Understanding security and privacy features

Internet Explorer provides a number of features that can help protect your privacy and help make your computer more secure.

Privacy features in Internet Explorer include settings that allow you to control how your computer handles cookies, privacy alerts that let you know when you try to go to a site that doesn't meet the criteria in your privacy settings, and ability to view a website's privacy policy.

Security features in Internet Explorer include the following:

The ability to detect and block suspected and reported phishing websites.

The ability to block most pop-up windows.

The ability to update, disable, or allow web browser add-ons.

Notification when a website is trying to download files or software to your computer.

Digital signatures, which tell you who published a file and whether it has been tampered with it since it was digitally signed.

A 128-bit secure connection for using secure websites.