I live in a house with a roommate and my roommate has a computer downstairs
and I have one upstairs. My roommate says that he can see what I do online
and where I go online through internet explorer. How can I protect myself?
We have one phone line and both have dial-up access to AOL through the same
phone line, one at a time, of course. When I am online, he can watch what
websites I visit through internet explorer or so he brags. I need to know
how to maintain my privacy.

"Pride71" <Pride71@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I live in a house with a roommate and my roommate has a computer downstairs
> and I have one upstairs. My roommate says that he can see what I do online
> and where I go online through internet explorer. How can I protect myself?
> We have one phone line and both have dial-up access to AOL through the same
> phone line, one at a time, of course. When I am online, he can watch what
> websites I visit through internet explorer or so he brags. I need to know
> how to maintain my privacy.


Get your own phone line or at least your own modem.
Sounds like you are both networking on one modem.

BTW this really has nothing to do with IE and more to do with
networking on your OS. Usually I would cross-post such off-topic
posts to the appropriate networking NG to help redirect you
and possibly even get some feedback from there
but you didn't disclose your OS.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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