Your abuser may have ways of tracking your activities on your home computer that are difficult to prevent.
If you are concerned about the safety of using your home computer, if possible, use a computer at a public library, a school, an internet café, or at the home of a trusted friend.
The internet is a great source of information, and email can be an excellent way to communicate with family and friends. Be aware that someone who has access to your computer may be able to see what sites you have visited, or read your email messages.
There are steps you can take to make it more difficult for someone to track your activities. They are described through the links below. If your abuser knows his or her way around computers it might be better for you to use a computer outside the home - at a library, school, internet café or a friend's house.
For more information about helping you hide your
internet activities, visit
Shelternet.ca
www.shelternet.ca/en/women/internet-safety/
If you are using Internet Explorer 8:
1. From the
Safety menu in the upper right, click
Delete Browsing History...
2. Deselect Preserve Favorites website data,
and select Temporary Internet files, Cookies, and History.
3. Click Delete.
If you are using Internet Explorer 7:
1. From the TOOLS menu at the top of the screen, click
Internet
Options.
2. Click the General tab in the small pop-up screen that appears.
3. From the Temporary Internet Files section, click the button
Delete Files.
4. From the History Section, click the button
Clear History.
5. Click OK.
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If you are using Firefox 3.5 and above for Windows:
1. From the TOOLS menu at the top of the
screen, click Clear Recent History ...
2. A small screen will pop up. From the History section, click
Clear History.
3. Click OK.
If you are using Firefox 3 for Windows:
1. From the TOOLS menu at the top of the
screen, click Clear Recent History ..., and
then select the items you want to delete (e.g. Browsing & Download
History, Cache, Cookies).
2. Click Clear Recent History.
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Chrome
1. In the browser bar, enter:
chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
2. Select the items you want to clear (e.g.,
Clear browsing history,
Clear download history,
Empty the cache,
Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data).
3. Click Clear browsing data.
Safari
1. From the Safari menu, select Reset Safari
...
2. From the menu, select the items you to to reset, and then click
Reset.
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If you are using Firefox 3.5 and above for Mac OS X:
1. From the TOOLS menu at the top of the
screen, click Clear Recent History ...
2. From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired
range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
3. Click the down arrow next to "Details" to
choose which elements to clear. Click
Clear Now.
If you are using Firefox 3 for Mac OS X:
1. From the TOOLS menu at the top of the
screen, click Clear Recent History ...
2. Select the elements you want to clear (e.g., Browsing & Download
History, Cache, Cookies), and click Clear Private Data Now.
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Mobile Safaru for iPhone OS (iPhone,
iPod Touch, iPad)
to clear cache and cookies:
1. From the home screen, tap Settings, and
then tap Safari.
2. At the bottom of Safari's settings screen, tap the buttons for
Clear Cookies and Clear Cache.
3. To confirm, tap Clear Cookies or Clear Cache
again.
to clear history:
1. From the home screen, tap Safari.
2. At the bottom of the screen, tap the Bookmarks
icon.
3. In the lower left, tap Clear.
4. Tap Clear History.
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