Main Window Help

 

I. Introduction – What Is Privacy Manager?

II. What do the ON/OFF buttons do?

III. What is the Privacy Analyzer?

IV. What is “Sweep System”?

V. What does the “Hide” button do?

 

I. Introduction

Privacy Manager is a system for protecting your personal information while you use the Web. It works in the background, watching over all the Web surfing you do and making sure only the information you want gets through to the Web sites.


Privacy Manager runs in the background, even when you don't see the Privacy Manager Window. It is designed to run all the time no matter what sites you are visiting.


Because you may trust some sites more than others, you can set one Privacy Level to be the default (Global Setting) and then set a different Privacy Level for certain sites that you either trust more (like your bank) or less (like a gambling Web site).


Privacy Manager will automatically apply the appropriate Privacy Level to the particular site you are visiting.


Many sites connect you to one or more other web sites behind the scenes. You many not see this happening, but Privacy Manager will automatically detect this and apply the correct protections to each connection.


Privacy Manager also tracks all the threats to your privacy so you can see what sites are most dangerous, and how many threats are out there.

 

II. ON/OFF

Overview

The ON/OFF buttons in Privacy Manager control whether it is running or not. There are two different ways to turn Privacy Manager ON or OFF without having to close the program. When Privacy Manager is ON, all of your settings are enabled while surfing the Internet. When Privacy Manager is OFF, the program is still running but your Web surfing is not being protected.

1. How do I turn Privacy Manager “ON” automatically?

2. How do I turn Privacy Manager “ON”?

3. How do I turn Privacy Manager “OFF”?


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1. How do I turn Privacy Manager “On” automatically?

Before launching Privacy Manager, ensure there is a connection to the Internet.

If the “Launch at start-up” option was selected during installation, Privacy Manager will turn on automatically when Windows starts. The Privacy Manager icon will appear in the System Tray, and Privacy Manager is active.

If the icon does not show in the System Tray upon Windows start, Privacy Manager can be turned on from the Windows Start Menu. Here’s how…

  1. Select “Programs” from the Windows Start Menu.
  2. In the Programs menu, select the “Privacy Manager” folder. “Privacy Manager” will be in the folder.
  3. Highlight “Privacy Manager” and click on it.


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2. How do I turn Privacy Manager “On”?

Privacy Manager will launch (you will see the Privacy Manager window) and a small Privacy Manager icon will appear in the System Tray.

Privacy Manager can be enabled from the Main Window…

  1. Ensure Privacy Manager is ON by clicking the “ON” button in the Privacy Manager window.




Privacy Manager also can be enabled using the System Tray Menu.

  1. Right-click on the Privacy Manager icon in the System Tray. You will see a small list of menu options appear.
  2. Select “On” from the list of menu options.


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3. How do I turn Privacy Manager “Off”?

Privacy Manager can be disabled. When Privacy Manager is disabled, you will see this in the System Tray:

When the application is disabled, your privacy is not protected when you browse the Internet.

Privacy Manager can be disabled from the Options Window…

  1. Click the “OFF” button to disable Privacy Manager.

Privacy Manager also can be turned off using the System Tray Menu.

  1. Right-click on the Privacy Manager icon in the task bar. You will see a small list of menu options appear.


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III. Privacy Analyzer

Overview

Privacy Analyzer provides a means of keeping track of privacy threats while using less screen space.

The small Privacy Analyzer panel appears in the upper right hand corner of the desktop when Privacy Manager is on. When Privacy Manager is enabled, the Privacy Analyzer gives summary information.

You can move Privacy Analyzer around the screen (your monitor) by clicking on one of the areas that is not a button and dragging it with your mouse.

  1. What is “Threats Detected”?
  2. What is “Threats Eliminated”?
  3. What does “Enable/Disable” mean?
  5. What is “Get a Privacy Tune-up”?
  1. What is “Send This to a Friend”?
  2. What is “View Details”?
  3. What does “Hide” do?

 

1. What is “Threats Detected”?

When Privacy Manager is enabled, the Privacy Analyzer keeps a running tally of the total number of privacy threats detected and eliminated while you are surfing the web. The privacy threats are shown in the Privacy Statistics section.

 

To see more information, click on the “View Details” button.


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2. What is “Threats Eliminated”?

Depending on your privacy level set up, different threats are eliminated by Privacy Manager. The Privacy Monitor includes the running tally of threats eliminated. As you surf the Internet, you will see these numbers increase in real-time.

To see more information, click on the “View Details” button.


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3. What does “Enable/Disable” mean?

The Privacy Analyzer indicates if Privacy Manager is Enabled

or if Privacy Manager is Disabled


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4. How do I view or hide the Privacy Analyzer?

By clicking on the Privacy Analyzer button in the main window, you will toggle between viewing and hiding the Privacy Analyzer window.


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5. What is “Get a Privacy Tune-up”?

Privacy Manager offers a Privacy Tune-Up via the Web that will analyze your system and provide a report on your level of protection.

The Get Privacy Tune-Up button will open a Web browser to the Privacy Tune-Up information.


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6. What is “Send This to a Friend”?

You can tell a friend about Privacy Manager easily using Send This to a Friend feature.

The Send This to a Friend button will open a web browser to a page where you can easily tell a friend about Privacy Manager.


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7. What is “View Details”?

Sometimes, you will see the number of detected threats rapidly increase on a certain site. For more information about what is happening, you can access detailed per-site threat via the “View Details” button.

The View Details button will open the Privacy Statistics screen. The Privacy Statistics screen allows you to look at detail about the threats being detected and eliminated for each site visited.


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8. What does “Hide” do?

Clicking on the Hide button makes the Privacy Analyzer not visible. Privacy Manager is still running if Privacy Manager is “ON” or enabled even if the “window” is hidden.

 

IV. Sweep System

Clicking on the “Wash Now” button automatically removes the private information that is stored on your computer as a result of your Web surfing. It will only clean the specific types of information that you indicated in the System Sweeper Preferences. For more information, please refer to the Washer Preferences (Sweep System) in the “Preferences” section.


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V. Hide

Overview

When Privacy Manager is started, the Window will appear. The Privacy Manager Window can be hidden while privacy settings are still enabled (running).

  1. Click the “HIDE” button to hide the Privacy Manager Options Window


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