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Do you share a computer with others?
If your answer is “Yes”, here’s a special online safety tip just for you.
One of the ways Microsoft Internet Explorer tries to maximize online performance is thru a process called “caching”. When you visit a web page, Internet Explore will store the page as a temporary location on your PC called a “cache”. Then, when you re-visit the same web address, it may use the information on this stored copy of the web page to make the screen load faster.
Depending on how your Internet Explorer is configured, this may cause a problem if someone else later uses your PC to visit the same web address. Under some circumstances, they may see the “cached” copy of the page from your earlier visit, rather than the latest version of the page. In some cases, the “cached” page may contain personal information you may not wish to share.
To keep “caching” from becoming a problem for you, we recommend you do the following:
- Make sure your version of Windows and Internet Explorer is completely up-to-date. Many updates for both programs are free from Microsoft at www.microsoft.com
- Make sure your Internet Explorer has the following settings:
- Open Internet Explorer and click on “Tools” at the top of the screen.
- Select “Internet Options” from the pull-down list.
- On the General tab, look for “Temporary Internet files” and click on “Settings”.
- On the “Settings” screen, click on “Every visit to the page”
- Click “OK” on the “Settings” Screen
- Click on the “Advanced” tab
- On the “Advanced” screen, scroll down the list to the “Security” heading and make sure that “Do not save encrypted pages to disk” and “Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed” are both activated with a check mark.
- Click “Apply” and “OK” at the bottom of the “Internet Options” screen.
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