Source: in.finance.yahoo.com

It’s important to be aware of what you’re doing online — and how much of your own personal information you may be allowing others to access.

Everyone knows (or should) to use complex passwords. But do you use your web browser’s private browsing mode when checking your bank account or paying a credit card bill?

The rest of these tips should serve as a refresher and help you surf the internet safely.

1. When checking your bank account or paying a bill online use the incognito mode or private browsing.

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Normally web browsers store information like your browsing history, images, videos, text, and cookies in a “cache”. A cache stores information about a webpage that lets it load faster the next time you visit.

Private browsing mode or incognito mode is a setting available on all modern browsers (Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox) that prevents the browser from… continue reading at in.finance.yahoo.com