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How to disable “Download scanning protection” of new Chrome-17?
In recent update of Google Chrome internet browser (in stable channel), there is a new security/privacy option:
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/02/faster-browsing-safer-downloading.html
In ...
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Prevent Windows 7 User Accounts from accessing files in other User Accounts
I'm trying to set up another User Account on my Windows 7 Professional laptop for use by another person. I do not want that person to have access to any of the files in my User Account on the same ...
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How do you stop google from using your search preferences in their ads? [migrated]
Google uses what I search for in the ads that it shows me on different websites, and I don't want that because it will tell people what I'm interested in.
How do I stop google from doing that is ...
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Living outside the cloud [closed]
[EDIT - to simplify and focus the question]
I want to reduce dependencies on cloud solutions for email, feed reading, backup, file sharing, etc. What desktop apps (or locally-hosted web apps) can ...
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How can I be totally invisible to Facebook?
I don't trust Facebook. I deleted my account, but I don't want them getting information from me from other sites, either; for instance, those with "Like" buttons cause my browser to request assets ...
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Looking for an encrypted, persistent and live Linux distro preferably with Tor
I am looking for a live linux distro (for installing on a USB flash) that is encrypted and provides anonymity and is also persistent so that I could install apps on it. The best I have found so far is ...
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How is Thunderbird protecting my privacy?
For emails that have pictures, Thunderbird doesn't display the pictures, saying that it's protecting my privacy.
How is it protecting my privacy by not displaying pictures? Pictures are things I am ...
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Cookies handling on Internet Explorer 9
I've testing how to configure my browser(s) to avoid/reject most tracking and so far here's while trying to keep functionality what I got (please feel free to correct me)
Browsers are IE9 and FF
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Adblocking jQuery
As a privacy-concerned user, I try to make sure that Google, Facebook and the like do not get informed of whatever page I visit through web bug like Google Analytics and the Facebook "I like" button. ...
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How to remove tracking cookies
I am looking for a tool that will be able to (ideally) proactively block tracking cookies in a browser as I don't really like to see the relevant ad from the sites I visited on other web sites. After ...
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Which browsers incorporate enhanced privacy settings?
I am looking for a minimal browser with enhanced privacy support. Security should be built-in and not provided by extra add-ons.
Specifically, the things I am looking for are as follows:
When ...
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Is there a way (e.g. an extension) to avoid Google Chrome from saving a specific site to the History?
I use to visit erotic websites, and I would like those websites to not be logged to the browser's history (so I don't have to always removing them manually), is there a way?
I believe I can just turn ...
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Does using Tor prevent my ISP/sysadmin from seeing what sites I visit?
Does using The Onion Router prevent my Internet Service Provider or system administrator from seeing what websites I visit?
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How to allow Firefox to save forms, but prohibit search bar saving
I wonder if there is a way to make Firefox to continue saving forms (like mail and nickname fields), but stop it from saving search history in the search field next to the address bar?
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What to do with 6.7GB of logs from a http proxy used by someone to initiate attacks?
Background:
I had experimented with nginx's proxy caching mechanisms one night to see if I could speed up a very slow website for a friend of mine -- this experiment went on late into the night, ...
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How can I prevent Google Street View from tracking my location?
Since a Google Street View car has passed by my neighborhood, it has associated my wireless router's MAC address to its geographical address. The problem is that my address can be easily obtained by ...
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Destroy a hard drive without proper equipment [closed]
I need to make two hard drives unreadable. Unfortunately, I have some constraints which make this harder than usual (in particular, they rule out the answers to other questions):
I don’t have a ...
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Spoof email platform/user agent in Thunderbird for privacy?
In Firefox 6, I use the Proxy Tool add on to spoof my user agent and platform strings as part of my effort to improve privacy.
Is there an equivalent for emails sent from Thunderbird 6? If so, how do ...
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Is Abine TACO comparable to NoScript addon in Firefox?
As someone who is trying to be security conscious on the web, I've setup Firefox to use the Tor network and NoScript, among other plugins.
However, I've found NoScript to be such a pain since I have ...
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What should I consider when shopping for a private VPN?
I frequently rely on public wireless connections when I'm on the road, so to minimize the risk of session hijacking and packet sniffers I would like to start routing all of my connections through a ...
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Protect from undeletable cookies via cache
Recently, there were discussion about many sites which are tracking the user via browser ETags/cache poisoning. Is there a way that the casual user can protect himself from such attacks?
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Can this defeat deep packet inspection?
Does this setup defeat deep packet inspection(looking at the data payload in addition to packet headers)?
I have a SSH tunnel connection, or more exactly a proxy server connection running inside of a ...
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What information about my computer can a browser send to a web server? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What hardware information about your PC's can gathered by websites/ISP's?
I'm very curious about the limitations of the a capabilities of a browser to send the ...
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Does anyone know of any good proxy browsers like Tor Browser? [closed]
Does anyone know of any other good proxy browsers like Tor Browser ?
I'm not actually interested in whether it's a browser or webpage or not. But I want a secure solution, that of course supports ...
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What website will never have any cookies? [closed]
It's the same scenario we all have when accessing an unsecured wireless network that has a web-based authentication/accept TOS roadblock. What website should I attempt to visit that won't send any ...
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Is working though VPN preventing the proxy server from monitoring me?
If I'm working behind proxy. I have a VPN connection outside my country if I used this VPN connection to browse the internet is this hiding me from the proxy? Is it preventing the company proxy or my ...
