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Web Safety - Web Safety Tips for the Web

Learn how to surf anonymously on the Web, make your Web searches more private, and keep your computer safe from harmful sites with these Web safety resources.

A Practical Guide to Kids Safety Online

Every parent wants their kids to be safe online, right? Of course! Use the following tips to insure your kids safety on the Web.

Ten Ways To Keep Your Search History Private

Search engines can and do keep records of searches - here's a few ways you can keep your searching history private.

Learn More About Online Privacy Issues at the Electronic Frontier Foundation

If you want to stay on top of online privacy and safety issues, you can't do much better than the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

How do I avoid porn on the Web?

Have you ever tried to find something on the Web and come across pornographic materials? Learn how to find what you're looking for and avoid porn.

The Anatomy of a Phishing Scam

Phishing is becoming more and more prevalent on the Web. View the Anatomy of a Phishing Scam image gallery to find out how to identify a phishing scam.

Phishing FAQ

What is phishing? What do phishing scams look like? How do I know I've been the victim of phishing? Get these questions and others answered in the Phishing FAQ.

Free Spyware Removal

If you're not careful on the Web, you can pick up some spyware. Here are my favorite free spyware removal tools.

National Do Not Call Registry

Find out how you can use the National Do Not Call Registry to get rid of telemarketers.

HTTPS

If you've ever seen an "https" in the URL address of a website, you might have wondered what it stands for.

Surf the Web Safely with WorkFriendly

Don't want to get caught browsing your favorite sites at work? Try WorkFriendly, a a web-based proxy service which will make any website look like a completely work appropriate application, such as Office 2003.
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