Cover your tracks

Email

Please take a few minutes to read the warning below and to take steps to increase your safety when using the internet and the Sonas website.

Email

If an abuser has access to your email account, they may be able to read your incoming and outgoing mail. If you believe your account is secure, make sure you choose a password that an abuser will not be able to guess.

If an abuser sends you threatening or harassing email messages, they may be printed and saved as evidence of this abuse. The messages may constitute an offence.

Clear browser history and form data

In Internet Explorer 7, the URLs you have typed into theaddress bar are automatically stored in the browser’s history. When you click on the drop-down arrow to the right of the address bar, you will see a list of the addresses you have typed manually into the address bar, and those you have pasted into the address barand loaded for viewing.  You can delete your browsing history. Browser history is the addresses you type into the address bar in the browser, e.g., www.google.com. Form data is the information you type in forms on the internet, including usernames/logins, terms you type into search forms in Google, and so on.

In Firefox 2.0:

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Click Tools/Clear Private Data. The Clear Private Data window appears.
  3. To remove browser history, leave the checkmark beside Clear Browsing History, or mark the check box if it is empty.
  4. To remove form data, leave the checkmark beside Saved Form Information, or mark the checkbox if it is empty.
  5. Clear any checkmarks beside options for which you do not want to delete data.
  6. Click Clear Private Data.

In Internet Explorer 6:

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click Tools/Internet Options. The Internet Options window opens.
  3. To remove browser history, go to the History section on the General tab, and then click Clear History.
  4. Click Yes on the prompt that appears.
  5. To remove form data, click the Content tab, and then click AutoComplete. The AutoComplete window appears.
  6. In the Clear AutoComplete history section, click Clear Forms.
  7. Click OK on the prompt that appears.
  8. Click Close.

In Internet Explorer 7:

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click Tools/Delete Browsing History. The Delete Browsing History window appears.
  3. To remove browser history, click Clear history.
  4. Click Yes on the prompt that appears.
  5. To remove form data, click Clear forms.
  6. Click Yes on the prompt that appears.
  7. Click Close.