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Online Privacy Checker: Protect your Social Media Privacy

The Internet is very convenient and useful, but using it has made our personal data more vulnerable. Many companies, large and small, either discreetly or openly collect information about us to use or sell. The easiest way for them to use this data is to show us an ad that we are likely to click one worried about this during the early stages of the Internet’s development. But today, taking steps to protect your personal data is gradually becoming the same type of social norm as brushing your teeth. However, if you forgot to brush your teeth yesterday, you can still brush them today. If your personal data was leaked yesterday, there is nothing you can do about it today. You can find more detailed information and practical examples here.
Privacy Test & Analyzer: See what information websites know ...

Privacy Test & Analyzer: See what information websites know …

See what data is exposed from your browser.
What information can a website find out about you when you visit it? A lot more than you probably realize. This tool lists information that any website, advertisement, and widget can collect from your web browser. Such information could be used to identify you and/or track your behavior using tactics like IP lookups and browser fingerprinting. While none of this may be considered personally identifiable information (PII), the profile drawn from all these pieces of information can be so distinct that it can only plausibly match a single person.
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This page includes several tests that you can scroll through and perform one at a time to evaluate your browser privacy.
PLEASE NOTE: In order to demonstrate that a malicious site can easily detect logged in accounts without asking your permission, this tool will contact 30 popular websites where you may be logged in. However we don’t access these sites but simply present them as potential risks to your privacy.
What Is Google Privacy Checkup? Everything You Need To Know

What Is Google Privacy Checkup? Everything You Need To Know

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Online privacy will always be a hot topic, especially with giants databases such as Google’s who is basically watching our every move. It’s easy to envision how privacy can only exist by name on the Internet and in reality, vanish without much fanfare.
Still, to make things easier for its users, Google offers a tool called Privacy Checkup you can use to review and adjust privacy settings as you see it fit. You can evaluate and modify what data the search engine company uses to personalize your online experience, as well as fine-tune what information you share with the world wide web, be it friends or total strangers. Here’s how you can use Privacy Checkup in a few easy steps:
■ In the address bar of your browser, type and press Enter.
■ If you’re not logged in, click on the blue Sign In in the top right corner and provide your credentials to log in to your account.
■ Once signed in, in the top right corner, click on the profile icon.
■ Click on the blue My Account button to access your account’s settings.
■ In the middle section titled Personal info & privacy, click on Get Started in the Privacy Checkup subsection.
■ In the following window, click on the blue Start Now button to begin reviewing your Google privacy settings.
■ The checkup consists of six steps, the first one being your YouTube settings where you choose who can see your videos, likes, and subscriptions, as well as set your share settings.
■ Click on Next to proceed (each step features the button).
■ The second step relates to your Google Photos settings where you can remove geolocation in photos shared by link (but not otherwise).
■ Click on Next to move on to another section.
■ Here you can allow people with your phone number to find and connect with you on various Google services.
■ Click on Next to proceed to Google+ settings where you can review who has access to your information, and set to make it public or keep private.
■ Clicking on the Next button switches to Google personalization settings, where you can see what information Google tracks and collects, and how it can be used to bring you a more personal experience.
■ Upon clicking the Next button once more, you’ll wind up on the final step of the Privacy Checkup that refers to making Google’s ads more relevant to you, You can control how personalizes its ads, or completely turn off the personalization option.
■ One final click on the Next button shows a summary of a completed checkup. You can resume your activity with updated Google privacy preferences.
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Frequently Asked Questions about privacy check

What is a privacy checkup?

Privacy Checkup guides you through some of your privacy and security settings, so you can review your choices to help make sure that you’re sharing with who you want. … Tap Review a few important privacy settings.

How do I complete the privacy check up on Google?

Click on the blue My Account button to access your account’s settings. In the middle section titled Personal info & privacy, click on Get Started in the Privacy Checkup subsection. In the following window, click on the blue Start Now button to begin reviewing your Google privacy settings.Apr 26, 2018

Where is the privacy check up on Facebook?

You can access Privacy Checkup by clicking the question mark icon on Facebook’s desktop site and selecting Privacy Checkup. The first section, Who Can See What You Share, is one of the most important.Jan 6, 2020

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