Protecting Your Online Privacy

Information you search for on the Internet is used by advertisers, but they're not the only ones paying notice. Nasty hackers can gain access to your information online and steal your confidential information or trespass your family's privacy. Unluckily, there is not even a simple "security" button on your computer or smartphone that will keep all of your personal and confidential data secure. If you want to secure your online privacy, you are required to take some appropriate actions.

The more time you spend in online activities like shopping, socializing with people, and searching for information, the more you put your online privacy at danger -- unless you follow a few simple steps to stay secure.

Five easy measures you can take to protect your online privacy:

1. Presence of Privacy Policy Page: Before you enter personal details like your email address, credit card details and other similar data which requires certain amount of confidentiality, ensure that the website has a page making its privacy policy available for every user; and it should state explicitly as to how they plan to use that data. Leave the site immediately if such an important page is missing and search for another site that can fulfill your needs in addition to safeguarding your personal information.

2. Only relevant questions: Do not give personal details that don’t feel like revealing. If you believe the information being asked is way too private or confidential or unrelated to the service or product you're trying to get from the site, avoid it and search a similar website that asks fewer and relevant questions.

3. Social precaution: When you use social networking sites or forums or chat sites, ensure to put some thought into what you're sharing. If you don't want your identity to be known when posting to forums used by a large number of users, create a new email account having all your fake details.

4. Use of firewall: If you're using a network connection which is always active, ensure to set up and maintain a firewall. This software application safeguards your system from remote attacks of hackers and does not let them intrude in the network.

5. Sensible password management: Do not use the same password among all your online accounts. Make sure that your passwords for encrypted or safe sites are different from less safe sites you surf. Don't use your credit card or bank accounts passwords for your online accounts and vice versa.

With these tips you will be in a pretty fair position to protect your privacy online. In case of any confusion or problem, feel free to call for Internet Security support.