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Technology Is Tracking You. Take These Steps For Better Online Privacy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other companies make your personal data their product.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even everyday online activities like purchasing groceries or looking up the local weather can result in dozens of companies tracking you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

85%<\/strong>of popular sites have third-party trackers.\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

85%<\/strong>of emails have third-party trackers.\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

96%<\/strong>of popular Android apps have third-party trackers.\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To protect your accounts, practice good security hygiene.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are some steps that make sense for almost all of us, says Rob Braxman, professional cybersecurity analyst . Those include using strong passwords, disposable emails , temporary phone numbers, always clear browsing history, give out less personal private information, and use virtural machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and other professionals make a distinction between privacy and security when it comes to your data. Security <\/em>generally refers to protecting against someone trying to access your stuff \u2014 such as stealing your credit card number or hacking your accounts. Privacy <\/em>is more often used to talk about keeping your movements from being tracked for purposes of advertising or surveillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It turns out that the steps to protect your security are more clear-cut than those for privacy \u2014 but we’ll come back to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TED RADIO HOUR<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Edward Snowden: Why Does Online Privacy Matter?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use strong passwords or passphrases for your accounts. <\/strong>Longer than a password, passphrases should be strong and unique for each site. Don’t use 1234. Bring some randomness and special characters into it. And don’t use the same password for different websites: You don’t want all your accounts to be compromised just because one gets hacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use a password manager <\/strong>to keep track of your passwords, Galperin says \u2014 then all you have to do is remember the passphrase for your password manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One supercharged app, multiple types of privacy protection.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The DuckDuckGo Browser Software includes our Web and App Tracking Protection, Smarter Encryption, Private Search, Email Protection, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See app listings for platform-specific details: iOS<\/a>, Android<\/a>, Firefox<\/a>, Chrome<\/a>, Edge<\/a>, and Safari<\/a>. Checkout more about Duckduckgo.com<\/a> below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protect what matters most.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Depending on your situation, you might want to take additional precautions to safeguard your privacy and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To figure out what steps people should take to safeguard their stuff, Galperin suggests you make a security plan. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide<\/a> to doing this, which starts by asking yourself these questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n