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9 tips for protecting your privacy, money and identity while you’re online

Posted on October 29, 2022

With all the hackers out there trying to break into secure Wi-Fi networks, steal personal and financial information and generally wreak havoc on our lives, it only makes sense to do everything possible to protect ourselves while we’re using the Internet.

Short of becoming a hermit and moving into a cave, there’s really nothing we can do to ensure that we never have our privacy compromised in today’s ultra-connected world.

But we can take steps to minimize the risks associated with being online as much as possible. Here are just a few of them:  [Read more…]

How to stop Google from storing your search history and tracking you online

Posted on November 30, 2021

A while back I wrote a post explaining how to delete your entire search history that Google has collected and stored since the moment you began using their service way back when.

Several of you have since written in and asked me if there’s a way to prevent Google from gathering and storing that information in the first place? Well, the answer to that question is yes!

[Read more…]

Warning: ‘Incognito’ mode won’t keep your online activities secret.

Posted on March 30, 2021

Lots of folks have started using their web browser’s Incognito or Private Browsing mode in an attempt to hide their online activities from prying eyes.

And with hackers, identity thieves, and even the NSA snooping into our online world, who can blame them?

Other folks who might have nefarious intentions also browse in Incognito mode in an effort to avoid being tracked down by the authorities.

The question is, does private browsing really keep your online activities private? Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is no.  [Read more…]




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