Computer Applications
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We can protect our identity on the Internet by using the following solutions:
- Anonymous Browsing — Anonymous browsers allow users to view websites without revealing any personal information of the user like their IP address, machine type, location etc.
- Private browsing — We can use the following to safely browse internet:
- Incognito browsing — It opens up a version of the browser that will not track our activity.
- Proxy — It works by acting as a middleman between our computer and the website we want to access.
- Virtual Private Network — It is a method used to protect our system from hackers trying to access our sensitive information.
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- To detect viruses on a system and prevent them from attacking it and spreading
- To prevent unauthorised connections coming in to and out of a network
- To prevent a hacker from logging on to the network
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