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How To Use Google Safely?

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Who is your best buddy online? Certainly, it is Google. But, There is a private-us that we want to hide from Google, right? How about those searches that you do and don’t want anybody to know about them? And what about all that sensitive information stored in your Gmail and other Google accounts?

Yes may be all that information is of no use to Google but still a determined hacker can easily get his hands on all that information and he can use that for his purposes.

Google has and will have records of everything that you do online but if we do those things with proper care and take some precautions, then you can keep Google as your best friend and still hide yourself from Google. Well, here is a guide reflecting all the security measures necessary to help you hide yourself from Google:

Key:

Defcon 2; security measures under this heading are good for average person and provides a good defense against general attacks.

Defcon 1; security measures under this heading are advanced and good against determined hackers; moreover these techniques may also use third-party tools.

You can have a good look at both options and decide what suits you and what will suit your grand-ma computer.

Google Knows What You Searched last Summer! Hide Your-Private-Self

If you bother to see ‘Google Web History Page’ – you will be shocked to see all the records of your searches while you were logged in to your Google account and these are stored from years by default. No wonder if you find some entries which you don’t want to share with anybody.

Defcon 2

Yes, one can easily hide your searches through web after logging out of your Google Account. But, safe bet is to unsubscribe ‘Google Web History’ service from your Google account settings, and permanently hiding your searches from Google.

Now there is none search records associated to your ID in Google database but Google will still store history associated to your IP. Although this won’t be of any use to Google but a determined person may use it and work his way to you. So, remove your custom or entire history from Google Account settings and moreover you can also put this feature on pause for any search you don’t want to leave tracks of.

Defcon 1

A determined person can use Google server Logs associated to your IP to reach you. To counter that you can use web anonymously by using Anonymizer, Tor or Phzilla Firefox extension. What this will do is – use proxies to prevent any searches to direct back at your Computer by straying in various place and cities.

Google Has Eyes Everywhere; How to Hide Yourself?

Since Google use cookies to save your logs and status associating different services moreover, some cookies are also stored in your hard disk. Hence, Google can use those logs and info from your hard disk too. Moreover services owned by Google like double-click, an ad service, also help Google to keep track of visitors as they browse different websites.

So, by all that information Google can easily figure which site you have visited and at what time you visited. Of course, you can hide all that from Google too.

Defcon 2

By setting up your browser you can block all third-party cookies storage. And if some site or you want a site to store cookies you can easily add it to exception. Hence, removing previously stored cookies also makes sense – previously stored cookies won’t delete themselves just by blocking new ones.

Double click service! You can’t avoid cookie stored by this service unless you installing opt-out cookie. Care is to be taken when you install opt-out cookie, whenever you delete all cookies stored, opt-out cookie will also get deleted. A ‘How-to Install’ for opt-out cookie is provided by Google.

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Best Way is to use the ‘Incognito mode’ or ‘start private browsing’ feature, depending on your browser. Almost all popular browsers have private browsing feature. When you end the session, Incognito feature will erase all the history and cache. This is an effective method not only to hide yourself from Google moreover from any other person who uses that computer, only if you remember to click that mode.

Defcon 1

Safest bet is to completely block the ads and scripts. Ad blocking Add-ons are available for almost all browsers like AdBlock or Adsweep. This may turn some sites unusable but that can be countered by allowing that junk on specific sites.

What about script that get load by some ads hence providing path to third parties for peeking in your system? Well you can easily turn the Java and other scripts from security settings in your browser or ‘No Script’ a Fire Fox add-on can be used.

Don’t Trust Your Sensitive Information On Any System

Since Google has all of your data and tracks of every thing that you do, it’s no wonder Hackers are after Google. Not possible? Yes it is, even though Google has best geeks and techies working for them but still in December 2009 some intruders were able to get in Google’s inner network.

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Secured Instant Messaging Service

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Private Instant Messaging service is the answer to all communication needs of modern youth. Instant Messaging enables the participants of a conversation to reply each other in real time. Private Instant Messaging service provides security to individuals who are chatting. The conversation is safe-guarded from hackers and any third-party cannot access it.

Instant Communication service can be used at any time from a mobile phone or a laptop. Computer users have found new ways to protect their IM conversations. Add-ons can be installed for better protection of personal conversations while chatting.

