With the Internet controlling the major portion of your day-to-day activities, it is very important to protect your privacy online. While there are several companies out in the market trying to analyze your browsing trends and other activities, Google has recently entered into this fray, recording your online activities and using this information on other services. With the entrance of Google into the online privacy discussion, it becomes evident that intrusion of your online privacy is not alone done by phishing or tracking websites but trusted websites like search engines and ad networks are involved too. Here are 4 important tips to protect your privacy while using internet tools.

Never share personal information with strangers
With social networking ruling the internet, advertisers are keenly watching the happenings on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. While communicating with strangers, make sure not to reveal your personal information. Do not accept every friend request. This rule applies to new websites which request personal information. If possible, use a pen name while registering on these sites.

Use VPNs like Ultrasoft for an anonymous browsing session
With Google changing its privacy policy and storing user information, there is a greater need to use internet security tools to browse anonymously. Ultrasoft is an amazing internet proxy server which enables you to browse anonymously. This amazing tool hides your actual IP address and eliminates cookies and tracking counter issues. Internet tools like Ultrasoft are a great bonus for people who use shared computers or internet cafes as they can carry this software and run it from a USB stick. In addition, if you are browsing from locations wherein heavy internet censorship is in force, Ultrasoft enables you to browse websites without any restrictions. Adding to these benefits, Ultrasoft internet security tool is free and easy to use.

Opt out of Google Web tracking policy
Google saves your personal information and browsing trends to display relevant ads targeted to you. If you are not happy with this, it is recommended to opt out of this program. Logon to Google Dashboard to view and manage your personal information stored by Google. Check out all services which use your information and click on the ‘Revoke’ option to block a specific program from accessing your information. Install a plugin to manage ad networks. In addition, there are internet tools which enable you to identify and block tracking counters. These internet security plugins display the number of trackers working on a web page.

Secure your wireless connectivity
If you use wireless connectivity to browse the internet, you are more vulnerable to online threats. Try to encrypt the data using WPA security protocol and a strong password. Install powerful internet tools to guard your system from malicious attacks. As the internet browser is the first thing which gets affected with external attacks, increase the privacy settings of your browser for higher internet security.

When looking for software to disguise her IP address, Louisa Logan came accross Ultrasurf and downloaded it from Soft 32. Her location is now disguised when she surfs the internet.

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