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How does Chrome know what language a page is in?
I just opened a web page in Google Chrome, and it says "This page is in Japanese, would you like to translate it?".
Asking for a translation would presumably send the contents to Google, but how is ...
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Opt out of ALL “Customer Experience Improvement Programs” (CEIPs)
Many Microsoft programs (eg. Office 2007, SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio 2010) ask me if I want to participate in a "Customer Experience Improvement Program". I don't. I really don't. Never. Ever.
I ...
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How to protect all privacy from someone that needs to use my computer?
A friend of mine is going to stay here for two days, and I am sure he will need to ask me to use the PC (and Mac) in the study room. (which will be tons of work to move them and no matter where they ...
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Turn of link click tracking in Tweetdeck
Lately, I have seen that Tweetdeck/Twitter has started to track clicks on links by replacing links with a t.co based URL link. Is it possible to turn of this so that when you click a link you go ...
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Is there a Firefox extensions that prevents websites from detecting what operating system you're using?
Also If there isn't a plugin, is it possible to write one?
I know I can disable websites from seeing my OS type by disabling javascript, but can I just disable just the feature that detects the OS?
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Multiple Enigmail User IDs for multiple accounts in Thunderbird?
I have multiple email accounts set up in Thunderbird 3.1.10 in Mac OS X 10.6.7, and have just installed latest GnuPG and Enigmail.
The Enigmail setup wizard helped me set up a Key for signing emails, ...
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Use VPN connection only for selected application
I have access to a secure VPN (VyprVPN via Giganews) and want to use this for only some applications; not all.
For example:
If I connect to a VPN I want only the applications Opera and Newsbin to use ...
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How private is the Opera Turbo feature of Opera?
If I'm using Opera with the Opera Turbo feature turned on (always, not set to "automaticly"). Can anyone see what sites I'm visiting (except Opera of course ...)? Opera Turbo uses a proxy server, so ...
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How to disable permission to read 'System Fonts' and 'Browser Plugin Details' in Chrome and Firefox
Going to http://panopticlick.eff.org/ I can see that that Firefox and Chrome expose more about 'System Fonts' and 'Browser Plugin Details' than I prefer.
How can the permission of a web page to ...
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Is it possible to get a secured wireless router's MAC address knowing only its SSID?
The apartment I using for my internship uses a password based on its MAC address, and I'm not allowed to change it. Should I be concerned that someone can steal my network traffic?
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Clear cookies with whitelisting some?
Firefox (4) allows me to Accept cookies from sites (with Exceptions to Allow or Deny for some). However, as far as I can see, it ain't possible to use the option Keep until: I close Firefox and still ...
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Is it safe to keep semi-sensitive information in Dropbox?
I wouldn't trust Dropbox with my bank details and such (because there are lots of people looking for that kind of information), but is it safe to keep things which might be valuable to a small number ...
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Questions regarding integrity of OPENVPN and SSH
I am a bit of noob, so I will explain my dilemma and would appreciate any advice to help me with it.
SSH Tunnel connecting to Vps vs OpenVPN - which of these would be better suited for the ...
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Disable device name broadcasting
How can I disable my PC or any device attached to a network from broadcasting or revealing its name? For example, if you are connected to a router and look at the list of attached devices, it will ...
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How to get the real IP address of someone using a proxy?
I was researching digital goods and security when I stumbled upon this company. One of the services they provide is "Real IP". They claim to be able to get the real IP address of users even when ...
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Is Norton Web Safe tracking my browsing?
My new computer came with Norton Internet Security 2011, which comes with Norton Web Safe. I installed Firefox 4, which is showing a Norton toolbar, and now I'm seeing Norton rating each page I visit ...
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Why does Safari retain login information after clearing cookies and history, even after full reset?
Safari appears to retain login information, site preferences, or cookies even after clearing history, cache, cookies, etc. I even tried Reset Safari..., which I understand should restore Safari to ...
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How do I get Firefox to not remember my credit card details?
I just realized that on a certain website I've purchased things from, the credit card details are being autocompleted.
Even the 3 digit key on the back of credit card is being autocompleted.
I like ...
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Opera 11: Disable “suggestions” in search box
After installing Opera 11 I want to disable Search Suggestions.
Right next to the address bar is a search box. When I start typing anything into it, after a moment search suggestions appear. So, ...
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How safe is the IP address configured through DHCP?
I'm using internet through USB Dongle having GSM based 3G connection, it is using DHCP to configure IP address, I'm having a small HTML page in my computer that uses Google Maps and Browser's ...
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Is HTTPS secure on a work domain
I have recently been reading up on the capabilities of TMG HTTPS inspection
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee658156.aspx
The theory behind the use cases sounds fine (you want to stop ...
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Clear drop-down history of Firefox
I was wondering how to clear the
following privacy in Firefox 3.6.16:
when typing address in the address
bar, the history meeting the partial
typing provided by auto-completion.
without doing ...
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Concern over Wikipedia IP Logging of Anonymous edits [closed]
How long does Wikipedia store IP information? Indefinately? This really should be spelled out on the edit page for anonymous users instead of simply saying 'your IP will be visible'.
Also, my ISP ...
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Email: Using BCC in place of CC
Could you point me to a good and trustworthy reference on the web that would explain in a simple language why it is not a good practice to use CC when you sent email to multiple people who do not know ...
