Ways Your Privacy Could Be Unprotected On The Internet

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  • When you are visiting any site, the site can tell who and where your Internet service provider is, what site you last visited, what browser you are using and what pages you visited at that site. Your name is not disclosed, however, nor is nor email address or any other personal information.

  • When you post information on a newsgroup, your address is available for display to the public. Spammers collect such email addresses and send you junk mail. As well, spammers can develop a profile of you by the newsgroup to which you have posted information and thereafter send you junk mail tailored to your profile.

  • Your response to a randomly sent junk email will display your email to the spammer on your reply.

  • Your preferences can be stored on your computer when you visit a site. These preferences are called cookies. Cookies are files stored on your computer by an internet site when you visit the site. When you revisit a site, these cookie files tell the web site some information about your preferences. Cookies are usually not relevant information.

    Please read Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet for some helpful hints.

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