Threats to online privacy seem to grow every day so make sure you know how to protect yourself. There are a lot of things you can do to stay safe online. Unfortunately, not all of them are guaranteed to work.
Clearing your browser history, for example, can’t really do anything.
Installing an ad blocker won’t get the job done, too. If you really want to protect your online privacy, here are the things you need to do.Use secure passwords and usernames
It seems so convenient to just use the same usernames and passwords for every site. That way, you can remember them even without writing things down.
But, consider this:
If you use an easy-to-guess password for your social media and use the same one to log in to your bank, you’ve just made it super easy for someone to gain access to your bank account.
To protect yourself, choose passwords that are at least eight characters long and make sure they contain different types of characters. Use numbers, capital letters, lower-case letters, and symbols. Change your password for every site you frequent, too.
Use a password manager
The next step in password protection is to use a password manager. It’s an app that can generate crazy-long passwords that you couldn’t possibly remember. It encrypts not only your password but also your security questions and their answers, your credit card numbers and their PINs and other vital security information.
Now, all you have to remember is the password to your password manager.
Don’t click on the link
You know better, right?
So, why do you click on those links you get on your email?Usually, it’s because the email came from someone you trust. However, what if your friend clicked on a malicious link? Your friend’s entire address list could have been hacked and that includes you.
As much as possible, don’t click on suspicious links, even if they came from people you trust.
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