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Many people think that they are anonymous when they surf the Internet, but that is often not the case as the following sites demonstrate:

Internet Pizza Server

Anonymizer

Some sites leave "cookies" on your computer that store information the site can access if you visit it again. To see whether there are "cookies" on your computer:

On Macs, use the Find option 's under the Finder's File menu to search for "cookie." If there are cookies, it may find a file called MagicCookie in the Netscape Preferences folder in your System Folder.

On PCs, search your hard drive in the directory c:\win\cookies

You can get Netscape to warn you when a site is trying to send you a cookie by checking the appropriate box in the Protocols section of Network Preferences.

If you plan to make purchases on the web, you should look for sites that enable you to send data securely. Netscape's Security Preferences can be set up to send a warning when you move from a secure to insecure site or vice versa.

If the site is not secure, the key in the bottom of the browser window will be "broken."

There are many resources available to assist parents and others who are concerned about inappropriate material on the Internet.

Web sites that focus on child safety on the Internet

Safe Kids Online by Larry Magid

Resources for Internet Parents by Netparents.org

The Parent's Guide to the Information Superhighway by the Children's Partnership

Parent's Guide to the Internet from the U.S. Department of Education

Organizations that rate sites

Recreational Software Advisory Council (RSACi)

Blocking Software

Links to companys with blocking software from Netparents.org

For more information on privacy, security, and safety on the web, check out these sites from:

Internet Safety by McREL, the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laborator

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©1998-2002 Lisa Baci. All rights reserved.
Please send comments to Lisa Baci at lbaci@mac.com

This site was created for a Lexington Community Education course and does not provide authorized support for any of the software products discussed. Throughout this site trademarked names and icons are used. Rather than put a trademark symbol in every occurance of a trademark, the site uses these names and icons only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of infringement of the trademark.

Exploration Search		Many people think that they are anonymous when they surf the Internet, but that is often not the case as the following sites demonstrate: Internet Pizza Server Anonymizer
		Some sites leave "cookies" on your computer that store information the site can access if you visit it again. To see whether there are "cookies" on your computer: On Macs, use the Find option 's under the Finder's File menu to search for "cookie." If there are cookies, it may find a file called MagicCookie in the Netscape Preferences folder in your System Folder. On PCs, search your hard drive in the directory c:\win\cookies You can get Netscape to warn you when a site is trying to send you a cookie by checking the appropriate box in the Protocols section of Network Preferences.

		If you plan to make purchases on the web, you should look for sites that enable you to send data securely. Netscape's Security Preferences can be set up to send a warning when you move from a secure to insecure site or vice versa.

		If the site is not secure, the key in the bottom of the browser window will be "broken."
		There are many resources available to assist parents and others who are concerned about inappropriate material on the Internet. Web sites that focus on child safety on the Internet Safe Kids Online by Larry Magid Resources for Internet Parents by Netparents.org The Parent's Guide to the Information Superhighway by the Children's Partnership Parent's Guide to the Internet from the U.S. Department of Education Organizations that rate sites Recreational Software Advisory Council (RSACi) Blocking Software Links to companys with blocking software from Netparents.org
		For more information on privacy, security, and safety on the web, check out these sites from: Internet Safety by McREL, the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laborator
		Internet Surfing Home Page Exploration, URLs, Search, Bookmarks, ISPs, Email, Newsgroups, Safe Surfing, Plug-ins, Downloading Files

		©1998-2002 Lisa Baci. All rights reserved. Please send comments to Lisa Baci at lbaci@mac.com

		This site was created for a Lexington Community Education course and does not provide authorized support for any of the software products discussed. Throughout this site trademarked names and icons are used. Rather than put a trademark symbol in every occurance of a trademark, the site uses these names and icons only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of infringement of the trademark.