Resources Available For Internet Privacy.

Hello again readers this post is to explore and examine what options are available to the user concerning his/her privacy on the internet. Recently through our blogs we have had users commenting and inquiring on how to be safe on the Internet. Unfortunately there is not one right answer or an exact way to do this. With that being disclaimed don't feel hopeless. I hope to offer so practical advice, and some paradigm outlooks regarding privacy.

One of the first things to be aware regarding internet privacy is not how much they know about you. More so the question is how much do you know? About what you "say" . An important aspect of privacy and safety has always been self awareness. One of the best ways to protect yourself is understand what type of environment you are in digitally and to understand how your privacy could be invaded. Knowledge of your surroundings is key here. One may not be able to necessarily stop the infringement of privacy on the Internet, but if you can understand how it can be compromised, you can better understand how to protect your self. 

Unfortunately a good bit of the world wide web is still unsafe and unprotected. Many agencies and governments have worked together to come up with some type of protocols and rules. This has helped, but the web is still a fairly new place and is constantly evolving. Personal knowledge is one of the biggest ways of protecting yourself. for example, Amazon.com is known to sell your buying habits and other relevant information to third parties who find it valuable. Although they have done this legally and you may feel it is unethical, it is going to continue every time you buy. So can you stop them? No! But, at least you can be aware of what they are doing and decide if you will shop their or not by reading their terms of agreements.

There is other resources available to users to protect themselves on the web. Most community colleges offer computer courses for a reasonable price, if one feels incompetent on the computer and unsure of what they are doing they can always enroll in a course. Another way is to always read website agreement terms and disclaimers. This may seem cumbersome but, it pails in comparison to being secure. I  will post this link, which is a good starting place for any person trying to sharpen their skill-set on internet. privacy.https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs18-cyb.htm
To the readers: if anyone has some useful resource tips available please feel free to share, or post comments and opinions with the others.