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|Scenario Task Type=Profiling your identity and actions
|Scenario Tools and Services=Bleachbit, Tails OS, CCleaner|Scenario Task Description=Most of the things you do on a Your computer are [https://learn.equalit.ie/wiki/Destroying_temporary_files logged and cached[Destroying temporary files | keeps trace]] of most of your activities. This includes the websites you visit, documents you've worked on, email attachments opened, etc. This information is constantly collected and stored as 'temporary files' on the computer. These Since these files expose and document your actions and , they could give away a lot of information about you to anyone who might have access to your machine, so it may be prudent to delete such traces.
[https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-delete-your-data-securely-windows Bleachbit for Windows] and [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-delete-your-data-securely-linux Linux], as well as [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/ccleaner/windows Ccleaner] can destroy ttemporary temporary files.
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Using your browser in [https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95464?hl=en Incognito mode on Chrome] or [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history Firefox], will prevent the recording of your browsing history and the download of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_%28computing%29 cache ] to the computer. It will also disable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookie] collection for that session and help [https://myshadow.org/visualisations/animation prevent profiling ]. A more permanent solution Additional browser settings on [https://myshadow.org/how-to prevent temporary file storage is to use a live operating system like -increase-your-privacy-on-firefox Firefox] and [https://tails.boummyshadow.org/ Tailshow-to-increase-your-privacy-on-chrome Chrome]will help you better control your data. Alternatively If you could want to be fairly sure that anyone getting hold of your machine will not be able to learn about what you've been up to, it is always advisable to [[I want to prevent unauthorised access to my data|encrypt the your hard disk]] to prevent , and you can also consider using [https://tails.boum.org/ Tails], a third-party from learning what live operating system that leaves no traces on the computer you've been up are using (unless you ask it to if they get a hold of your machinedo so).
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