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How to Securely Erase Private Data

Contents

Crucial Steps You Need To Take Before Typical After-Work Erasing With Eraser

CAUTION: Reading the following steps carelessly could cause you to disable your system and / or lose data you want to keep. So be sure to read them carefully.

Previous Step: Encrypt Windows or Move Private Data to Read-Only or Encrypted Removable Media

Switch to Safer Hardware and Software

To minimize the risks to your privacy, I recommend switching to safer, alternative browser and e-mail programs or better yet, portable versions stored on an encrypted removable medium that leave your sensitive data significantly more private and secure than Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Outlook do, which is especially important when using a laptop / notebook, PDA, smartphone or public computer.

And use one or more of these or the following software and web-based services for anonymous searches or Web surfing, to prevent profiling and the resulting risk of misuse or theft of your private data.

Then, use one of the two options I recommend for virtually worry-free computing and sufficiently secure, private browsing.

Or at least use antimalware and antiadware to help keep your data private. And download updates for them often.

Note: As I said in section 2, using those software programs and updates isn't necessary if you choose one of the options I recommend.

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Alternative E-Mail Programs:
- Thunderbird
- Thunderbird Portable
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- Surf it Easy (commercial)
- P.I. Protector Mobility Suite (commercial)
- Portable Privacy Machine (based on QEMU emulator - includes Firefox, PrivacyBar, NoScript Extension, Thunderbird, Enigmail GPG and a persistent home directory)
  - Portable Linux Virtual Machines (a review of Portable Privacy Machine)
- The latest version of Firefox or better yet Portable Firefox running in Sandboxie with its cache on an encrypted removable medium and with NoScript, CookieSafe, Adblock Plus, Adblock Updater and either Stealther or PrivacyBar extensions for private browsing, or xB Browser (formerly Torpark), FoxTor or OperaTor for anonymous browsing. skip
  - Safe And Secure Surfing With Firefox (how to change the default settings for cookies and Javascript, change the default Clear Private Data rules, clear private data - not secure - and install the Adblock Plus, Adblock Filterset.G Updater, NoScript, FlashBlock, CookieSafe, RefControl and User Agent Switcher extensions)
  - Sandboxie (version 2.64 does not support Windows Vista - only the newer beta versions support Vista)
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    - Portable Tor
    - OperaTor (a free combination of Opera web browser, Tor anonymity network and Privoxy content filter)
    - xB Browser (formerly Torpark) (a free, fully configured combination of Portable Firefox and Tor anonymizer for Windows - GNU/Linux and Mac OS versions being developed)
      - A Review of Torpark
    - FoxTor Extension for Firefox and Vidalia (a free combination of FoxTor extension for Firefox web browser, Tor anonymity network and Privoxy content filter)
  - PrivacyBar Extension for Firefox (a complete set of privacy and security tools with Easy Access)
  - Firefox Portable
  - Portable Firefox with PrivacyBar
- Portable Opera@USB
  - Security and Privacy in Opera on a Shared Computer
- NoTrax (commercial, from the makers of Eraser - securely erases browsing history after each session)
  - Does NoTrax do anything Firefox doesn't do?
- NetCaptor with Secure Cleanup Enabled (commercial, Internet Explorer-based - secure clean up feature - one pass, three-DOD and 35-Gutmann)
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- Carry Your Life on a Thumb Drive (or iPod)
- Software for U3 Smart Drives (the discontinued U3 platform replaced by Microsoft's StartKey lets you run applications on any PC without leaving data on the host machine) skip
- Quickly Install the Best Open Source Apps with WinLibre and MacLibre
- Privacy in a Very Small Package (privacy software for USB drives)
- The Ultimate USB Key (a collection of recommended portable programs)
- PortableApps Suite (a collection of portable apps, or applications)
- Portable Apps for Mac OS X
- LinuxForTravelers.com - Secure Computing on the Road
- USBapps.com
- EverythingUSB.com's USB Apps & Platform Newbie Guide & News
- Wikipedia's List of Applications for a USB Drive
- Portable USB Drive Utilities
- A Directory Of Programs Designed For USB Drives
- Dmitri Popov's List of Portable Windows Apps
- Other Sites with Portable Apps

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Contents
Section 2: Crucial Steps You Need To Take Before Typical After-Work Erasing With Eraser
- Next Step: Encrypt Restore Points or Erase Them, Then Disable System Restore

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