5 steps to better online privacy
1. Only conduct business, visit sites or become involved with web sites that have adequate privacy policies that cover at least:
- To whom your information will be passed onto
- Why the information is being collected
- How the information will be used
- How you can access information the organisation holds about you
2. Install and use privacy enhancing software including:
- Firewall
- Cookie Remover
- Web Bug Remover
- Anonymous Web Browsing
- Encrypted Email
- Advertising Filters
- Anti-Spam Tools
- Anti-Spyware Tools
- Further Information
3. Opt out of all further contact with the organisation when filling in forms unless you know you want to be in further contact with it
4. Only give as much personal information as you are comfortable with
5. Use an online identity and free email service to protect against giving out your details to spammers
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