Disable AutoComplete
AutoComplete feature remembers web addresses you have typed, form information, logins and passwords you entered in web pages. AutoComplete is useful feature in many situations but it is also a huge security concern as anyone who can access your computer is able to access your personal sites and information. So in many situations to prevent your browser from automatically completing forms, such as filling in names, e-mail addresses, passwords, credit card information, etc that you have entered previously on a web page, you should disable AutoComplete
Why you should disable form AutoComplete and password Autocomplete
It can be really frustrating to enter the same information such as your name, address, email address, account information, passwords, etc again and again. And of course it is very convenient when your web browser offers AutoComplete feature which can help solve this issue so you donn't have to remember and enter lost of forms information and passwords again.
But unfortunately AutoComplet is also a security risk. The AutoComplete feature in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and other web browser can save web addresses, form data, different login informationsuch as usernames and passwords, etc. This information will be automatically entered every time you visit the site again. The problem is that all this information will also be automatically entered for anyone else who works at your computer and accesses the same sites.
To protect your privacy you should control what information AutoComplete feature
How to disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer
To disable AutoComplete (disable form AutoComplete, password AutoComplete) in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "Content" tab.
• Under AutoComplete, click "Settings" button.
• In "AutoComplete Settings" window select what information your browser will remember - remove check marks from AutoComplete options you don't need (Web Address, Foms, User names and passwords on forms).
Web addresses - stores URLs that you type and automatically tries to complete them the next time so you don't have to type the whole thing each time.
Forms stores data you enter filling forms to try to help populate form fields so you don't have to re-type the same information every time
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User names and passwords on forms stores the usernames and passwords for sites you visit and automatically enters them when you visit the site again. There is a sub-option to check so that Internet Explorer will prompt you each time rather than automatically saving passwords. You can use this if you want to use the feature, but not save passwords for more sensitive sites.
• Click OK.
To disable AutoComplete (disable form AutoComplete/disable password AutoComplete) in Internet Explorer 6.x:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "Content" tab.
• Click the "AutoComplete" button
• Remove check marks from the necessary check boxes.
• Click OK.
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How to disable AutoComplete in Firefox
How to disable AutoComplete settings (disable Form AutoComplete) in Firefox
• Select "Tools" then "Internet Options".
• Select the "Privacy" tab.
• Open "Save form information" category.
• Remove the check mark from the "Save information I enter in web page forms and the Search Bar".
• Click OK.
How to disable AutoComplete settings in Mozilla
To disable AutoComplete in Mozilla:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under "Privacy & Security" category, select Forms.
• Put check mark for "Save form data from web pages when completing forms"
• Click OK.
How to disable autocomplete settings in Netscape
To disable AutoComplete in Netscape Navigator:
• Select "Edit" then "Preferences".
• Open "Privacy & Security" category.
• Select "Forms" sub-category.
• Remove the check mark from the "Save form data from web pages when completing froms".
• Click OK.
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How to disable AutoComplete settings: disable form AutoComplete and disable password AutoComplete
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