Take the protection of personal information into your own hands ahead of Data Protection Day.
Although this is not the first social network in history, with its appearance we have become much more willing to share personal information on the Internet. Platforms like Facebook and Google have created sophisticated systems for setting up targeted ads that are based on the collection of personal data and sometimes seem ubiquitous.
How to protect data on the Internet
Here are 6 simple tips you can follow to control your online privacy.
1. Manage your ads
You can limit the set of data advertisers use for social media targeting. Please read your privacy and advertising settings carefully and remove your interests.
This can be done on Facebook and Twitter. If possible, remove all information that could influence the selection of ads. You can also turn off the tracking features of your online activity outside of social networks: "Activities outside of Twitter" and "Ads shown outside of Facebook".
2. Disable location tracking
Location tracking, browsing history, and photo location tags enable media platforms and apps to collect your data and serve you personalized ads.
To maintain privacy, turn off location services on your smartphone for all social networks and the device's camera. If you have an iPhone: Settings - Privacy - Location Services. For Android: Settings - Location - Location. Also, turn off location history or configure access for each app.
If you want to save your software from internet risk install total security protection.
3. Don't sign in to your account
On some media platforms, such as Twitter and TikTok, you do not need to be signed in to view content. By opting for such a solution, you cut off a large amount of data that can be collected. For example, information about what content you search and view, which advertisements you click on.
4. Revoke app and game permissions
On the one hand, this is very convenient, on the other hand, these applications and sites get access to your data.
In Facebook settings, you can revoke permissions or choose which data will be available to a particular application. Likewise, you can control permissions for other apps in your Google Account settings.
5. Don't click on advertisements
Many media platforms track not only which ad you click on, but also how long you watch it or scroll through it. If you do not want social networks or apps to receive information about your interests, ignore all advertising offers and do not use the store function, which is present on Google or Instagram in some regions.
If you see something that you like, but you are worried about the amount of data collected, you can search it in your browser using a VPN. This will make it harder for third-party sites and applications to track your online activities.
6. Create a separate email
If you are serious about privacy, you should start by creating a new email that you can use for specific purposes without linking it to other accounts. This makes it harder for companies to track you.
You can open the free email on Gmail, just don't link it to your main account. To avoid accidental synchronization, create a separate mailbox on a mail service that you don't usually use.
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