privacy & security using firefox

Privacy and Security

Privacy and Security

• Security and Privacy is an important part of our online lives

• So we should know how to handle it and keep the web healthy

Do you know you are been tracked online

Shine a Light on Who’s Watching YouWatching You

Lightbeam

•Lightbeam is a Firefox add-on

•It uses interactive visualizations to show you the first and third party sites you interact with on the Web

•Reveals parts that are not transparent to the average user

Visited Sites Third Party Sites

How do I open the Lightbeam?

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Permissions Manager

• Using which you can give certain websites the ability to store passwords, set cookies and more

• The Permissions Manager now collects various website permissions all in one place

How do I open the Permissions Manager?

About:permissions

How do I manage permissions for a single website?

How do I manage the default permissions for all websites?

Private Browsing

• Private Browsing allows you to browse the Internet without saving any information

• Information about which sites and pages you’ve visited

• Many a times you need the browser not to store the information (history)

What does Private Browsing not save?

• Visited pages • Form and Search Bar entries • Passwords• Download List entries• Cookies• Cached Web Content• Offline Web Content

How do I open a new Private Window?

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HTTP vs HTTPS

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)

Why do we need extra “S”?

• That extra "S" in the URL means your connection is secure

• It is much harder for anyone else to see what you're doing

• it's primarily used by sites that handle money

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

• Secure Socket Layer Encryption is a technology that protects Web sites

• Each SSL Certificate contains unique, authenticated information about the owner

What are Internet Cookies?

• A cookie is a type of message that is given to a browser by a Web server

• A cookie is information stored on your computer by a website you visit

• Cookies store your settings for a website, such as preferred language or location

• This allows the site to present you with information you needs

Can Cookies be malicious?

• Cookies that watch your online activity are called malicious or tracking cookies

• These types of cookies can be used to store and track your activity online

• Many antivirus today will flag suspicious cookies when scanning your system for viruses

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Mayur Patil

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