{"id":894,"date":"2016-10-06T17:55:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T17:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/?p=894"},"modified":"2018-06-27T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T13:58:25","slug":"protecting-your-online-privacy-top-tips-part-1-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityinshredding.com\/blog\/protecting-your-online-privacy-top-tips-part-1-of-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting your online privacy – Top tips (Part 1 of 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unlike information that is produced in paper format that can be gathered and destroyed through document shredding services Ireland<\/a> or an in-house on site paper shredding<\/a> facility, information in digital format on the internet can be far more difficult to destroy and delete.
\nThis article will go through the first half of our top tips for protecting your information online.<\/p>\n

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\n#1. Do not give your info away inadvertently<\/h1>\n

Many people are allowing their information to be recorded without even knowing it. In order to battle this problem, it is always a good idea to configure your web browser settings to best suit your requirements. Examples would be not to use a personal email address or your real personal details that you do not wish to share.<\/p>\n

#2. Use cookie management software or turn on cookie notices<\/h1>\n

What are cookies? Well, they are small amounts of information that web sites store on your computer. In many cases they can be helpful for example, if you log into a website regularly such as a customer login to a paper shredding company<\/a> website, the cookies can be usernames and passwords to save you from typing them in every time you log in to view your confidential shredding service<\/a> information.
\nOther cookies can be identified for data mining purposes that will track ALL of your activity upon a given website. Most of these cookies can only be translated by the entity that made them. Many companies that manage online advertising are simply cookie sharing rings that track all of your activity to effectively market and advertise to you. If you are not aware of the cookies, you cannot protect yourself.<\/p>\n

#3. Have a specific email account for tasks<\/h1>\n

When you may be mailing to an unknown account or posting to forums or newsgroups it is best to do this from a second \u201cspecific\u201d email address. Addresses posted to public spaces are at high risk of being discovered by spammers. If your email begins to get inundated with spam that you cannot just securely shred to get rid of you can kill it off and start a new specific email for your more public activities.<\/p>\n

#4. Do not share with unknown people<\/h1>\n

In conjunction with the developments of the internet, new brief friendships have increased proportionally also with many people \u201cbefriending\u201d people that they do not actually know. Be careful because you are allowing them access to certain information upon yourself and if ever meeting in person do so in a public place. Information that should not be shared with new people immediately include but are not limited to; your place of work, your full name, your personal address, your contact number and your date of birth.
\nIn the commercial sector, be aware of \u201cbefriending\u201d on the short term as it is a common social engineering form of spying to get them to reveal personal information.<\/p>\n

#5. Study privacy policies and seals<\/h1>\n

When looking at any website to do business with you should always be aware of their details relating to data privacy. Points to watch include, does the site have a posted privacy policy, does the site have a physical address or postal address. Read their policy carefully to decide if they are an entity to do business with.
\nOnline information and Data Protection are of serious importance and awareness is key to your protection. If you are not aware you cannot protect yourself. I hope this article helps you in becoming aware and in turn more protected.
\nWe will cover five more points in our next article that will wrap up or top tips for online privacy protection. For further information, please contact one of our team on info@securityinshredding.com<\/p>\n

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