Searching on the internet can also help us steal our personal information. Along with the browsing history, which website we visit more often, what kind of links we click, shopping habits.
Deepak came to Hyderabad from America. He called his friend Sarath. Came for lunch. He shared the location. Sarath thought that anyone can know where he is going if he looks at the GPS. If you don’t use GPS, it’s difficult to get there! Is using GPS convenient? Setting aside privacy? He could not decide. This is the case not only for Sarat, but for many. However, the only way to protect our privacy in the technological world is to block our information system.
Stealing personal information is not as easy as you think! It is our actions that make our data go viral online. When going shopping instead of paying the bill. many people tell the person at the counter when they ask for their phone number. Even if you go to a medical shop, they give your name, city and phone number. But more so in the online market! Name, gender, mail address is filled in carefully. The use of dating apps in the name of entertainment has increased everywhere. In the midst of chatting we ignore who is hanging on our phone. And the posts we make on social media let the world know our mentality. Political interests, tastes in music… we share everything. If you think that only our friends will see these details, it is a mistake! People who are willing to give away their personal data can easily change the entire consumer spectrum. The data is captured by the recipient and sold to the recipient. When you get caught in such a trap, you may face threats, you may have to suffer financial loss, you may have a violation of etiquette.
Don’t put everything
Searching on the internet can also help us steal our personal information. Along with the browsing history, which website we visit more often, what kind of links we click, shopping habits. In order not to be affected by these, some rules should be followed individually. Do not install unnecessary apps. Do not give personal information, our contacts, camera permissions while installing any app! The app should be installed only after knowing its source and confirming whether it has the correct permissions. Whether it is required or not, we keep giving location permission. Even on the phone we always keep the location on. This puts us at risk of app administrators finding out where we went. On social media like Facebook and Instagram, we are sharing information about when the flight took off and where it landed, and we are providing data thieves with all the information they need.
Know this
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Our protection is our responsibility
The risk of personal information being leaked cannot be avoided by technology! But, it is very necessary to protect ourselves from the prying eyes of thieves.
☞ We should make sure that the passwords for the apps we are using are strong. Choose a strong password other than name and birthday details.
☞ When you have to share personal information. you should think twice why to send it.
☞ Install reliable anti-virus and anti-malware software on your phone and computer.
☞ Any software or app should be installed only through official website.
☞ Only secure websites should be viewed in the browser. That means links starting with https:// are not at risk.
☞ Use the https://smsheader.trai.gov.in/ web link to find out the origin of a message from an unknown source on the phone.
☞ If the mail you received is questionable. check the header first. If you open the link http://mxtoolbox.com/EmailHeaders.aspx and paste the header in the box, the original address from which the mail was sent will be clear.