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Cyber
Stalking: How
an Abuser
can Discover Your Internet Activities
This information may not completely hide your tracks. Many browser types have features that display recently visited sites. The safest way to find information on the Internet would be at a local library, a friend's house, or at work.
E-mail: if an abuser has access to your e-mail account, he or she may be able to read your incoming and outgoing mail. If you believe your account is secure, make sure you choose a password he or she will not be able to guess.
If an abuser sends you threatening or harassing e-mail messages, they may be printed and saved as evidence of this abuse. Additionally, the messages may constitute a federal offense. For more information on this issue, contact your local United States Attorney's Office.
History/Cache File: if an abuser knows how to read your computer's history or cache file (automatically saved web pages and graphics), he or she may be able to see information you have viewed recently on the Internet.
You can clear your history or empty cache file in your browser's settings.
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- Netscape:
Pulldown Edit menu, select Preferences. Click on Navigator on choose 'Clear History.' Click on Advanced; then select Cache. Click on "Clear Disk Cache."On older versions of Netscape: Pull down Options menu. Select Network Options; select Cache. Click on "Clear Disk Cache."
- Internet
Explorer:
Pull down View menu; select Internet Options. On General Page, under Temporary Internet Files, click on "Delete Files." Under History, click on "Clear History."
- AOL:
Pull down Members menu; select Preferences. Click on WWW icon. Then select Advanced: Purge Cache.American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence. Reprinted by permission. Copyright © 2000 American Bar Association. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or downloaded or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.
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