Private Instant Messaging – Quick Communication

Most major email providing companies have an Instant Messaging service to entertain those people who want to chat in real time. This option can be accessed in most email services, once a person logs in his/her account. Before using the service, a person must register by providing a username and password and create an account. Instant Messaging is enjoyed by teenagers however this service is also now used by many business owners.

Instant Messaging Service Used In Organizations

Instant Messaging service can be used in an organization to let employees contact each other quickly. Data transfer is quick, thus any task shall take minimal time to be completed. A company which uses Instant Messaging may use a safety system as well, just to monitor if employees are indulging is non-productive conversations or transferring confidential information between themselves, or outside the company.

Concerns Regarding Instant Messaging Service

Some concerns over the use of Instant Messaging have been seen in organizations. Instant Messaging service may be used to abuse or harass another employee at the workplace.

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Christian Web Hosting for Church & Ministry

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There are many online agencies offering Christian web hosting. These websites are basically dedicated to God, where the hosts spread the words of God. For church and other Christian organizations there are various options available.These options are the different web hosting packages offered by these web hosting agencies specializing in Christian web hosting.

World Wide Web is a great set to explain people all around the globe what exactly Christian websites or church’s vision is all about. As thousands of people are using Internet today, it would be beneficial for church and Christians to promote their aim with the help of Christian web hosting.

The World Of Internet:

The internet world is exploding with the success of businesses online. Millions of buyers meet sellers, browsers crawl into the World Wide Web to seek information. Experts say that in another few years, almost all the businesses would be shifted online.

The amount of selling and purchasing will be doubled. In short, Internet today is the largest exchange medium and the best source of information as well. The Christian agencies trying to utilize the technology must take in consideration the development of a Christian site by finding a good Christian website hosting.

Shared Server:

Although when creating a business website it is suggested to avoid a shared server, but when serving the Christ it’s a good thought. Basically shared servers are cost effective as different websites divide the total hosting cost. Shared server is the same internet address different websites share.

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“Online Auction Services” The Easiest Way of Making Money

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As the world has taken a different shape in past few years, and it is called the new modern world. The distances have been reduced. This is all due to the invention of the computer and the internet. Now, this society of modern world is known as internet-based society. The internet has made every task easy for the people by giving the option to save their time and money.

Advantages Of the internet

Internet has also made the work easy for the auctioneers, because now they do not need to visit the malls or visit the flea markets on a given Saturday. Online auction sites has replaced all the process through which an auctioneer has to pass. Today, they do not require any bargain hunter who was used to stand for hour to listen for the auctioneer and call out for the price which the auctioneer can afford. Up to some extent the internet bargain hunting and the virtual shopping has replaced the flea markets.

To avoid the trauma that a person can undergo by visiting the hot flea markets, overcrowded shopping centers   and malls, everyone prefers to sit at home make all the deals while sitting at home in pleasure. But the internet shopping cannot totally replace the shopping.

Online auction sites

The online auction sites provide the solution for the people who are unwilling or unable to walk to the shopping malls and spend their time at the outlets and auctions. The top auction sites provide the customer many ways through which he/she can search for the best suitable price for the product that fit for their requirements. Selling the product through online auction sites also benefits the retailer. This model of business does not require much manpower because the software itself regulates the processes that are involved in buying. The buyers only have to bid on the products or the services that are displayed on the website.

Communication between buyer and seller

The internet sites do not perform any literal service. It is the only interface between the buyer and seller. The software only allows the website to accept the bid, offer the payments options, display photos and the description of the product. It supports the communication between the seller and buyer.

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Characteristics of the Internet Phone Service

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Many different telecommunication companies are making possible the access of their customers to the internet phone service. As the name indicates, this service can be availed only on internet. The features and services provided by the internet phone service are quite remarkable and there is a lot of difference in their working as compared to the landline services and other traditional options.

Technology for Internet Services:

Internet Phone Service

The technology responsible for making this service accessible to its customers is based on the telecommunication feature of VOIP. This abbreviation stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. In other words it is necessary to have an internet connection installed in order to avail the internet phone service.

Provisions of DSL Connection for Internet:

There are many options of connecting to internet. Among these the best option is to connect through the DSL connection and using the cable connection. There is nothing requirement as changing the phone number.

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