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General Software Discussion / Re: FIREFOX-PRIVACY PROBLEMS-HELP

« on: August 23, 2008, 03:44 AM »

<Click "I’ll be careful, I promise!".>

what do i have to be careful about?

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General Software Discussion / Re: FIREFOX-PRIVACY PROBLEMS-HELP

« on: August 22, 2008, 07:02 PM »

Thanks, but these suggestions don't help. I don't wish to clear my private data, because if I've visited a site and accessed some links, then I want to be able to quickly access them again or know what I accessed in the past.

My problem is that for example if i vist www.craigslist.com - It has many sections. Now if I clicked on say "Rants and Raves", and clicked on some controversial discussion, then if someone using my computer types www.craigslist...., the discussion which I had visited, including the title of that discussion is shown in the address bar. That's what I don't want. This wasn't the case with the previous version of Firefox. If you have the latest version of FF, then try doing the same with Craigslist or some other site.

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General Software Discussion / FIREFOX-PRIVACY PROBLEMS-HELP

« on: August 21, 2008, 01:03 AM »

This is about the latest Firefox version.

When I begin to type www.gmail.com and if I have previously visited the Gmail site, then Firefox also shows the Login Name that I typed during my last visit. I believe this infringes my privacy because if I'm using a Login Name that I do not wish to disclose, another person using my computer to access Gmail or any other Email will see this. This wasn't the case with the previous version of FireFox.

I don't wish to completely disable the 'Auto-Complete' feature. I want to be able to quickly access websites previously visited by me, instead of having to type the whole name, but I also don't want Firefox to show the contents of what I visited on that particular webpage in the Address bar.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Strategies for international travellers regarding new US Customs seizure policy

« on: August 21, 2008, 01:00 AM »

Do you have to submit only those devices which you carry as hand luggage or also those devices which is part of your main luggage?

So I understand that the TSA cannot force you into giving away the password for an encrypted Hard-drive but what if the data is not encrypted, but on start up you are prompted for a password by your system - i.e. the regular laptop start up password prompt? Are you required by law to give the TSA that password?

The problem is I store many passwords on my laptop - passwords and other confidential data in word/excel files that provide access to my email accounts and other sites. I'm afraid of this falling into the hands of the TSA people. I'll have to change each and every password once I get home from the airport and that can take a while and will be a big pain, and how do I know some TSA person hasn't already gone through the contents of my computer by then?

I can still delete this and transfer this data online and download it later I guess because it's not a big file or something.

What's more worrying is the media content on my laptop - not that I have anything to be embarrassed about the contents, but how I obtained it. Songs I downloaded from friends and other p2p sites like Kazaa etc. and thus their legality can be questioned. I don't know what to do about this. I can't delete so many songs collected over the years either. Will they also ask me about the legality of the songs on my iPod or laptop? What kind of proof would they need if I were to tell them I got them for free and got them legally as well?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Deleting Files From the ..\Local Settings\Temp\ Folder

« on: August 18, 2008, 11:29 AM »

Hi I'd like to delete the files in my Temp Folder located in Local Settings. I read the discussions above and decided to reboot my computer and then delete all files before today located in the Temp folder. No other program was running (except my Anti-Virus which is always running when my computer is on).

When I tried to delete the files, I got a prompt for some files saying they were "Read Only", so I don't go ahead with the deletion and thought I'd seek your opinion about such files. Thanks.