Ever worried about other people being able to find out what internet sites you’ve visited? If you have a shared computer, live at home with parents and siblings, aren’t ‘out’ to your housemates, or have a female or male partner who wouldn’t understand your desire to look at male porn or cruise on gaydar then you are not alone. Many people worry about their privacy on the net, and plenty of guys have been caught out looking at sites that they would prefer nobody else knew they looked at.

The Dangers- Depending on your computer settings it may record which sites you have visited in it’s internet dropdown toolbar, and in it’s recent history or recent documents sections. It can be easy for another user of the computer to see which sites you have visited, and to click on those sites to get an idea of the content.

How you can maintain your privacy- It is possible to delete your computer’s history and recordings of web pages visited. When you do this you will be deleting all record of all web pages visited, you cannot choose what history is and isn’t deleted. There are a few steps to deleting the history of web pages visited.

Firstly click on ‘Tools’

Secondly click on ‘Internet Options’

Thirdly click on ‘Delete’ of Delete Temporary Files, History, Cookies, Saved Passwords, & Web information

Lastly click on ‘Delete’ of History, which wipes record of web sites visited.

Everyone has a right to privacy, and using the internet can be a good way of exploring sexuality. However, if the pressures of maintaining privacy and keeping secrets is causing you concern please feel free to get in touch with the peer education team (Ben, Steve, or Clyde) at the WA AIDS Council by calling 9482 0000.

Comments

Add New Search

Yani  - Better Privacy   |Sun-09-08 14:02:50 Some web and email browsers store History and other settings in specific folders, quite apart from where the main software program is located. These folders can sometimes be relocated to a USB stick, flashdrive, memory card or similar portable storage device and completely removed from the computer when not being used, thereby affording some security against viewing by other parties. Downloads and other saved material can also be stored on these portable devices. It is also possible to encrypt and/or password protect the data stored on a portable storage device, so that no-one without the password can see what is on there. Of course, having encrypted and password protected material itself can raise questions and introduce its own issues. Certainly there are techniques out there to better afford privacy to sensitive material, apart from deleting History. Reply | Quote 0   0

bengrey  - History   |Mon-07-08 10:24:47 In the information about deletion Passwords are automatically deleted. Can you re use the same passwortd or do these have to be changed once used Reply | Quote 0   0

Ben   |Mon-07-08 14:52:46 Thanks for your comment- I believe you can reuse the original password- by clearing your computer\\\'s history you ensure that the password isn\\\'t stored on your computer, but the password will still be recorded on the website. Hope that answers your question. Cheers, Ben Reply | Quote 0   0

Write comment
Name:
Email:	do not notifynotify
Title:
UBBCode:	-color-aquablackbluefuchsiagraygreenlimemaroonnavyolivepurpleredsilvertealwhiteyellow -size-tinysmallmediumlargehuge
	Please input the anti-spam code that you can read in the image.

Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.26

3.26 Copyright (C) 2008 Compojoom.com / Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved."