Why Should I Change My Identity Protector Settings; What Web Trail Cleaner Does - McAfee GUARD DOG 2 User Manual

Why should I change my Identity Protector settings?

You may want to change your settings under the following circumstances:
If you
Are the only person using
your PC and you don't
want to be alerted every
time.
Have more than one
person using your PC.
You want to be warned
any time this information
is being sent out.

What Web Trail Cleaner does

As you surf the Internet, your browser stores information that makes your
browsing experience more satisfying. It uses the information as follows:
Your browser uses
Cached files
NOTE: When Guard Dog asks for your password and you enter it, the
password stays in effect until you restart Windows. If you've entered
your password and want to block others from sending out your personal
information, restart Windows before letting anyone else use your PC.
To
Speed up the display of Web page elements such
as graphics.
Table 5-4.
Use this option
Enter all of the information that you want to
prevent from going out and select Allow Always.
Create a Guard Dog password. If the Guard Dog
password is not entered after you start Windows,
an unauthorized user of your PC can't view or
send out your personal information.
Enter all of the information that you may want to
prevent from going out and select Allow Always or
Ask Before Blocking. For information that you
always want to prevent from going out, select
Block Always.
Create a Guard Dog password. If the Guard Dog
password is not entered after you start Windows,
any information entered in Identity Protector will
be blocked from being sent out.
Enter all of the information that you may want to
prevent from going out and select Ask Before
Blocking.
Table 5-5.
Privacy Features
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