Data Security Information

  • Data Protection Act overview, a description of the act, rights and responsibilities.
  • Data Protection Act 1998, the Act itself.
  • Free AVG, Official site of AVG's free version of its anti-virus software.
  • Firefox web browser, a free alternative to Internet Explorer.
  • NoScript Firefox add-on, a free Firefox security add-on for enabling active content to run only from sites you trust.
  • WOT Firefox add-on, a free Firefox security add-on for protection against dangerous web sites.
  • PoPFile, a free, automatic mail classification tool used for filtering and removing spam and other unwanted emails. "Once properly set up and trained, it will scan all email as it arrives and classify it based on your training."
  • Agent, by Forte Inc., is a very powerful, easy to use email program and newsreader and for managing your communications. Works well with PoPFile for controlling spam.

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