One of the greatest inventions of mankind (outside of the wheel) is the Internet .
Unfortunately, this wonderful invention has the disadvantage of privacy or shall we say, lack of.
The Internet is a wonderful tool, but users have to fight to remain as anonymous as possible, because making too much of yourself "out there" could lead to problems. In fact, it is a big business all by itself: tracking user data and sell it to advertisers. Now, this may seem rather benign, because no matter how much or how little you's "out there", you'll still see ads anyway .
But it is idea as other entities are you tracking and the idea that you do not know who. All the time, information about you without your knowledge is melted.
- followed IP. "IP address" of your computer means Internet Protocol. The IP address is provided by your Internet service provider and is unique to each user. An IP address can be tracked, revealing the home address of the user. Law enforcement will track an IP address, for example, someone making threats by e-mail to bomb a school.
- FAI insist they do not follow the IP addresses. But there are cases that make it hard to believe, like when someone downloads a copy of a new film. Shortly after, they receive a warning letter they violated the copyright. This means that their browsing habits were shared with a private company.
- Cookies. Visit a site. He cookies or pieces of data that will record that you visited it. That's why when you visit the site again a week later, you are automatically redirected to the page you were last on. Cookies can also build a model of your web habits, so that before you know it, the ads are popping up everywhere on the sites you've visited.
- The social media. Sites such as Facebook will track your browsing habits with cookies, leading to targeted advertising.
So how can you stay as anonymous as possible?
- Open new links in an incognito window. When you click the right button, a selection box will appear; choose "Open in Incognito Window." The incognito window you will not leave cookies or browsing history. However, this does not mean you'll be the invisible man. But at least it is a way to reduce how much of your browsing habits are revealed and shared.
- you can download Hotspot Shield. It will end the monitoring of third parties and encrypt the data you share with sites. You can also even more for its ability to hide your IP address. There is a free version and a premium version that costs $ 29 dollars.
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