With recent unraveling of snooping in digital world, there have been growing concerns about the privacy of people being compromised. Only 30% of websites have a privacy policy that guarantees that they won’t sell the information. Facebook, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Skype all fall under the NSA (National Security Agency) surveillance. NSA keeps track of phone numbers dialed, posts on Facebook, instant messages, emails.
Technologies like Personal Hotspot, Digital Signatures, SpiderOak can make digital world more secure. There are ways to hide data even from government by downloading a free app called “Wickr” to encrypt text messaging on iPhone and “Gibberbot” on Android for safe text messaging.
One can use free software for online anonymity called “Tor” to avoid web browsing being monitored by government. This software bounces traffic from one site to another in order to hide the sites that have been visited and it also prevents from physical location to be pinpointed.
Social media users have to be aware of the dangers that come along with using it, such as information shared on media sites could be used to get access to other online accounts. Therefore, be very careful about what you post on these sites.
