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Filtered Search for Kids Safety

• AOL.com
  • Change Preferences to Filter Search with AOL.com
• Ask.com
  • Change Preferences to Filter Search with Ask.com
• Google
  • Change Preferences to Filter Search with Google
• Windows Live / Microsoft
  • Change Preferences to Filter Search with Windows Live
• Yahoo!
  • Change Preferences to Filter Search with Yahoo!

Make Social Networking More Private for Youth Safety

• Make Facebook More Private
• Make MySpace More Private
• Make Xanga More Private

Security/Tools

• Use the Encryption (SSL) to Shop, Bank, and Communicate Securely Online
  • Video Tutorial on Recognizing Signs of SSL Transactions in Web Browsers
• Start the Built-in Firewall in Mac OS X
• Start the Built-in Firewall in Windows XP
• Password Protect Your Windows XP Computer
• Password Protect Your Apple Mac OSX Computer

Using Your Computer Wirelessly (WiFi)

• Make Your Linksys WiFi Basestation More Secure
  • Set and Encrypt your Password using WPA on Linysys
  • Set and Encrypt your Password using WEP on Linksys
  • Disable WiFi SSID broadcast on Linksys
  • Allow only your computer to access your WiFi base station using MAC addressing on Linksys
  • Change Your Default Password on Linksys Base stations
• Make Your NetGear BaseStation More Secure
  • Set and Encrypt your Password using WPA on NETGEAR
  • Set and Encrypt your Password using WEP on NETGEAR
  • Disable WiFi SSID broadcast on NETGEAR
  • Allow only your computer to access your WiFi base station using MAC addressing on NETGEAR
  • Change Your Default Password on NETGEAR Base stations
• Make Your D-Link Basestation More Secure
  • Change Your Default Password on D-Link Base stations
  • Encrypt Access to WiFi Using a WEP Password on D-Link Base stations
• Make Your Apple Airport Basestation More Secure
  • Set and Encrypt your Password using WPA on Apple Airport
  • Set and Encrypt your Password using WEP on Apple Airport
  • Disable WiFi SSID broadcast on Apple Airport
  • Allow only your computer to access your WiFi base station using MAC addressing on Apple Airport
  • Change Your Default Password on Apple Airport Base stations
• Ensure that You are Sending Sensitive Information Securely Over WiFi Hotspots
• Find Your Computer's MAC Address (for allowig MAC Addresses Only)

Privacy/Browsing/Tools

• AOL 8
  • Use AOL 8's Privacy Slide Bar
  • Block First and Third Party Cookies
  • Block Third Party Cookies
  • Prompt before accepting First and Third Party Cookies
• AOL-OS X
  • Disable Cookies
  • Prompt Before Accepting Cookies
• AOL 6 & 7
  • Disable Cookies in AOL 6 & 7
  • Prompt Cookies in AOL 6 & 7
• AOL 5
  • Disable Cookies in AOL 5
  • Prompt Cookies in AOL 5
• Firefox 3
  • Block 3rd Party Cookies in Firefox 3
• Firefox 1
  • Disable Cookies in Firefox v1
  • Accept Cookies Only From The Web Site You Are On (i.e. the originating server) in Firefox v1
• Internet Explorer 6
  • Allow Cookies from Sites You Have Visited Before
  • Allow Cookies from Specific Sites
  • Block 1st and 3rd Party Cookies
  • Block 3rd Party Cookies
  • Block Cookies from Sites You Have Visited Before
  • Block Cookies from Specific Sites
  • Use IE6's Privacy Slide Bar
  • Prompt Before Accepting Cookies
• Internet Explorer 5
  • Disable Cookies
  • Prompt Before Accepting Cookies
• Netscape 7
  • Disable Cookies in NS7
  • Warn Before Accepting Cookies
  • Accept Cookies Only From The Web Site You Are On (i.e. the originating server)
• Netscape 6
  • Accepting Cookies Only From This Web Site in NS6
  • Delete Stored Cookies in NS6
  • Disable Cookies in NS6
  • Remove ONE Stored Cookie and Don't Reaccept in NS6
  • View Stored Cookies in NS6
  • Warn Before Accepting Cookies in NS6
  • Warn Before Accepting Only Cookies That Get Sent Back to the Originating Server
• Netscape 4.5
  • Accept Cookies Only From This Web Site in NS4.5
  • Disable Cookies in NS4.5
  • Warn Before Accepting Cookies in NS4.5
• Opera 5
  • Accept Only Cookies from Selected Servers in Opera 6 & 5.01
  • Only Accept Cookies for the Server in Opera 6 & 5.01
  • Display Received Cookies in Opera 6 & 5.01
  • Display Third Party Cookies in Opera 6 & 5.01
  • Disable Referrer Logging in Opera 6 & 5.01
  • Don't Accept Third Party Cookies in Opera 6 & 5.01
  • Don't Accept Cookies in Opera 6 & 5.01
  • Throw Away New Cookies on Exit in Opera 6 & 5.01
• Other
  • Cookie Prompt Simulation
• Safari
  • Never Accept Cookies
  • Clear History

Privacy/Sharing/Tools

• Hiding Information
  • Clear History & Delete Temporary Internet Files
• AOL6
  • AOL 6 & 7, Clear History & Delete Temporary Internet Files
• AOL5
  • AOL 5, Clear History & Delete Temporary Internet Files
• Firefox 1
  • Clear History & Location Bar in Firefox 1
• Internet Explorer 6
  • Clear History & Delete Temporary Internet Files
• Internet Explorer 5
  • Clear History & Delete Temporary Internet Files
• Netscape 6
  • NS6, Cache & Temporary Internet Files
  • NS6, Clear History & Location Bar
• Netscape 4.5
  • NS4.5, Cache & Temporary Internet Files
  • NS4.5, Clear History & Location Bar
• Opera 6.05
  • Opera 6.05, Cache & Temporary Internet Files
• Opera 6
  • Opera 6.0, Cache & Temporary Internet Files
• Opera 5
  • Opera 5.01, Cache & Temporary Internet Files

Spyware

• AOL 9 Spyware Protection
• Activating Earthlink Spyware Blocker

Spam Filtering

• Activate the Spam Filter in Eudora
• AOL 9
  • Allow e-mail from all AOL members. Block all others.
  • Allow e-mail only from people I know. Block email from everyone else.
  • Allow e-mail from the people I list. Block all others.
  • Block all e-mails from the people I list. Allow e-mail from all others
• AOL 8
  • Allow e-mail from all AOL members. Block all others.
  • Allow e-mail from all AOL members and from listed domains and e-mail addresses. Block all others.
  • Allow e-mail from the people I list. Block all others.
  • Block all e-mails from the people I list. Allow e-mail from all others
  • Activate the Junk Mail Filter in Hotmail
  • Activate the Spam Filter in Entourage for the Mac

  Spam Reporting

  • Report Spammers to FTC With Header Info using Eudora
  • Report Spammers to FTC With Header Info using Outlook
  • Report Spammers to FTC With Header Info Using Entourage for the Mac
  • Report Spam to AOL