Clearing your search history
If you are concerned about someone looking at your internet history (the websites and pages you have visited) you can delete the easily accessible history pages.
Bear in mind that these methods of deleting Internet pages are not foolproof. A computer expert may still be able to find out which website or pages you have been looking at.
If you are worried about this, use the Internet at Queensland public libraries, an Internet café, or a computer at a relative, friend or neighbour's house.
The methods of deleting Internet pages suggested here will delete your entire Internet history.
Internet Explorer
From the toolbar at the top of the window select Tools > Internet Options.
A dialog box will appear, select the General tab at the top.
Under Browsing history select Delete....
Under Temporary Internet files select Delete files.
Under History click Delete history.
Internet Explorer options:
Screenshot taken from Internet Explorer 7
FireFox
From the toolbar at the top of the window select Tools > Options.
A dialog box will appear, select the Privacy tab at the top.
Under Private Data select Clear Now.
On the new window that appears, select Clear Private Data Now.
Note: You can go directly to clearing your private data by selecting Tools > Clear Private Data.
FireFox options:
Screenshot taken from FireFox 3
Last updated: 8 April 2008
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