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Identity Protection


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Description

This Module can protect sensitive personal information, such as credit card numbers or passwords for online services. Upon detecting any attempt to send protected information to the Internet, whether to a web page, by email or through an instant message, the transmission can be blocked automatically.


Using data theft Protection

This feature can only protect information that you have defined. However, you do not need to enter a complete credit card, bank account, or Social Security number to gain this protection. As few as four of the digits entered in the correct order can stand for and effectively protect the entire sequence.
Click the switch on the left side of the window ON to start using this tool. You can specify information for three categories, which you can rename if you like. Click New Category to add another item to the list, or click the trash bin icon next to something that you no longer want to protect.
This module helps you protect your confidential data / information from being sent from your system. It can be your bank information (Account number) or your social security number that you have saved on your system in a text format.
Click on Identity theft module present on the interface, you will be forwarded to the Identity Protection Window.

 

 

Steps for Adding information to be protected

  1. Click on the Setting option present on the window and then click on Add button
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  3. Now add your details by Creating a category and information to be protected
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  5. The Category will be created and the information to be protected will be shown as encrypted, as shown below -
  6. Click on OK button when done, the entered information cannot be sent over internet through any means from your computer. It will be blocked and a report will be generated instantly.
  7. Whitelisting the Trusting Websites
    You can create a list of websites that can be allowed for sending the confidential information protected through Identity protection module . It can be done using the following simple steps --

    1. In Identity Protection window Click on the Add button present beside list of Trusted Websites section, as shown below --
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    3. You will be forwarded to Add New Trusted Website Window. Add the Name of the website that you wish to whitelist as a trusted website in the field present on the window and click on OK button.
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    5. This will add the website name in the trusted website list in Identity Protection window, as shown below –

     

     


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