How to Delete Online Presence

 

In this article will show you exactly how to remove personal information in the internet. If you use the internet , your personal information is scattered everywhere online. For most people it can include personal banking  information, personally identifiable information, Account login credentials, health information and data you post on social media etc.

Here are the ways thieves may get your personal information

• Data Brokers : These companies collect and sell all the data they can legally get their hands on such as names, date of birth, telephone numbers, addresses, land records, marriage records, social media profiles and more. They consolidate this data from dozens of different public records and then compile it online.

• Social Media and Blogs: Your social media accounts criminals needs to commit identity theft such as your full name, where you live and work, photos of you and your family.

• Data Breaches: These occur when unathorized individuals break into database to steal and release personally identifying information. The targeted information may include  names, social security numbers, medical and financial records and email addresses and passwords.

• Web-browsing Habits: Internal service providers and various companies can use technology called "Cookies" to track your web browsing history. However hackers could also get their hands on your search and browsing history and use it to scam you, embarrass you, or get into your financial accounts. 

How to Remove Your Personal Information from the Internet

1. Google Yourself :  To find your personal information online, start with Google and do  a search of your name using the Incognito Mode.  Google's Incognito feature on the Chrome browser won't save your browsing history, cookies and site data and any information you have entered in forms. 

2. Tighten Privacy on Social Media  Accounts : Invoking privacy settings on social media accounts is crucial to reducing your online data trail.

3. Get Rid of Unused Apps : When installing new apps most people don't care to read the terms and conditions. They just click Agree button without much thought. The truth is many mobile apps collect a lot of personal information that could later be hacked. So you should delete unused apps from your phone . Especially risky and shady loan apps that your prompt personal information , they use this information to access your bank or other private records.

4. Clean up your browser:  Remember that your browser contains tons of data on your search history, as well as cached files, and passwords. Imagine what a hacker could do with this information! Don’t wait until it’s too late. Bulk up your online security by regularly clearing your browser history.

 Conclusions

Identity theft is one of those things that you don’t think about until it happens to you. Ensure that it never happens to you and protect yourself by deleting unnecessary data from the internet.