{"id":2257,"date":"2022-10-03T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T01:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:02:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:02:39","slug":"10-tips-to-reboot-your-privacy-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/10-tips-to-reboot-your-privacy-online\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Great Tips to Reboot Your Privacy Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-cyber-security-awareness-month-were-offering-some-great-tips-on-how-to-reboot-your-privacy-online\">For Cyber Security Awareness Month we&#8217;re offering some great tips on how to reboot your privacy online.   <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block uk-card-default uk-padding\" style=\"font-size:16px\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h4>Table of Contents<\/h4><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#online-purchases\">Online Purchases<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#email-safety\">Email Safety<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#password-safety\">Password Safety<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#social-media\">Social Media<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#smartphone-safety\">Smartphone Safety<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#browsing\">Browsing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#smart-devices\">Smart Devices<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#wearable-tech\">Wearable Tech<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#robocalls-and-spam-calls\">Robocalls and Spam Calls<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#computer-safety\">Computer Safety<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"online-purchases\">Online Purchases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stop using your real email and phone online; most browsers now have \u201chide my email\u201d functionality built in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use Apple Pay or Google Pay (free) whenever possible. If not, use a credit card masking tool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research a company before you buy from it by googling its name or check out its profile on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbb.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bbb.org<\/a> to make sure it\u2019s not a scam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/does-amazon-sell-your-personal-information\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/does-amazon-sell-your-personal-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Does Amazon Sell Your Personal Information?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"email-safety\">Email Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on nothing. If your bank emails you something that seems important, call the number on your credit card or go directly to their site and log in securely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read the \u201cfrom\u201d address carefully.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it seems too good to be true, or too scary to be real, it isn\u2019t.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Tips to Keeping your Privacy Online<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-phishing-scams\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-phishing-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Avoid Phishing Scams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"password-safety\">Password Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always use strong, unique passwords and enable two-factor (2FA) authentication whenever possible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a reputable password manager to automatically create unique passwords and periodically update them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t save your passwords in browsers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t share your passwords with friends or family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"social-media\">Social Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Treat everything on social media as public domain. Don\u2019t fill in the \u201cabout me\u201d section and ensure your profiles are private.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never share personal information, even if it seems innocent, like the vacations you may be going on or your favorite hobbies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social media quizzes are sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/incognito\/may-2022-data-brokers\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/incognito-may-2022-data-brokers\/\">data brokers<\/a>; don\u2019t take them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you\u2019re done browsing, log out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn off interest-based ads from Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Apple.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Tips to Keeping your Privacy Online<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/deletemes-best-practices-for-securing-social-media\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/deletemes-best-practices-for-securing-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Practices for Securing Social Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"smartphone-safety\">Smartphone Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not download any apps from third-party app stores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your phone password-protected with strong, unique passwords.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your software updated to avoid known security exploits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encrypt your device data and sensitive information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delete any apps you don\u2019t use and use a browser version of an app whenever possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Tips to Keeping your Privacy Online<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/deletemes-best-practices-for-mobile-device-security\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/deletemes-best-practices-for-mobile-device-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Practices for Mobile Device Security<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"browsing\">Browsing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep yourself off Google by removing your data from the growing list of data brokers who sell your information and do it often.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a privacy-focused search engine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use browser extensions to prevent data collection and malware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and block trackers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure the sites you visit are secure (they should begin with \u201chttps\u201d and have a lock icon beside the URL).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/googles-new-search-removal-policy-april-2022\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/googles-new-search-removal-policy-april-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What You Need to Know About Google\u2019s New Search Removal Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"smart-devices\">Smart Devices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Buy your smart devices from big-name manufacturers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the permissions you\u2019ve automatically granted your smart devices when you first installed them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change default settings and passwords and turn on two-factor authentication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update smart devices regularly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your smart devices on a separate network from other devices, like laptops and smartphones (that way, if a hacker compromises your smart device, they won\u2019t also gain access to your primary devices).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wearable-tech\">Wearable Tech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the user agreement to figure out what data your wearable tech collects about you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change the default privacy settings on the wearable plus the associated app or website account. Turn off location tracking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lock your wearable with a password to protect your data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run the latest updates as soon as they become available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delete personal data from old devices before you get rid of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"robocalls-and-spam-calls\">Robocalls and Spam Calls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use your carrier\u2019s call-blocking tools. Download a call-blocking app. Use your phone\u2019s \u201cDo Not Disturb\u201d feature to have calls that come in during specific hours go to voicemail. Remember that just because a call looks like it\u2019s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>coming from a local number, that doesn\u2019t mean that it is.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t respond to questions with affirmatives. If you get a call from a company or a government agency you weren\u2019t expecting, hang up and ring them back using a number you find on their official website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t respond to requests to press a specific button after you answer a call.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t share personal information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Tips to Keeping your Privacy Online<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-spam-calls-robocalls\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-spam-calls-robocalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Stop Spam Calls, Robocalls &amp; Telemarketers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"computer-safety\">Computer Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use a camera cover anytime you are not using the camera.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always lock your computer when not using it, and never use a photo of yourself as your lock screen image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a privacy filter when in public so only you can see your screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable find my device and remote wipe features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your operating system, antivirus, and other software updated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/business\/blog\/privacy-at-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/blog\/privacy-at-work\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 Ways to Reboot your Privacy at Work<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it can feel overwhelming to keep your personal privacy in check, we hope that these tips help you feel like you can take some control over your privacy online.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Cyber Security Awareness Month we&#8217;re offering some great tips on how to reboot your privacy online. Online Purchases Read More: Does Amazon Sell Your Personal Information? Email Safety More Tips to Keeping your Privacy Online: How to Avoid Phishing Scams Password Safety Social Media More Tips to Keeping your Privacy Online: Best Practices for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":6322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-privacy-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joindeleteme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}