Join Nick Brazzi for an in-depth discussion in this video Browsing a secure site, part of Learning the Firefox Browser.
- Do you ever do any shopping online?…Do you do any banking online?…Or do you check your email on a website?…For work like this when you're sending…financial information, credit card numbers,…or secure passwords over the internet,…you should make sure that the website that you're…visiting is secure before proceeding.…On a normal non-secure website it's possible that…somebody could connect to your network and intercept…information that you send or receive on that website.…So let's talk about how you can ensure that your…connection is secure and protected when you need it to be.…
Let's look at some examples.…I'm here on the Wikipedia website and I'm just gonna…do a search for Stonehenge.…This is a perfectly normal webpage.…If some hacker was able to intercept my network traffic,…they would know that I was looking at this article.…Now I don't want anybody to spy on me,…but in this case at least they wouldn't see my…credit card number or my email.…Now I want you to take a look up at the address bar.…This is what it looks like under normal circumstances.…
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Released
8/19/2015- Using tabs and bookmarks
- Downloading files
- Disabling the pop-up blocker
- Installing extensions, themes, and add-ons
- Managing the cache and cookies
- Saving passwords
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 15s
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1. Basic Website Navigation
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Touring the interface8m 16s
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Using tabs4m 25s
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Adjusting essential settings6m 17s
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Logging into Firefox Sync5m 46s
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Downloading files7m 16s
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Sharing links1m 37s
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Disabling the pop-up blocker1m 58s
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Printing3m 51s
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2. Bookmarks
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3. Installing Add-Ons
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4. Privacy and Security
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Browsing a secure site3m 14s
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Using browser history4m 45s
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Saving passwords8m 18s
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Browsing privately3m 25s
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5. Using the Mobile App
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Conclusion
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Next steps39s
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