Internet sites record information on your computer for others to see. This may be of concern to you if you wish to keep your visit to Whitedoves Nest and other sexual abuse sites private.
The following are guidelines to follow and you may wish to do further research if you are concerned.
Cookies
Cookies are information that websites store on your computer to verify information. A "login box" which asks you to tick "remember me" will store a cookie. You may not know a site will actually store a cookie as it may not always prompt you.
Note - clearing your cookies will make changes to how your browser shows links and information. By deleting your cookies, you will need to go back to sites that store password information and re-enable this feature. This may mean that someone will know that you have cleared the cookies if the computer is shared.
Computers store websites that you visit in separate files on your computer in an attempt to speed up internet access. People can browse this information if they know where it is. This may be important to you if you wish to keep your viewing of pages private. Other people sharing your computer will be able to tell that you have cleared these files or viewed particular sites.
You may wish to consult your manual or relevant website for other browsers.
History
Internet Pages that you have visited are stored in "History". Anyone using the computer may be able to see your visited web pages and gain knowledge about which sites you visit - including this one. You may not wish people having access to this information.
To clear your history in Internet Explorer
From the browser menu, select Tools, then Internet Options.
From the History section, click on Clear History
Click Yes
You may wish to consult your manual or relevant website for other browsers.
WARNING : YOUR COMPUTER AT WORK IS NOT PRIVATE. Little known facts.
Computer staff have UNLIMITED access to any emails you send via your email at work. Even if you delete your email from your inbox, it still may be stored on backup for years. If you wish to remain private, consider NOT using your work email for topics related to abuse.
Consider any of the files stored on your computer at work accessible by anyone in the office - even if you think it is password protected - computer staff can access your computer without your password. Also consider that files stored on the computer may be saved on backup, meaning that deleting the file, may not delete it from backup. DO NOT USE YOUR COMPUTER AT WORK FOR STORING OF SENSITIVE FILES.
Computer staff have unlimited access to password protected files in Word and Excel. If you consider putting a password on these files at work, they can still be accessed by special password programs designed to find passwords. Do not write sensitive information on your computer at work and think that they are safe from prying eyes - they are not.
Computer staff have access to computer tools which allow them to remotely view what you are typing on the screen. They can access this program, without you knowing and without your password - anything you type on your screen, whether it be a letter, a document, a website can be viewed. DO NOT USE YOUR COMPUTER AT WORK FOR SENSITIVE MATTERS
Computer staff have access to websites which you have visited. This is continually logged. If you visit a site at work, consider it will be tracked against your name. Deleting the "history" as outlined above will not delete it from this logging. DO NOT USE YOUR PC AT WORK FOR SITES YOU WISH TO KEEP PRIVATE.
Keeping yourself anonymous
If you use forums/chat, DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS or any PERSONAL DETAILS, do not use your own name or any name which can be guessed as you. Remember this information is stored on forums which can be readily accessed by anyone. Forums/chats are not private, they are public information.
These are designed as a
guide only for internet users visiting sensitive sites. Should you wish to comment on these guidelines - please
contact us.
