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by deedee1959 Accepted solution
by Former member Accepted solution
Please make a backup FIRST.
What operating system are you running?
IE Vista or XP?.
by older mycroft Accepted solution
When programs such as 'Spybot S&D' run an analytical scan on a computer and, in the process, detect things that you'd be better to not have - how do you think they can spot these unsavoury internet sites ?
They can spot them because they have an inbuilt database of what to look for.
What you are proposing is destroying one of these databases.
As I said, a little knowledge is more dangerous than no knowledge at all. If you don't know what something is - the last thing you should be considering is deleting it.
This explains what P3P is for:
by Former member Accepted solution
What is P3P?
What has it got to do with privacy?
P3P (Privacy Preferences Platform) was established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to provide internet users with a sense of privacy when surfing the internet. W3C is the official web standards body, which essentially attempts to bring law and order to the Internet.
P3P started to allay consumer concern about the amount of data collected by web sites. The idea is that any site gathering information about its users should state why it wants the information, and how long information will be retained for. For example: "We are monitoring these pages to improve site usability," or "We want to make our advertising more relevant." A user visiting a site with a P3P policy has access to its privacy policies and can decide whether or not to accept cookies or use that site at all.
P3P enables you to control - at browser level - how websites use information about your visit.
You can actually set privacy preferences in your browser before you begin to surf the Internet. As you download web pages a P3P-enabled server will send the content to your browser together with a privacy policy that your browser can automatically read. Before your browser displays the page it will match your privacy preferences with the site's - if there is not a match, you will be alerted so that you can decide whether to proceed or not.
Please post back if you have anymore problems or questions.
by Former member Accepted solution
Manage Cookies
What can I do to manage cookies stored on my computer?
There are a number of ways to manage cookies. If you use different computers in different locations you will need to ensure that each browser is adjusted to suit your cookie preferences.
Some modern browsers have a feature that will analyse website privacy policies and allow a user to control their privacy needs. These are known as "P3P" features (Privacy Preferences Platform). Find further information on P3P.
You can easily delete any cookies that have been installed in the cookie folder of your browser. For example, if you are using Microsoft Windows Explorer:
# Open 'Windows Explorer'
# Click on the 'Search' button on the tool bar
# Type "cookie" into the search box for 'Folders and Files'
# Select 'My Computer' in the 'Look In' box
# Click 'Search Now'
# Double click on the folders that are found
# 'Select' any cookie file
# Hit the 'Delete' button on your keyboard
If you are not using Microsoft Windows Explorer, then you should select "cookies" in the "Help" function for information on where to find your cookie folder.
Please post back if you have anymore problems or questions.
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