How to Protect Your Online Privacy

On internet privacy, be very afraid

• Limit the personal information you share on social media.
• Turn on two-factor authentication especially for important accounts.
• Browse in incognito or private mode.
• Use a different search engine like DuckDuckGo or Qwant (go HERE)
• Before clicking on suspicious links, hover your cursor over the link to view the destination URL. If it doesn’t match the l website you use, don’t click. Even better, don’t click at all.
• Use strong passwords or passphrases for your accounts.
• Use a password manager to keep track of your passwords instead of letting Google do it.
• Get rid of unnecessary apps on your phone.
• Keep your anti-virus and other protections up to date.

Here are some articles that can help:

• Your Technology Is Tracking You. Take These Steps For Better Online Privacy
• Best private search engines that won’t track you in 2021
• 11 Apps You Should Delete from Your Phone Right Now
• How to protect your privacy online
• 15 Apps Everyone Should Have In the Phone
• Which Apps Does Facebook Own?
• The best messaging apps not owned by Facebook
• Online Privacy: Using the Internet Safely