Internet privacy has become a constant topic of discussion of all sectors of society and actually, it is helpful and beneficial in long terms. Online Privacy violation is a serious threat to the healthy development of the online digital world and the Internet economy. In the late 1990s and early 2000, the Internet information revolution has taken place and the rise of e-commerce and flourish; people surf the internet for web inquiries, online transactions, chatting, shopping, learning, etc. To perform these online activities, people have to share a lot of personal information, such as Name, contact number, IP addresses and email addresses.

That personal information is easy to leak due to the existing technology, so we need to take measures to protect our vital information & online privacy.

Before talking about the different ways to protect our privacy, we should know the various types of threats & leak of online privacy.

Hacking & Stealing
Hackers are equally or sometimes smarter than the security providers. They can quickly take advantage of outdated security measurement and weakness in the systems. They can easily invade other people’s devices and steal valuable private information, both personal & financial.

The IP address
This is the most common type of information that can be tracked by hackers. IP address identifies your location, no matter how many security measurements you are taking into account to hide it from malware and hacking attempts. All the transmission mediums whether broadband, wifi use and Track IP address. All service providers always register and identify you as a subscriber, hence track your IP address. So the hackers can get your information via the IP address you used by breaching customers or your personal security levels.

Secure Your Cookie
Cookies are those small files which are stored on a user’s computer to track user information. Cookies are responsible for gathering & holding information data precise to a certain client and website and can be retrieved either by the web server or the client computer. The data which is stored in a cookie allows the server to deliver a page specific as per the behavior of a particular user. It tracks user’s behavior online such as viewing the product advertisement, shopping, and combining with network registration system. Therefore, the hackers may also get our privacy information via Cookies on our computer.

How to secure your online privacy?

Encrypted Privacy Information
Always use encrypted mediums to share your vital information over the public network. All the major business industries now use web browsers which are secured by latest encryption technologies. Always remember to erase the browsing history whenever you use any public domain system. When you log online banking systems, make sure that the URL is https secured and always enter the URL manually, do not use bookmarks at all.

Cookies Settings
When surfing the Internet, the browser will store all your information in browsers, so that when you access the same information later, you can quickly reach the destination and speed up the access. For the sake of security, you should erase these traces on a regular time interval.

VPN Is Secure
VPN is widely used by companies and people who have to share sensitive information very frequently over the internet. They provide options to users to hide their IP by are providing IP from various locations, ultimately protect the privacy of personal effects.