Internet Browser Privacy Security Improve Mobile Browser Security

Internet Browser Privacy & Security

Improve Mobile Browser Security

Chrome 3

• Open the Chrome app, select the Options menu at the top right, then select Settings. • Inside the Settings menu, select Passwords. • Recommended you do not save passwords in your browser. • Disable that by toggling the switch. 4

• Select Privacy from the main settings menu. • Disable the ‘Preload pages’ option. • Go back to the Privacy menu and select the ‘Do Not Track’ button. • Toggle the Do Not Track option to “On” in this menu. 5

• Navigate back to the main Settings page and select the ‘Site Settings’ options menu. • Within the Site Settings menu, select ‘Cookies’. • Select the ‘Block third-party cookies’ option within this menu. 6

Safari 7

• Open the Settings app on your Apple device. • Scroll down on the left and select Safari. • Ensure pop-ups are blocked. • Ensure ‘Prevent Cross-Site Tracking’ is enabled. • Ensure ‘Fraudulent Website Warning’ is enabled. 8

Microsoft Edge 9

• Open the Edge app on your phone, select the Options button at the bottom, then select Settings. • From the main Settings menu, select the ‘Save Passwords’ option. • Change the option to save passwords to “off”. 10

• Back in the main Settings menu, select Privacy and Security. • In this menu, ensure the Share info and Share usage data are both disabled. • From this same menu, select ‘Tracking prevention’. 11

• Change this setting to ‘Strict’. • Back in the Privacy and Security menu, select ‘Do Not Track’, and toggle this option to On. • From the Privacy and Security menu, select ‘Usage and crash reports’, and ensure this is turned off. 12

• Back in the main settings menu, select ‘Site Permissions’. • Select the ‘Cookies’ option and ensure that ‘Block third-party cookies’ is enabled. 13

Opera 14

• Open the Opera app and select the Opera icon in the bottom right corner, then select settings. • From the main Settings menu, be sure to disable ‘Send usage reports’. • Next, select ‘Passwords’ and change this to “never save passwords”. • From the main Settings menu, select ‘Cookies’ and change to exclude third-party cookies. 15

Firefox 16

• Open the Firefox app, select the Options button at the bottom right, then select Settings. • From the main Settings menu, select Logins and Passwords and set this option to ‘Never save’. • Next, from the main Settings menu, select ‘Enhanced Tracking Protection’. • Change this setting to ‘Strict’. 17

• Next, select ‘Data Collection’. • From this menu, ensure all options are disabled. 18