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Top 10 Privacy Software Tools for 2007
Home and office computer privacy are very serious problems affecting nearly all computers users today. Our comprehensive reviews on the latest privacy software tools will help you identify the best-rated solutions on the market, as well as help you find the right product for your particular needs. Simply consult the reviews below for a snapshot of information on each provider; click on "Read Review" to get full details on any piece of privacy software. Listed below are our top picks for 2007.
Want to learn more about privacy, internet footprints, and how to protect your computer? Read our privacy control articles |
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Privacy Controls
Our TOP PICK!
Cleans Internet Explorer, Skype, Bittorrent, DivX, VLC. Protects all passwords, user ID’s, banking credit card info.
Clears data from instant messaging and voice over protocol.
Clears all histories and desktop search items.
Supports popular browsers: IE, Firefox, AOL, Opera, Netscape.
Protect user from accidentally removing needed items.
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98% |
$29.95 |
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Win Clear
Supports all the popular web browsers – Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, AOL, MSN, and Opera.
It wipes all evidence of internet use – history files, cookies, and temp files.
It also clears clipboard data, autocomplete data forms, mediaplayers, scandisk file fragments, and registry streams, erases data sent to printers and stops unecessary disk usage.
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96% |
$37.00 |
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Evidence Nuker
Clears System and Utility files, and Internet Explorer files.
User can “Exclude” Items from scan and/or removal.
Automatically “Delete All” or manually delete individual files.
Bottom summary bar that details all important information.
Deletion Summary reports and explains why files are deleted.
Exclude feature to protect files you wish to keep.
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90% |
$29.95 |
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Evidence Eliminator
Clears internet browser files
Cleans Windows.
Overwrites 1-27 times for total Deletion.
Password Protected
Saves Cookies you need
Stealth Mode
Customizable scan lists
Supports 83 plugins (incl. IM, Email, P2P, Chat)
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86% |
$149.95 |
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Window Washer
Extensive Wash Areas
Deletes browser files: histories, caches, cookies, and more.
Overwrites files and makes them unrecoverable.
Completely cleans the Free Space area of your computer.
Choose which files to leave alone as it clears out all the others.
Set to clean at each Shutdown/Startup.
22 plugins for IM, Email, P2P, chat, etc.
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86% |
$29.95 |
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Clean Surfer
Erases browser cache files, cookies, and history
Clears Microsoft Windows secret index.dat file data
Wipes My Documents files and
permanently empties Recycle Bin
Keeps your homepage protected and deletes Recent Files list
Speeds up your computer
AntiSpy function to protect from spyware, adware, and more!
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80% |
$69.90 |
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Privacy Eraser Pro
Erases unwanted files from Internet Explorer, Windows, and Windows Utilities, as well as Google and Yahoo! internet histories and Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape, AOL, Opera data. Also includes features, such as: Stealth Mode, File Shredder, Plugin Builder, and Live Update Wizard.
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78% |
$29.95 |
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CyberScrub
Scans and erases files from more P2P agents (ie. eMule, eDonkey, Kazaa, Limewire), search engines (ie. Juno), ISPs (ie. Netzero), MS Office, Morpheus, Napster, Norton (AntiVirus, Firewall, Internet Security), Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, media players (ie. Windows Media Player 11, Winamp 5, WinMXX, Real Player 10), and more!
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78% |
$49.95 |
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Tracks Eraser Pro
Deletes files from your Windows registry and utilities, while also clearing your Internet files (caches, histories, etc). You can utilize any of 100 plug-ins to clear unwanted data from your favorite applications (Real Player, Quicktime, Microsoft Office, Acrobat, Winzip). Delete histories alone for as many as 100 other applications as well.
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76% |
$29.95 |
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Ghost Surf Platinum
The GhostSurf program allows users to surf the web anonymously by cloaking their IP address from harmful internet threats. It lets the user choose from three different levels of security, enabling you to let others see what you want them to see.
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72% |
$29.95 |
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About Internet Footprinting:
Are You Being Watched? Internet Privacy, Spyware, and You...
Watch what you say online – because other people certainly are! Maybe even your boss. There are no laws on the books as of yet regarding “snooping” into other people’s Internet Footprints, taking sneak peeks inside their minds by way of the feelings, comments, thoughts, and ideas they’ve posted of their own accorded on the internet.
Think about it – posting anything online is akin to publishing it, and once you’ve voluntary put yourself out there like that, anyone with any intentions is free to see it, and interpret, and respond to it in any way they wish. Anyone can track your internet footprint all the way to your front door. Put another way, your internet footprint reveals to anyone who wishes to know, the inner workings of your heart and mind. That’s a lot of power to give to a stranger, much less several million of them. Read more >>
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