Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

➟ Favorites, Bookmarks, and History features:If there

are sites you like to visit often, a Favorites or

Bookmarks feature allows you to save those sites in a

list and quickly go to them again. The History feature

lets you see sites you’ve visited in recent days or weeks

and go there again without having to look up the site

names or URLs. Favorites are perfect for those times

that you accidentally close a site and can’t remember

how you got there.

Storing favorite sites is a really good feature to use for

saving the proper URLs for sites that could be used in

phishing schemes. For example, save your financial

sites as favorites and open them via your favorites list

instead of clicking a URL in an e-mail that may lead

you to a phony site.

➟ Security and safety settings:All browsers let you

choose the security level you want, and these settings

are critical to a safe online experience. Some browsers

offer more security options than others. Security fea-

tures include tools that let you adjust these types of

settings:

• How your browser handles small bits of down-
  loaded code used to let Web sites recognize you
  whenever you visit (called cookies)


• How you’re alerted if a Web site you attempt to visit
  has an out-of-date security certificate or a question-
  able reputation


• Whether you want your browser to save passwords
  for certain sites


• Whether you want to block pop-up windows from
  appearing

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Part II: Using the Internet While Dodging the Risk