{"id":4219,"date":"2016-09-28T16:42:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T21:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=4219"},"modified":"2016-10-10T17:21:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T22:21:58","slug":"ensure-remain-anonymous-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/ensure-remain-anonymous-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Ensure That You Remain Anonymous Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have a deep online footprint, it\u2019s simple for hackers to find and use information online. While you already know how to use technology to keep your family safe<\/a><\/strong>, do you know how to keep yourself protected online? One way is to lessen your online footprint \u2014 by staying anonymous as much as possible. Here are five ways to do just that.<\/p>\n

Get rid of plug-ins<\/strong>
\nPlug-ins often leave trails of the sites you\u2019ve used or purchases you\u2019ve made. Specifically, they reveal your location and identity. If you want to browse anonymously, plug-ins should be some of the first things that go.<\/p>\n

Read More: Google\u2019s Password Alert Tool Helps Prevent Phishing Attacks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Forgo paying online with credit cards<\/strong>
\nCredit cards used in online shopping give away your information right away. PayPal, too, keeps records of you that can be tracked by hackers. The only way to remain truly anonymous while buying online is with an e-currency like bitcoin or the like. Since bitcoin isn\u2019t used very often, though, your best bet might be forgoing online shopping entirely.<\/p>\n

Create \u201cburner\u201d accounts<\/strong>
\nBurner accounts are accounts that all have different passwords and passcodes. Rather than keeping a single password that can let a hacker who gets some of your information get all of it, you should change your password for each login you create. Further, you should make sure you\u2019re changing your passwords often.<\/p>\n

Browse the Internet anonymously<\/strong>
\nThe best way to browse anonymously is by connecting to different wireless connections, rarely visiting the same connection twice. You can also download a proxy server that doesn\u2019t reveal your real location or IP address. A good proxy server is called ProxyGambit, which scrambles your location and IP address so you\u2019re not traceable.<\/p>\n

Only use certain websites<\/strong>
\nOnly use websites that start with HTTP or HTTPS. These websites are anonymous, but others without these letters show your identity and location. Further, you want to make sure you\u2019re only browsing \u2014 and definitely only buying from \u2014 websites with identity certificates.
\nWant another excellent way to stay protected online? Download PSafe Total<\/a><\/strong> for free. PSafe\u2019s unmatched Anti-virus protection scans your phone\u2019s SD card and files regularly so hackers won\u2019t have a chance to steal your information. Plus, PSafe\u2019s Memory Booster keeps your phone running as quickly as the day you brought it home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hackers are unlikely to access to your information if you remain anonymous online. If you want to minimize your online presence, try these five tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2663,2831,259,1538,249],"class_list":["post-4219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-android-security","tag-anonymous","tag-hackers","tag-private-information","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}