Is an internet eraser, an internet track erase, a cache cleaner, a history cleaner and a web shredder the same thing?
Maybe. A short history lesson first. When browsers were first developed, the only internet tracks that had been invented were cache files. Thus, when this type of internet privacy software was first developed, it was often referred to as a “cache cleaner”, or “cache clearer”. Then the history function was added, and the development of “history cleaner” software soon followed. Over time, browsers and email programs have evolved to include many more internet tracks that need to be erased, and will most likely add more in the future, so a more generic term like “Internet Track Eraser” is often used. A little quick research on the internet revealed that there are a number of generic terms used to refer to these internet work files: temporary internet files, internet track, footprint, trace. And sometimes the technical name for the specific type of file is used: cache, history, email trash. As well the software may be referred to as an eraser, shredder, cleaner, remover or manager. And alth
