Internet Safety: Guide to Online Privacy and Security

Discover practical ways to protect online privacy and security in public and at home, including safe public wifi practices, mindful app permissions, privacy-focused browser choices, and home setup upgrades.

Explore how Bluetooth low energy beacons track location and shopping habits, revealing data through apps and third-party marketers. Learn practical steps to protect your privacy.

Understand ultrasonic tracking, where audible tones send user activity to servers without the phone listening. Review microphone permissions and limit access to apps only when necessary to protect privacy.

Protect your data on public Wi‑Fi by using a VPN to encrypt traffic and DNS requests, connect only to verified networks, and use HTTPS with privacy-focused browsers.

Secure your online activity at home by using a privacy-focused browser like Firefox or Brave to block trackers and ads. Protect every connected device with a home router VPN.

Learn to secure your data on storage devices, protect your data and identity during file transfers, and ensure data is erased before disposing of devices.

Learn encryption at rest by applying full disk encryption, file level encryption, and encrypted cloud storage, while safeguarding keys and trusting providers or preferring local control with VeraCrypt.

Learn to securely dispose of devices by full formatting, not quick format, using built-in tools; consider third-party wipes, then destroy or shred devices to prevent data recovery.

Learn to protect accounts by using strong, unique passwords and enabling multi-factor authentication, with tips for securing banking accounts and safeguarding access after you're no longer around.

Learn to create strong, unique passwords that resist brute-force and dictionary attacks, using length, complexity, and passphrases. Discover password managers and multi-factor authentication for stronger security.

Learn how multi-factor and two-factor authentication combine something you know, something you have, and something you are to secure accounts, using authenticator apps, one-time passwords, and hardware tokens.

Learn how to secure online banking by protecting email and phone access, using hardware tokens and password managers, and recognizing phishing and SIM porting risks.

Discover steps to protect your online accounts after death using tools like inactive account manager and legacy contacts, planning with a digital executor and access to a password manager.

Explore mobile security best practices for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, and learn precautions to protect the data stored on your phone from vulnerabilities.

Protect your smartphone with a strong, unique passcode and automatic lock, avoid Android pattern unlocks due to shoulder surfing, and back up, encrypt data, and hide sensitive photos.

Spot fake apps by vetting app store listings and developer details, recognizing imitation, fleeceware, and scareware, and monitoring subscriptions while reporting scams.

Audit app permission requests to protect your data and limit access to camera, microphone, text messages, photos and videos, location, and contacts.

Learn to shield your privacy from spam and phone scams by using the National Do Not Call Registry, call blocking features, carrier services, apps, and careful online number exposure.

Identify signs of infected smartphones, including slower devices, suspicious apps, data usage spikes, and messages to premium numbers, then protect yourself by enabling automatic updates and trusting only sources.

Secure your mobile hotspot with a strong, changing password and a unique SSID, and use WPA2 encryption to guard against attackers and unauthorized tethering.

Explore how social media is designed to be addictive, and learn to balance sharing your life with protecting online privacy and securing your social media accounts.

Take control of your social media privacy by disabling geotagging, tightening privacy settings, using strong unique passwords with multi-factor authentication, managing app permissions, and avoiding social sign-on.

Learn how image metadata and photo backgrounds reveal location, and remove metadata before posting to protect privacy; avoid sharing QR codes on tickets or vaccines to prevent identity fraud.

Reduce social media reminders, disable push notifications, hide distracting apps, and temporarily deactivate accounts or uninstall apps to limit access and test a digital detox.

Explore how online privacy and security can be compromised and apply a practical checklist to secure your computer, smartphone, and personal data as you continue learning.

Discover how a premium VPN like ExpressVPN boosts online privacy and security with fast connections and no bandwidth limits, and start a 7-day free trial on iOS or Android.