What To Look For In Computer Privacy Software And Protecting Your Identity

By Author: Nathan Brown
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There is almost nothing that has not gone electronic these days. Even the laundry machines, air coolers, the kitchen equipment, and the toys your kids use have gone electronic. Amongst the first few to go electronic, sometimes also called digital, is the computer. We depend so much on computers these days that life without them is unimaginable, leave alone doing without one. We need them to make calculation, read books, make comparison and even get our photos made. But along with the convenience came a host of troubles that we have to live with. However the benefits of using computers far outweigh the little difficulties that we have to live with like the privacy issue for example.

Privacy issues are redressed with computer privacy software and are lot different from the antivirus programs that you can buy from the market. Whereas antivirus is a software that will protect your computer from unauthorized changes taking place in your computer, the computer privacy software have the additional burden of protecting you from phishing sites that look out for personal information. Having one on your computer is most beneficial ...
... if you use your computer for making banking transaction and ordering products and services frequently. They will also help you against someone hijacking your identity and even sending mail on your behalf. Little one need to be told what it will be like if your banking identity can be stolen.

Having computer privacy software in place is but just one of the precautionary steps and is inevitably also the first step you will need to take. No privacy protection software can do everything for you. There some issues that you alone can do it. Cookies are one such example. They are indispensible especially if you visit a site very often and believe me most often privacy software can do little about it, and the only way you can protect yourself is to delete them once you are through with your task. However keeping cookies from trust worthy sites can give you a richer experience, but before that you will have to weed the bad ones out from the good. So, the next time you do a financial transaction see if they have a certification that will instill some confidence in you.

When you buy computer privacy software ensure that you have bought the right one from the right company. Amongst the points that you will have to ask yourself is whether your vendor uses encryption while sending out information. Encryption ensures that the information you are sending out is not visible to anyone one else other than the recipient. In fact if you use the software to make a payment on a site with a SSL certification you are double ensuring that not even the recipient gets the privilege to see your personal details, and reputed honest sites get themselves certified don’t forget.

Another way to protect your privacy is to use a proxy server in combination with computer privacy software. When you use a proxy server you can expect your internet speeds to go down a little, but the security they provide is vastly worth the little sacrifice you will be making on speeds. Anonymous proxy servers that come free of cost are not the ones that will really help you. In fact they are just as much capable of phishing as any other unethical sites. Know the people behind anonymous proxy servers. See if they have been in business for a long time and have an impeccable past record. Free proxy servers can also slow down your internet connections to unacceptable levels and using them is a waste of time and you can as well live without them.

Nathan Brown is a freelance writer. Watching TV channels and surfing the web are his favorite leisurely activities, especially those that are informative like the one from computer privacy software