Security Methods to Protect Your PrivacyPrivacy and security issues have become one of the major concerns of computer users in today's market. It has become a game of survival of the fittest to protect your safety. The only real way to defend yourself is with knowledge. You need to prepare yourself against hackers, spammers, and web viruses and bugs that can crash the system. Let's focus on how you can protect yourself from potential thieves. There are several ways to protect your information from the outside world; you just need ammo to do it. Because this industry has become a focal point for computer and Internet users, many companies are capitalizing on a growing industry and producing software packages to prevent intrusion into privacy. Here are some ways to protect yourself: URL encryption, operating system protection, JavaScript filtering, and cookie controls. All these means are effective in protecting you. But be careful, they are not guaranteed to completely block intruders and completely protect you and your information. These are just preventative measures you can take. URL encryption is a method that prevents your ISP, network administrator, or other intermediaries from easily tracking and recording the sites you visit. This prevents companies from obtaining information about your online browsing and shopping habits. Companies have been hoarding data about us for years without our permission. Once these companies have the information, they can make money off of us by selling that information to other companies or, as I said, the government. Why should they make money from our information without our consent? URL encryption also protects the user from possible Internet traffic...... middle of paper ......allows you to access their sites without the possibility of implanting or accept any form of cookie. In this case, you can use secure cookies. A secure cookie allows you to accept cookies securely so that you can surf web pages without being tracked or monitored by the website. Cookies are encrypted, just like URL encryption, and automatically deleted when you leave the site. All of these methods are just some of the most popular techniques that people use to protect their vital information. As previously stated, they are not foolproof, but are good proactive steps that everyone should take. The information age is advancing by leaps and bounds. But for all the good it brings, it also brings bad. If you plan and prepare, you will survive and maintain your privacy. Once you lose your privacy, it's impossible to get it back, so take control of your information.