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Using Privacy Features

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Your browser includes features you can use to enhance the privacy and + security of your personal information. The sections that follow describe how + your browser can help you control cookies, passwords, and images while you + are surfing the Internet.

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For information about related &brandShortName; security features, see + Signing & Encrypting Messages and + Using Certificates.

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Privacy topics: + +
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Privacy on the Internet

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This section summarizes some background information about privacy on the + Internet. It also describes several things you can do to help safeguard your + own privacy. It is not intended to provide a complete description of Internet + privacy issues.

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In this section: + +
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What Information + Does My Browser Give to a Website?

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When your browser displays a web page—for example, each time you click + a link or type a URL, or when a web page is displayed in an email + message—it gives certain kinds of information to the website. This + information may include (but is not limited to) your operating environment, + your Internet address, and the page you're coming from.

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Operating Environment

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The website is told something about your operating environment, such as your + browser type and operating system. This helps the website present the page in + the best way for your screen. For example, the website might learn that you + use &brandShortName; 2.19 on a Windows 7 computer.

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Internet Address

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Your browser must tell the website your Internet address (also known as the + Internet Protocol, or IP address) so the website knows where to send the page + you are requesting. The website can't present the page you want to see + unless it knows your IP address.

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Your IP address can be either temporary or fixed (static).

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If you connect to the Internet through a standard modem that's attached + to your phone line, then your Internet service provider (ISP) may assign you + a temporary IP address each time you log on. You use the temporary IP address + for the duration of your Internet session—for example, until you sign + off or hang up your dial-up connection, or otherwise end your computer's + live connection with the Internet. Each ISP has many IP addresses, and they + assign the addresses at random to users.

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If you have DSL, a cable modem, or a fiber-optic connection, you may have a + fixed IP address that you use every time you connect.

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Your IP address is not the same as your email address.

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Referring Page

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The website is also told which page you were reading when you clicked a link + to see one of the website's pages. This allows the website to know which + website referred you. Or, as you traverse the website, it allows the website + to know which of its pages you came from.

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What Are Cookies, and How Do + They Work?

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A cookie is a small bit of information used by some websites. When you + visit a website that uses cookies, the website might ask your browser to place + one or more cookies on your hard disk.

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Later, when you return to the website, your browser sends back the cookies + that belong to the website.

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When you are using the default cookie settings, this activity is invisible + to you, and you won't know when a website is setting a cookie or when + your browser is sending a website's cookie back. However, you can set + your preferences so that you will be asked before a cookie is set. For + information on how to do this, see + Privacy & Security Preferences - + Cookies.

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How Do Websites Use Cookie Information?

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Cookies allow a website to know something about your previous visits. For + example, if you typically search for local weather or purchase books at a + website, the website may use cookies to remember what city you live in or what + authors you like, so it can make your next visit easier and more useful.

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Some websites publish privacy policies that describe how they use the + information they gather.

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What Are Third-Party Cookies?

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If your browser stores a website's cookie, it will return the cookie + only to that particular website. Your browser will not provide one website + with cookies set by another. Since a website can only receive its own cookies, + it can learn about your activities while you are at that website but not your + activities in general while surfing the Web.

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But sometimes a website displays content that is hosted on another website. + That content can be anything from an image to text or an advertisement. + The other website that hosts such elements also has the ability to store a + cookie in your browser, even though you don't visit the website directly. +

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Cookies that are stored by a website other than the one you are visiting are + called third-party cookies or foreign + cookies. Websites sometimes use third-party cookies with + transparent GIFs, which are special images that help websites + count users, track email responses, learn more about how visitors use the + website, or customize your browsing experience. (Transparent GIFs are also + known as web beacons or web bugs.)

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If you want, you can adjust your + cookie preferences so that websites can store ordinary cookies but not + third-party ones, or only for those sites that you have previously visited. +

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Why and How Are Websites + Tracking Me?

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Websites are frequently interested in how they are used and by whom. + Thus, they may perform analytics on your browsing behavior, either by + themselves, or by utilizing a third-party service.

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Motivations for such user tracking may be a more personalized browsing + experience, e.g., by offering you services or products corresponding to your + previous browsing pattern, thus making it more likely that you are interested + in those. Third-party services are mostly interested in placing advertisements + that match your interests, thus making it more likely that you would click on + those ads, which in turn generates revenue.

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Of course, this list isn't all inclusive, other reasons may exist to + track the user's browsing behavior. To summarize, the trade-off is:

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What Are the Mechanisms of User Tracking?

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There isn't any single tracking mechanism, rather several methods + exist. For example, a website may employ one or more of these methods:

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What Can I Do to Prevent User Tracking?

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In general, there is no complete protection against unwanted tracking of + one's browsing activities. However, there are a couple of ways to make + it harder to get tracked:

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Note: The issues related to user tracking are complex. + This description is not intended to be complete but to provide you with some + basic information on this topic.

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How Can I Control Web + Pages in Email Messages?

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You can disable cookies, images, and plugins completely (JavaScript is + always disabled) for web pages that are received as part of email + messages.

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While it may be convenient to enable some or all of these capabilities when + you're browsing the web, they may not be necessary in single web pages + sent as attachments to messages.

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For information on enabling or disabling cookies, images, and plugins in + email messages, see the following sections:

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How + Can I Make Sure Unauthorized People Don't Use Information About Me?

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The best way to keep your information private is to read the privacy + policies for the websites you visit and the Internet services you use, and + to be cautious about giving out your personal information online.

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The Internet is a public network. When you send your name, phone number, + address, and other personal information over the network (via a web page, + email, or any other method), it is possible that someone else may be able to + intercept it.

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Here are some questions you might ask about a website's privacy + policy:

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