The
DVRC web site provides a "Safety Exit" DOVE
on every page in the event that you may be discovered by your abuser
while viewing this website.
Clicking
the DOVE, will take you to a website called Alexander County Online
which will not only provide you a safety exit page but helpful information
about our area.
We
think this procedure will arouse less suspicion than simply closing
your browser window or shutting off your computer and is less likely
to incite an abuser to violence.
Of
course, nothing is foolproof and an abuser who is familiar with computers
would be able to trace your browsing back to this website.
Our hope is that if there is no immediate evidence on your monitor screen,
there will be no cause for suspicion on the abuser's part and no reason
to investigate further.
Please
remember to follow the instructions below and erase any evidence of
your visit as soon as it's safe to do so.
About
your computer and history of web site visits:
If you bookmark this or any other site about domestic violence, your
abuser can find out that you have been getting information on domestic
violence.
If you can, clear all cache/history files from your web browser. You
may want to access this site from somewhere other than home. See instructions
below for eliminating traces to browsing the internet for domestic violence
web pages.
Beware
of AutoComplete in Internet Explorer 5:
Some
Web site search fields will retain entries you've made in the past when
AutoComplete is active. This could compromise your online privacy and
security. For example, try explaining why "divorce law" pops
up as a possible match when your spouse uses HotBot for a search of
his/her own.
To turn off this part of AutoComplete, choose "Tools/Internet Options",
then click the Content tab. Click the AutoComplete button in the Personal
information section and uncheck the Forms box in the AutoComplete Settings
dialog.
About
Cookies:
Each time you access websites, "cookies" can
be created. Cookies are cryptic bookmarks that a Web site can place
on your computer to acknowledge your prior visit, authenticate your
access or let you continue on through a site from where you last left
off.
They are really no big deal and will not do anything to damage your
computer, however, they can leave a trail of evidence of where you have
been on the web. If you visit a website on domestic violence and a cookie
is created as a result of that visit, your abuser can trace your trail
and discover where you've been.
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