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simonsaid 50 Reviews 1594 reads
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Been lurking, well ... for ages.

I usually don't rely much on this source, but it's quite simple to make sure your browser is secure ... use Chrome or Safari.

"The latest versions of Google Inc.'s Chrome and Apple Inc.'s Safari have automatic protections for this kind of snooping, researchers said. Mozilla Corp. said the next version of Firefox will have the same feature, adding that a workaround exists for some older versions as well.

Microsoft Corp. noted that Internet Explorer users can enable a private browsing mode that prevents the browser from logging the user's history, which prevents this kind of spying. But private browsing also strips away important benefits of the browser knowing its own history, such as displaying Google links you've visited in different colors than those you haven't.

PS. I do not have VIP.




-- Modified on 12/6/2010 10:41:33 PM

Simonsaid... FoxNews shouldn't be your resource for tech news...  Firefox already has the privacy controls in the latest version.  Just enable them and you should be fine.  Chrome and Safari are more limited.

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