Online Privacy Protection
Posted: June 20, 2017
The Internet makes it easy to do just about anything you need to do whether at your desk or on the road, but the freedom can come with a cost. Making sure your privacy is protected when you're doing things online - from social media to banking - is more important than ever. The threat to your information is very real and grows each day. Taking just one preventative step isn't enough. Here are several options you can use, in conjunction with each other, to help you maintain your privacy while online.
Mike MacKenzie, contributor to Dumb Little Man, shares important steps to take to keep your privacy intact.
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.
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How To Maintain Your Privacy Online, at
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