<s>
Privacy	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
software	B-Application
built	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
privacy	O
of	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
software	I-Application
typically	O
works	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Internet	O
usage	O
to	O
control	O
or	O
limit	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
information	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
software	I-Application
can	O
apply	O
encryption	O
or	O
filtering	O
of	O
various	O
kinds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privacy	B-Application
software	I-Application
can	O
refer	O
to	O
two	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
software	B-Application
products	I-Application
that	O
will	O
mask	O
or	O
hide	O
a	O
users	O
IP	O
address	O
from	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
user	O
from	O
identity	O
theft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
software	B-Application
that	O
will	O
erase	O
all	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Internet	O
traces	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
software	B-Application
that	O
will	O
hide	O
and	O
(	O
Encrypt	O
)	O
a	O
users	O
traces	O
so	O
that	O
others	O
using	O
their	O
PC	O
will	O
not	O
know	O
where	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
surfing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
solution	O
to	O
enhance	O
privacy	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
whitelisting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitelisting	O
is	O
a	O
process	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
company	O
identifies	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
it	O
will	O
allow	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
try	O
to	O
recognize	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitelisting	O
permits	O
acceptable	O
software	B-Application
to	O
run	O
and	O
either	O
prevents	O
anything	O
else	O
from	O
running	O
or	O
lets	O
new	O
software	B-Application
run	O
in	O
a	O
quarantined	O
environment	O
until	O
its	O
validity	O
can	O
be	O
verified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
blacklist	O
then	O
includes	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
software	B-Application
that	O
are	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
software	B-Application
,	O
people	O
,	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
websites	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
whitelisted	O
or	O
blacklisted	O
.	O
</s>
