To add sites you do nottrust, you use a similar procedure. Complete
the previous Steps 1–3. Then click the Restricted Sites icon and add the
Web addresses.You can establish a Privacy setting on the Privacy tab
of the Internet Options dialog box to control which
sites are allowed to download cookies to your com-
puter. Cookies, tiny files that track your online activity,
recognize you when you return to a source site. For
example, when you go to an online shopping site,
such as Amazon.com, to shop, cookies keep a record
of what you’re looking at. Then when you return to
the site later, the site uses cookies to provide you with
information on similar products. Trusted sitesare the
ones that you allow to download cookies to your
computer, even though the privacy setting you’ve
made might not allow any other sites to do so.
Restricted sitescan never download cookies to your
computer, no matter what your privacy setting is.Change Privacy Settings in Internet Explorer
Your browser should help you monitor your browsing experience, but
you have to make certain settings to get the level of monitoring you
prefer. For example, in Internet Explorer (IE) you can choose Tools➪
Internet Options to set security and privacy preferences.- With IE open, choose Tools➪Internet Options and click
the Privacytab, as shown in Figure 15-14.
2.Click the slider and drag it up or down to adjust your
browser to different levels of security settings.3.Read the choices and select a setting that suits you.
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