Cover your tracks

 
Click on the picture of your icon below to get information on covering your browsing history:

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Internet Explorer Google Chrome Safari Firefox

 


ie_icon Delete Browsing History on Exit in Internet Explorer

Within Internet Explorer you can set Delete Browsing History on Exit so that when you close the Internet Explorer your browsing  history trail is deleted.

Simply click the settings icon: This can be set under Internet Options:
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InPrivate Browsing in Internet Explorer

InPrivate Browsing enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail in Internet Explorer 8 onwards. This helps prevent anyone else who might be using your computer from seeing where you visited and what you looked at on the web.

You can start InPrivate Browsing by opening Internet Explorer and pressing Ctrl+Shift+P  or the new tab page or the Safety button.
 
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Chrome icon Delete Browsing History in Chrome

Within Chrome you can delete browsing history to remove your browsing history trail.

Simply click the settings icon: chrome and choose ‘History’. This will open a new windows. Click the ‘Clear Browsing Data…’ button:chrome1
Ensure you choose ‘the beginning of time’ and clear data:
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safari icon Delete Browsing History in Safari

Simply click the settings icon: safari settingsand choose ‘History’.

This will list your browsing history. Right click ‘Last Visited Today’ and click Delete to delete the history:

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Private Browsing in Safari

You can prevent users seeing you search history, browsing history and auto-complete forms simply by clicking the settings icon: safari settingsand choose ‘Private Browsing…’. All websites visited will then be hidden.

 
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ff_icon Delete Browsing History in Firefox

Within Firefox you can delete browsing history to remove your browsing history trail.

Simply click the Firefox button: firefoxbutton and choose ‘History’, ‘Clear Recent History…’:

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Private Browsing in Firefox

You can prevent users seeing you search history, browsing history and auto-complete forms simply by clicking the Firefox button and choosing ‘New Private Window’:

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