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The Safari web browser on your iPhone always keeps a log of all the web pages that you visit. Though this feature is indeed really helpful at times when you need to revisit a particular website, you should also know how to clear this information for privacy purposes. You can …

The purpose of Protected Mode in internet explorer is to prevent malicious software from exploiting the vulnerabilities of the internet explorer and to protect your computer from hackers, who can easily gain access to your computer. The importance of using protected mode cannot be denied but many times people have …

ActiveX is a software framework that can be re-used by many application programs within a computer or among various computers in a network. Once installed ActiveX has access to your entire computer. Often referred to as an add-on, ActiveX is a small set of programs for Internet Explorer, which enable …

Satellite internet is always the most reliable source of gaining access to the web when you live in an area where high-profile ISPs have no coverage. Sure, it may never be superior to fiber or DSL, but satellite internet still gets the job done for people who are isolated from urban society. …

We find it inevitable to feed the web with our personal data one way or the other. Yes, technology has blessed us with the internet immensely but are we entirely safe from the bad apples of the digital world? Over-exposing details will be a direct invitation to hungry hackers and …

If you want high security for your data communications, Virtual Private Networks (VPN) is your answer. When you have a secure VPN, you will get network authentication and encryption. IP Security (IPsec) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) are two of the most commonly used secure network protocol suites in VPNs. …

"How to hide my IP address" is one of the most popular searches on Google. And it's an entirely natural wish, considering that your IP address is as sensitive of information as your home address. And you know what?  Hiding your IP address doesn't have to be expensive, nor complicated with …

When you access the internet, you will likely do so using a web browser. Three of the most commonly used are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. There are others such as Safari, Edge, and the one we are going to focus on – Opera. Opera has been around …

The abbreviation VPN stands for a virtual private network. Just as what the name implies, this is how internet users can access the internet with their private data, their online activities and their location being kept secret and secure. The method of doing so can vary regarding the specific service and …

VPNs have been around for some time and were first developed to allow businesses the ability to connect securely via the corporation's network. Today, the term VPN is more commonly used to describe the ever-increasing number of services that are geared towards individuals browsing the internet. These offer users a …