Digital Safety

Digital safety means protecting ourselves, our families and others as we connect through digital devices. The new ways of digital facilities change the way of interaction and communication. It makes information passing and message recieval an easy task which can be accomplished within seconds. But inspite of its all new features and advantages it has some effects in people's lives unless treated with care. We need to safeguard our privacy and protect our family from predators.

Hackers are on the lookout for personal information that they can use to access our credit cards, bank information or even to torture us. So some safety tips need to be kept in mind while you are digitally active. The most important rule to be kept in mind is to keep your personal information professional and limited. You shouldn't hand over purepersonal information out to strangers. A potential employer or customer don't need to know about your personal relationship status or home address. Always keep your privacy settings on while using digital devices. Both web browsers and mobile phone operating systems have settings available to protect your online privacy. Also, make sure that your internet connection is secure by using a secure VPN connection.

Nowadays it is common that most people get cheated through online purchases. Every time you make a purchase, you need to provide credit card or bank account details. This is what cyber criminals are most eager to get on their hands. Only give your information to sites which are secure and have encrypted connections. A secure site has an address starting with https : (s stands for secure) rather than simply http. Inspite of online purchases the youngsters of today's generation are mostly cheated by people they met through their online chats. Fake social media profiles influence most of the young people and retrieve their personal informations through fake friendships. Be cautious in online social life and should be sensible.

Privacy on internet is very important because all the applications, services, scams and viruses are waiting for any given chance to steal someone's personal information. If all people could protect themselves and use right software it would be harder for hackers to survive. It is very important to educate citizens regarding digital safety with clear guidelines to bank and mobile wallets, their privacy and security reports. Many websites, YouTube videos and news media will guide you about the best way to use your digital gadgets.