COMPUTER PRIVACY

 

If you are using your home computer to do research regarding your escape or information on abuse (the one he has access to) BEWARE - he could find out!

 

If you use Microsoft internet explorer, here's how to delete your history. If you use a different browser, check out the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence page on internet privicy.

To delete the record of all the sites you have visited, while still online, left click your mouse on the HISTORY icon in the tool bar at the top of your screen. At the left hand side of your screen, a list of all the sites you have visited appears. Using this list, you can delete individual sites or the whole day's history by right clicking your mouse over the selected area and then selecting DELETE. You can also delete your HISTORY by left clicking TOOLS on the tool bar at the top of the page and from the drop down menu select INTERNET OPTIONS, go down to HISTORY and click DELETE. You can also reduce the number of DAYS TO KEEP PAGES IN HISTORY here. While you are here, look for TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES click DELETE. This will remove all of the addresses stored in the drop down ADDRESS bar.

Now to erase all trace, go to START,click on WINDOWS, click on COOKIES, this will display every site you have ever visited, ever. DELETE anything you don't want him to see.

 

This is not a sure fix. If you want to be absolutely sure he can't check up on your internet use, use a computer he does not have access to or go to your local library for free internet access.

Remember to change your passwords often and especially after you leave him. Just in case...For more info on protecting your internet privacy visit the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence.