privacy & security using firefox
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How can you take care of your online privacy and security just by using the Firefox browser. Firefox provide many features and Add-ons that take care of your privacy and security.TRANSCRIPT
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Privacy and Security
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Privacy and Security
• Security and Privacy is an important part of our online lives
• So we should know how to handle it and keep the web healthy
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Do you know you are been tracked online
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Shine a Light on Who’s Watching YouWatching You
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Lightbeam
•Lightbeam is a Firefox add-on
•It uses interactive visualizations to show you the first and third party sites you interact with on the Web
•Reveals parts that are not transparent to the average user
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Visited Sites Third Party Sites
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How do I open the Lightbeam?
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Permissions Manager
• Using which you can give certain websites the ability to store passwords, set cookies and more
• The Permissions Manager now collects various website permissions all in one place
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How do I open the Permissions Manager?
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About:permissions
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How do I manage permissions for a single website?
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How do I manage the default permissions for all websites?
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Private Browsing
• Private Browsing allows you to browse the Internet without saving any information
• Information about which sites and pages you’ve visited
• Many a times you need the browser not to store the information (history)
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What does Private Browsing not save?
• Visited pages • Form and Search Bar entries • Passwords• Download List entries• Cookies• Cached Web Content• Offline Web Content
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How do I open a new Private Window?
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HTTP vs HTTPS
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
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Why do we need extra “S”?
• That extra "S" in the URL means your connection is secure
• It is much harder for anyone else to see what you're doing
• it's primarily used by sites that handle money
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• Secure Socket Layer Encryption is a technology that protects Web sites
• Each SSL Certificate contains unique, authenticated information about the owner
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What are Internet Cookies?
• A cookie is a type of message that is given to a browser by a Web server
• A cookie is information stored on your computer by a website you visit
• Cookies store your settings for a website, such as preferred language or location
• This allows the site to present you with information you needs
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Can Cookies be malicious?
• Cookies that watch your online activity are called malicious or tracking cookies
• These types of cookies can be used to store and track your activity online
• Many antivirus today will flag suspicious cookies when scanning your system for viruses
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Thank you !!
Mayur Patil
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