With all the news on data breaches at corporations and AOL’s release of member’s search history, is there a way to protect your privacy online? The answer is yes you can take steps to protect your privacy, but still no guarantee of keeping yourself anonymous on the internet.
Digg post: “A really good guide to protecting your web searches and keeping your search info PRIVATE.”
The article from LifeHacker offers a variety of tips for you to protect your privacy online. Some of the tips make a lot of sense such as cleaning out your computer cookies every once in awhile, and use multiple services such as Yahoo! for e-mail, Ask.com for search, and Google for blogging. Other suggestions are a bit extreme such as using proxy servers and desktop privacy software.
It really comes down to how much time you are willing to put into protecting your privacy. Most people just need to be aware that when you use the internet you are being watched and recorded. Using the internet is just like being out in public. The only guaranteed way for you to keep your activities private is to stay off the internet or you can limit your public exposure by subscribing to premium services and subscriptions such as e-mail, blogging, and gated social networks.