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 Protect Your Privacy Online

There is a whole world of knowledge available on the Internet. Do you run a firewall? Do you run a virus scanner? Do you know how much information you provide just surfing the Internet sites, giving out your e-mail addresses, or posting messages to lists that you are on? Check out some of these links. 

Electronic Frontier Foundations Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy

Enonymous—Improve Your Privacy, Check a Site’s Privacy Rating-- still the most comprehensive study of privacy policies ever conducted (over 30,000 sites are analyzed). 

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee .pdf files on Internet Privacy. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader (Free) on your computer to read .pdf files. Get it here. Please remember, these are US Government sponsored documents. My point in bringing you these points-of-view, along with specific programs or steps to take, is to give you search options, ideas on what can be learned from you surfing the web, and your vulnerability if you don’t take some precautions:  Know the Rules Use the Tools--Privacy in the Digital World: A resource for Internet users

Is Windows always crashing? Does your browser keep shutting down after performing an "illegal operation"? Are your system resources always running dangerously low, even without that many windows open? You may be transmitting your personal information across the Internet without your knowledge or consent. Beware of Freeware--It might be SPYWARE

Here is a site to check if one of those programs on your computer is “sending home” messages: 

The Spyware Infested Software List 

XXX-CELL-ANT—Scary---Analyze Your Internet Privacy

Check Your Firewall XXX-CELL-ANT and then click at "Symantec Security Check" 

This site below is made for activists to hide their activity, but they provide some of the best methods for providing us “little people” with ways to protect our own privacy in this world of the Internet. They do advocate the most severe measures on maintaining privacy, but this site will show you ways to alleviate spamming, and for protection of your children or yourself. 

Computer & Internet Security, Privacy, Anonymity and more

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility--A public-interest alliance of computer scientists and others concerned about the impact of computer technology on society, especially Privacy and Civil Liberties 

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