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Warning

Concerned that someone may discover your Internet activities?

The information below may help keep you safe when using the Internet.

History/Cache:
To prevent someone seeing what you have viewed recently on the Internet, you should clear history or empty cache file in your browser's settings:

• Internet Explorer:
  1. Go to the Tools menu
  2. Select Internet Options
  3. On the General page, Temporary Internet Files, click on Delete Files
  4. Under History click on Clear History

• Netscape:
  1. Go to the Edit menu
  2. Select Preferences
  3. Click on Navigator and select Clear History
  4. Click Advanced and select Cache
  5. Click Clear Disk Cache

• AOL:
  1. Go to the Members menu
  2. Select Preferences
  3. Click the 'WWW' icon
  4. Select Advanced > Purge Cache

• Firefox:
  1. Go to the Tools menu
  2. Select Options
  3. Click on Privacy
  4. Either click on the Clear buttons next to History, Cookies and Cache. Optionally, you can also Clear Saved Form Information and Download Manager History (if appropriate)
  5. Or Click on Clear All

• Safari:
  1. Go to the Safari menu
  2. Select Reset Safari and click Reset when asked to confirm

E-mail:
If you are worried that someone may be able to read your incoming and outgoing mail, choose a password that an abuser will not be able to guess.
If you receive threatening e-mails, try to print them out as evidence of abuse.


Forms
If someone searches for 'domestic violence' on a search engine, your browser may store this if it has been set up to remember form entries. E.g. Next time somebody searches for a word beginning with the letter 'd' the word 'domestic violence' will pop up as a suggested entry.

• If you use Internet Explorer:
  1. Click Tools and select Internet Options
  2. Click Content
  3. Select Auto Complete > Clear forms

Remember: these steps may not completely cover your tracks. The safest search the Internet without someone finding out would be at a friend’s house, the library etc.