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Tips to browse safely online

Here you'll find some basic tips to protect your privacy and reduce the ability for people to see what you do online.

The 'Close this site' button

Some pages on this website include a 'Close this site' button. Use this button to quickly hide what you are looking at. You might find this helpful if someone comes into the room or looks over your shoulder and you don't want them to know what you've been looking at.

When you use the 'Close this site' button, it immediately closes this website and opens the Google search page in a new window.

You can also quickly close this site by using the ESC button on your computer keyboard. It immediately closes this website and opens the Google search page in a new window.

The 'Close this site' function doesn't delete your browser history. This means that if someone checks your browser history on your computer or mobile device, they will be able to see everything you looked at on our website.

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Web browsers keep track of your online activity through your browser history, cookies and caching. This is so you can find websites you've visited before, but it also means other people can see this data.

To protect your privacy, it's a good idea to clear your browsing history regularly. You can choose to delete everything or only some things.

Find out how to clear your browsing history in:

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  • Safari on iPhones or iPads.

For other browsers and devices, check the provider's website.

Use private browsing

Private browsing is an easy way to hide your browsing habits. If enabled, when you close your browser, all browsing history and stored cookies from future browsing sessions will automatically disappear.

However, the sites you visited during your current browsing session will record your browsing activity. Your internet service provider will also record this information. Any files you download using private browsing won't be deleted, so other people can access them if they use your device.

Find out how to enable private browsing in:

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    • In the 'Tools' menu (the cog icon on top right of the browser window), select 'Safety', then 'InPrivate Browsing'.
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  • Safari on iPhones or iPads.

For other browsers and devices, check the provider's website.

Accounts and passwords

Don't let your browser auto-save your passwords. While the auto-save function may be convenient, it gives anyone who uses your device access to your accounts.

When you are using an account with a password (e.g. your social media or email account), always log out before leaving the website.

Using other computers and devices

If you are worried about someone looking at your internet use, consider using a computer or device that they can't access.

This might be a computer at your local library, your work computer, or a family or friend's device. But again, don't auto-save any passwords and make sure you log out of your accounts when you've finished using the computer.

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NSW Government must act immediately to prevent COVID-19 deaths in custody

31 July 2020

Th
e Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (‘ALS’) is deeply concerned at reports of COVID-19  in NSW prisons, with a number of prisons currently in lockdown amidst rising concerns of community transition . 
 
From the outset of this global pandemic, the ALS, families who have had loved ones die in custody, advocates and more than 18,0000 supporters have been calling on Governments to #CleanOutPrisons and immediately release vulnerable imprisoned people due to the risk of COVID-19. 
 
We know that prisons are a tinderbox for COVID-19 – and that once the pandemic enters a prison, it risks spreading throughout like a wildfire. Overcrowded prisons and youth detention centres will not be able to cope with the spread of this lethal virus. Prison officers are not trained nurses and cannot provide the medical care people with symptoms need. 
 
And we know that our communities are most at risk. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system due to the ongoing impacts of colonisation and systemic racism.  And Aboriginal people in custody are also particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, due to high rates of chronic illness and other underlying health issues. 
 
We at the ALS hold grave fears for the health of our people in custody, and the broader community. 
 
In the United States, we’ve seen that nine of the ten largest known clusters of COVID-19 are inside prisons and custodial settings. The NSW Government must act immediately to ensure the same public health disaster does not occur here. 
 
We reiterate our calls for the NSW Government to immediately: 

  • Provide for the early release of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and young people or the transition of some people in prison to home detention.  
  • Allow all children and young people on remand to return to their homes and communities, given the life-long impact and harm we know that lockdowns can have on young people. 
     
  • Provide appropriate medical treatment, including testing and hospitalisation, for all imprisoned Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. If any symptoms, their families and the ALS’ Custody Notification Services must also be immediately notified. 

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