Archive for 'Privacy'
How does my neighbor know my favorite Walmart store?
Q: While on Walmart’s website, I recently picked the closest store location. I share my neighbor’s wireless Internet signal. And now my neighbor sees the same Walmart store that I picked. When I change the closest Walmart on my computer, it changes on his computer; when he changes the closest Walmart on his computer, it’s […]
Posted: May 23rd, 2011 under Internet, Privacy.
Tags: Internet privacy, ip address, ip address tracking, location tracking, ssid, walmart
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Privacy policy
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Posted: October 27th, 2007 under Privacy.
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Turning off AutoComplete
As soon as you begin to type something — a Web site in Internet Explorer, for instance, a credit card into an online form, or several other items — Windows XP often races in to help. It sends down a little box, as seen below, listing items you’ve typed in previously. Some people find it […]
Posted: February 14th, 2006 under Privacy, Windows XP.
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