Browser Security - Blackberry Bold 9900 User Manual

User Guide
Turn off cookies in the browser
1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon.
2.
Press the key > Options.
3. In the Privacy & Security section, clear the Accept Cookies check box.
4.
Press the key > Save.
Turn off JavaScript support
JavaScript is used on some webpages to provide interactive features, such as menus and sounds. If you do not want the
browser to provide JavaScript features, you can turn off JavaScript support.
1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon.
2.
Press the key > Options.
3. In the Web Content section, clear the Enable JavaScript check box.
4.
Press the key > Save.
Turn on geolocation in the browser
If you turn on geolocation in the browser, some websites might be able to determine your approximate location.
1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon.
2. Press the key > Options.
3. In the Privacy & Security section, select the Enable Geolocation check box.
4.
Press the key > Save.
When you visit a website that requests your location, a dialog box appears. If you select the Don't ask again for this website
check box, the website and the permissions that you set for it are saved in Geolocation Permissions in your browser
options.

Browser security

About TLS
The browser is designed to use TLS or SSL to encrypt data that your BlackBerry smartphone sends or receives over the
Internet through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Communication between your smartphone and the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server is encrypted using Triple DES. Communication between the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and content
servers is encrypted using SSL or TLS. To increase security, you can set up TLS for HTTP connections between your
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