Chapter 19

Internet Safety

In This Chapter

arrow Locating security features

arrow Updating Windows

arrow Protecting your laptop from viruses

arrow Avoiding virus risks

arrow Using Windows Firewall

arrow Browsing the web privately

arrow Disabling location settings

arrow Reviewing privacy options

They say that the Internet was designed to withstand a nuclear attack. Yet computer scientists apparently never anticipated antisocial teenage programmers who crave negative attention. If you are to participate in the goodness the Internet offers, you need to defend your laptop from imminent peril.

Security Central

Without security, using your laptop on the Internet is like smearing your body with honey and walking through the bear cage ...

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