Tuesday, October 2, 2007

10 Tips to protect personal information

1. Use anti-virus or spyware- This is a good idea because it could protect your computer for viruses, or from slowing computer down.

2. Read provacy policies- You should read this, especially when buying something online because it will say how you information will be shared.

3. Fix borser so it manages pop ups, or block websites- Pop-ups are annoying advertisements that start popping up all over computer. Cookies are text files that appear when you visit a website. Some websites are not safe to go on, which is why they should be blocked.

4. Use more than one E-mail adress- One for family,to avoid adds. One for buying stuff online.

5. Look for third party seals- This will tell you if you can trust the website.

6. Bak up important files- will help you be sure about giving your personal information online

7. Provide E-mail that doesnt identify you personally- Again for trust, you dont want to reveal anythin personal.

8. Change passwords on regular basis- Change passwords at least every 90 days so criminals cannot de-code them.

9. Use E-mail encryption- Prevents you info. from being tampered with.

10. Use anonymous free ID web sites to gernerate ID- Reduces personal information to be acessable online.

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