Browsing Security Basics Part 5 - Erasing Your Private Data

Part 1-Your Private Data	Part 4a-Web Browser Cookies
Part 2-Web Browsing History	Part 4b-Managing Cookies
Part 3-Web Browser Cache	Part 5-Erasing Your Private Data

If you use more than one type of Web browser, you have to clear your private data from each of those Web browsers after use. Some Web browsers will let you delete many types of data from one window.

If you're using Firefox 3, the following steps will lead you to the Clear Private Data dialog window:

1) Click "Tools" in the main menu.
2) Click "Clear Private Data" on the drop-down menu to open a new dialog window.

Under IE7, you can open the Delete Browsing History dialog window like so:

1) Click "Tools" in the main menu.
2) Click "Delete Browsing History"
*) Note that the dialog uses "Temporary Internet Files" instead of "Cache".

With Opera 9, there is a Delete Private Data dialog window that is opened using the following:

1) Click "Tools" in the main menu.
2) Click "Delete Private Data".
3) Click "Detailed Options" to show you what you can choose to delete.

These dialogs will have more than just history, cache and cookies. Feel free to check the help files for your Web browser and find out what else needs to be deleted. You can use this information as a basis for learning other Web browser tricks and tips.