The vast majority of people use the internet for it's intended purpose, which was to share information on a global scale. There has been an explosion in the popularity of the internet and it is now a rich source of multimedia entertainment, business information and e-commerce. 

We can shop on the internet, trade shares, play games, bank, watch TV - the list is endless

To participate in this exciting world however we have to share personal information, for example our address, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords. This is information that in the real world we would never pass on to a stranger or leave lying around. On the internet however when we enter this information it passes through many different servers to reach it's destination and unless we take precautions it could fall in to the wrong hands.

There are a growing number of people who realise just how easy it is to extract this information from you and use it for personal gain. They also realise how difficult it is for law enforcement agencies to catch them. Most police forces are ill equipped to deal with cyber crime. There is a lack of international cooperation. Just imagine walking into a police station to report that your UK issued credit card has been used to purchase goods from a site in the USA and the goods have been dispatched to India. You have an investigation that spans three continents.

There are even more sinister people lurking in cyber space. "Cyber Stalking" is also on the increase. You may think that the internet is anonymous but armed with readily available software a surprising amount of information can be gathered from your computer, including your real name and home address.

Fear not. This web site is designed to help you protect yourself from these people. Blue Kestrel internet security was set up to fight these criminals. We will explain how they manage to extract this information and then we will explain how to stop them doing this. We will also show you how to protect your online privacy. We do not charge for this service and most of the software that we offer for down load is freeware. Freeware means exactly that - it is free to use as long as you do not alter the software in any way.

This Web Site assumes only a basic knowledge of computers and attempts to make securing your privacy as easy and as straight forward as possible.

For a simple demonstration of how much information I can tell about you click the link below. It will take you to a page within this website which will display information about your computer. The results will depend on which browser you use and how it is configured.

BE prepared for Paranoia