|
DVIP relies on Paypal for an easy and secure way to support victims of
domestic violence. Click the link below to make a donation...
|
Your Partner Can Discover Your Internet Activities
You have probably heard that your Internet activities are not always private or anonymous. Your partner may have access
to information about you through your email records or through "cached" files, or automatically-saved web pages and graphics.
While you can't make your Internet activities completely private, you can take steps to make them safer. To delete records
of email and web travel history:
- In your email program, look for a folder called "Sent Mail" and delete any mail you don't want traced.
- On the hard drive (C:\) locate the folder: C:\\Windows\Temporary Internet Files and delete any relevant or all files.
- On the hard drive, locate the folder: C:\\WINDOWS\Cookies and delete any
relevant or all files EXCEPT the C:\\WINDOWS\Cookies\index.dat file.
- Finally, your web browser (the program you use to surf the web or Internet) sometimes keeps track of recently visited
websites. To find out if the program does, look at the box/space that you type in the web address; at the right side of the
box may be an arrow down symbol. If you click on the arrow and a list of recently visited sites appears, you may want to
check out your browser's "Help" index for how to clear the history of your recent internet travels. Here are
some suggestions for commonly used browser programs:
Netscape
Pull down the Edit menu and select Preferences. Click on Navigator and choose "Clear History".
Click on Advanced and select Cache, then click "Clear Disk Cache". On
older versions of Netscape: pull down the
Options menu, select Network Options, then select Cache
and click on "Clear Disk Cache."
Internet Explorer
Pull down the View menu and, select Internet Options. On the General page, under
Temporary Internet Files, click on "Delete Files". Under History,
click on "Clear History."
AOL
Pull down the Members menu, and select Preferences. Click on the WWW icon, then select
Advanced, and then Purge Cache.
- This information may not completely hide your Internet activity. Consider using another computer owned by a
friend you trust, the local library, or your work computer.
- Finally, if an abuser sends you threatening or harassing email messages, they may be printed and saved as
evidence of this abuse. Additionally, these messages may constitute a federal offense. For more information on this
issue, contact your local United States Attorney's Office.
Information provided by the American Bar Association. |
