whatever the
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| personal messages without using your
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| | situation may be. If you have revealed it
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| office e-mail server.3. Always remember
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| | by chance, then change the password
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| to clean your computer's memory after
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| | immediately.10. Always be alertUse common
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| browsing.When you browse the Web, copies
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| | sense, ask questions and seek out
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| of all accessed pages and images are
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| | resources. Would you give your credit
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| saved on your computer's memory. Though
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| | card number to a street vendor? Would you
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| this helps in visiting the same web page
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| | open a mail from an unknown person? How
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| next time faster, the browsing record it
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| | much information does the magazine
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| maintains intervenes your privacy;
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| | realistically need to process a
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| Particularly, if you share a computer at
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| | subscription? Will you be subjected to a
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| the work spot. You can delete most of
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| | ton of unsolicited mail and e-mail bomb
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| your online trail by simply going to the
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| | if you disclose your physical or e-mail
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| "Preferences" folder in your browser and
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| | address? These questions that you ask
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| clicking on the "Empty Cache" button.
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| | yourself will certainly restrain you from
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| Sometimes this option is in the
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| | giving unwanted information.Follow all
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| "Advanced" menu of the browser
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| | these tips, you can be a fearless Web
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| preferences. In Internet Explorer, go to
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| | user of course; you must realize,
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| "Internet Options" from the "Tools" menu
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| | however, that people in cyberspace are
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| and click on "Clear History".4. Always
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| | the same people you encounter every day
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| watch out when you fill online forms.
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| | in the physical reality: your neighbors,
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| Online forms may be digitally transported
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| | your colleagues.The Internet is a new
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| in ways that leave them vulnerable to
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| | medium, as was the telephone more than a
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| undesired access. Alternatively, online
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| | century ago. If used wisely, it can
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| forms may be encrypted so that only the
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| | connect you to a world of people, ideas
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| intended recipients can readily translate
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| | and information.Happy surfing!I'm Mrs.
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| the information.You should ensure that
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| | J.Hannah Monisha, I'm working as a
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| your information is stored and
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| | Lecturer and Head, Department of computer
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| transferred in secure ways. Many browser
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| | science,Indira Gandhi college of arts and
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| companies have realized the importance of
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| | science,Govt. of Pondicherry, India. I've
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| data security; newer browsers are
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| | completed my Masters Degree in both
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| designed to indicate whether the accessed
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| | Computer Science and Information
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| page allows encrypted transfers. The
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| | Technology. I have a total teaching
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| commonly used graphics are a key, which
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| | experience of 10 years.I'm a Member of
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| is broken if the page is insecure, and a
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| | the curriculum design board of the
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| lock -- locked is secure and unlocked is
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| | Pondicherry University, India. I've
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| not secure. The graphic appears in the
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| | published an article on "Copyrights,
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| corner of the browser screen; clicking on
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| | Legal issues and Intellectual property",
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| the lock or the key will inform you of
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| | in the proceedings of the National level
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| additional security information about the
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| | seminar on Intellectual property rights.
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| page. You should not provide sensitive
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