How to be secure while using internet/social media?

 Ways to keep yourself secure while surfing the internet or using social media. 

Nowadays, while surfing the internet or while using social media it is important for everyone to be more conscious about their privacy 🔏. Hacking is not just the only thing that you should think about, also who is seeing your personal information & how it is used is also important.

To be secure on the internet here are some tips for you from basic level security to the advance.

1. Basic security

what are basic security for privacy, you might know about them already, like

• Use a strong password

a weak password is easy to crack for hackers so try to use a longer one. Then it will make your password complex.

• Avoid repetition in password

repetition or common pattern ( like 123/Name/DOB etc) in the password can be guessed by anyone who knows you roughly, so don't include them in your password.

• Always enable 2 step verification

2-step verification helps to protect your account by one more security layer. Make sure to enable it, then even if someone knows your password you'll get notified if anyone login from your account on any other device.

• Don't use third-party apps.

third-party apps steal your data from your device, You un-intentionally give permission to that app to access your data and lose your privacy.

2. Intermediate level

for the intermediate level, you have to do some things and manage a few settings of your account.

• Public Information

Go to your google account then open settings & chose which information you want to make public and which information you like to keep private.

• Permissions

In your phone settings go to app management and see which apps using your camera/mic/photos kind of permissions check them and if you find any app remove that permission. Some apps are necessary so only give permission to those apps which are necessary.

• Cookies

when you search for something on the internet then those sites get your browser's cookies and get what you have searched before. Go to browser settings and delete cookies and you can also manage which site can use your cookies. 

3. Advance Level

if you keep your information totally private then do the following things

• Your Personal Information 

Don't put your personal information like your Mobile no./working email/Address etc. on any social media platform or any other site. Anyone will get your details easily and can misuse them.

• Your accounts

Use different accounts for different purposes. If you are a content creator YouTuber/Blogger/Artist or if you do anything professional on the internet then, if your account gets hacked, it will be a big loss. So use multiple accounts, make an account for internet surfing, another for social media, and keep your main google account for your professional work only. This will help you a lot.

• Use VPN

using a secure VPN helps to keep your IP address safe on the internet. VPN changes your IP address to any other country and makes it hard to track you on the internet no one can trace your location.

So these are the tips that can help you to be secure and keep your privacy safe on the internet.

I hope the above information helps you in any way.

if you have any questions/queries comment down below...👍