Chapter 19
Internet Safety
IN THIS CHAPTER
Locating security features
Updating Windows
Protecting your laptop from malware
Using Windows Firewall
Avoiding virus risks
Browsing the web privately
Disabling location settings
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 must 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 at ...
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