Ever been on a website, attempted to enter your personal information and your PC wants to store your personal information? Sure you have. Whether you’re punching in payment information, your address or even passwords you wouldn’t tell your best friend, AutoComplete attempts to "save" the information.
Although convenient for future browsing and shopping, AutoComplete is a feature that can put your personal information at risk, especially when entering your card number to buy those concert tickets or books or whatever your interests. First, anyone who uses your computer or who shares your network can access your log-in and previous search information as stored through AutoComplete and second, a hacker now has a nice convenient place to access all important information.
AutoComplete got its start in 2001 when the first authentication web forms first stored personal information. Every Web browser utilizes a different AutoComplete function and all can put your information at risk, so it’s necessary to stay on top of the proper way to disable this feature.
To disable auto-complete:
- In Internet Explorer Open the Internet Explorer browser, From the Internet Explorer menu, select 'Tools,’ Select 'Internet Options' and Click 'Content'
- In Firefox Open the Firefox browser, from the Firefox menu, select 'Tools', Select ' Options' and Click 'Privacy.’
