Protecting Personal Information - McAfee INTERNET SECURITY SUITE 2008 User Manual

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Protecting personal information

Prevent your personal information (such as name, address, credit
card numbers, and bank account numbers) from being
transmitted over the Web by blocking it. If McAfee detects
personal information contained in something (for example, a
form field or file) about to be sent across the Web, the following
occurs:
If you are an Administrator, you must confirm whether to
send the information.
If you are not an Administrator, the blocked portion is
replaced with asterisks (*). For example, if a malicious Web
site tries to send your credit card number to another
computer, the number itself is replaced with asterisks.
Protect personal information
You can block the following types of personal information: name,
address, zip code, social security information, phone number,
credit card numbers, bank accounts, brokerage accounts, and
phone cards. If you want to block personal information of a
different type, you can set the type to other.
1
Open the Protected Information pane.
How?
1. Under Common
2. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click
Network.
3. In the Internet & Network information section, click
Configure.
4. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, ensure
that Personal information protection is enabled, and
then click Advanced.
2
On the Protected Information pane, click Add.
3
Select the type of information you want to block in the list.
4
Enter your personal information, and then click OK.
Tasks, click Home.
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