Cover Your Tracks

Keeping yourself safe 

Warning: there is no way to completely cover your movements online. The only way to be sure, is to use a different computer, either at a local library, internet cafe, at a friend’s house or at work.

You can make it harder for anyone to view your online activity by

• Use ‘private’ or ‘incognito’ mode on your browser, usually in the top right of the desktop app
• Delete you browsing history in the settings area of your browser
• Change you passwords on devices and apps regularly
• Delete search engine histories as they store recent search activity

Be aware that your access to this website may be monitored by others in your home viewing your browsers history or, by a 3rd party having installed search history software, or by secretly logging the keystrokes you make on your computer/device without your knowledge. This list is not exhaustive so please be careful to ensure your online browsing is not being monitored.

The national charity Womans Aid publish a range of warnings and advice on their website which you may find useful.