Questions tagged [privacy-protection]
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Preventing apps to access info from wifi device?
Browsers like Chrome and Firefox can use my wifi device to get information about the surrounded APs and pin point my physical location using Google Location Services, I know these browser always ask ...
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Boot/unlock computer with a CD/Flash Drive?
For the sake of my privacy I'd like to boot my computer or windows only with the help of an external storage media.
Is this even possible? If so, then how?
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Is there a way to make Firefox open a tab as a private tab?
Is there a Firefox addon that will let me open a tab as a private tab? Otherwise, I have to open a new private window.
When I open pages like Amazon I sometimes want to use them anonymized because of ...
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How to encrypt a POP/SMTP connection?
I'm getting my email by SMTP/POP3 to my local ISP provider like that :
email client <--- unencrypted cx ---> POP/SMTP server
"cx" stands for connection.
That provider doesn't support TLS/SSL ...
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Private whois: How to know the owner? [closed]
Is there a way to get information about the owner of a domain with private whois ?
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How to protect private files from others to view/copy on a LAN
I'm on a company network and I want to protect my private files (or folders) from others (i.e. those who can access my computer) to view and copy. Those files are mostly MS Office and PDF files. What ...
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How do I send mass emails yet make them more personnly one recipient's email show up in the To: form?
I would like send an email to many users. I would only like each recipient to see only their own email address in the To: form of the email. Not the list of 50 recipients that the email was actually ...
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What are the most common dangerous domains that I should block?
I am trying to configure my wireless router to block domains that are potentially dangerous to privacy, security, and bandwidth-hogs. Is there a list of domains that I can block at the router level? ...
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Where do spammers get their info? [closed]
I know this isn't strictly computer-related, but I think it's a problem that many of us face, and so I thought this would be the better place to ask it.
I'm just wondering about how spam is eerily ...
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Is there a tool to protect from or manage LSOs in IE?
"Local Shared Objects" are SuperCookies that aren't taken deleted by your browser, have no expiration date, and hold a huge amount of information about you. They can even turn on your camera or ...
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Can my ISP monitor me?
I'm an atheist visiting a islamic republic where the punishmnent for apostacy may be high.
Is it possible for an ISP to see the websites I might browse or what kind of blasphemous conversations I ...
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How to automatically remove Flash history/privacy trail? Or stop Flash from storing it?
Many people have heard about third-party cookies, and some browsers even block those by default. Some people may even be using Private Browsing modes. However, only few seem to realise that Adobe's ...
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How good is Word's password protection? [closed]
I have a password protected MS-Word 2007 file that needs to stay private. How good is Word's protection? If it's not very good, can you suggest a better method for keeping the file protected?
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