You leave records of who you are and what you like all over the Internet. Here's how to limit what you leave behind.
Many for-profit companies, both legitimate and criminal, can make a profit out of knowing you better. Governments also like to get into the act.
So it’s a good idea to get control of your digital footprint.
1. Be careful in social media
In any online services you’re using, check the privacy settings. On Facebook, for instance, you’ll find them by clicking the lock icon in the upper-left corner of the screen and going through the various options.2. Use multiple identities
The information you share with one website can be combined with information from another, creating a more complete record of who you are. To protect yourself, try to be different people at different sites.Few sites identify you by name, but a lot identify you by email address. So use different addresses at different sites. You may even want to consider different credit cards.
If you’re willing to pay $39 a year—or $79 for three years—Blur Premium will also mask phone and credit card numbers.
3. Browse privately
Your browser knows an awful lot about you, and it shares that information with a great many strangers. But there are methods of controlling that.Your browser almost certainly has a private mode where it won’t save cookies, searches, or history. In Chrome, it’s called New incognito window. In Internet Explorer and Edge, it’s called InPrivate Browsing. In Firefox, it’s New Private Window. But it’s not perfect. Your ISP can still see where you’ve been, and every site you visit will still see your IP address.
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