Clearing Firefox Search History And Deleting Search Information

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With the advent of computers and Internet technology, you can communicate with speed and efficiency as well as obtain information on any subject from the Internet by just a click of the mouse. You can even shop on the Internet using a credit card for all kinds of goods and services. While this is all very well, there is the likelihood of your privacy being at peril through unscrupulous users of the same technology.

For all its advantages, there is a downside to this advance in technology. The Internet is accessed by identity thieves who steal personal information which is used to their benefit. By accessing your personal information they gain entry into your credit card account, email records and even your online banking activities.

By and large, two methods are used to achieve this nefarious end. One is to install spyware software in your computer and the other is to hack into your computer to look at your Internet search records. It is therefore essential that you take such steps as necessary to protect your Internet search history and to delete search information.

Mozilla Firefox is a very popular Internet browser used today. Compared to other browsers, it offers a more convenient and simpler browsing experience. Like all other browsers, this too will however record your every move on the Internet. Every time you visit and exit a website the history will be recorded. Keywords used for searches too will be recorded. These records are dangerous as they can be accessed by others who use your computer or hackers to gain knowledge of your Internet activities.

To maintain your privacy, you should delete your Internet activity history and also delete all search information. To do this, Mozilla Firefox web browser has a simple method. Open the 'Tools' button, and click on the 'Clear Private Data". A new window will appear. If you check all the boxes and click on "Clear Private Data Now', you will be able to instantly clear all your past Internet activities as well as any keywords that you may have used in your searches.

For complete erasure however, you will still need to clear the files in your hard drive. If this too is to be cleared, and it must, you will need to install a special software program for it. These are called Hard Drive Cleaners and these will completely get rid of all the information. Even the use of data recovery software will not be able to recover the data erased by this software as all Internet search history records would have been deleted permanently

To prevent your Internet search history from falling into the wrong hands, you could either delete it by using the built-in clearance tool of Mozilla Firefox browser or use a third party software program that will permanently delete all data about your Internet activities and search records.