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By Raymond Garcia
WebTechGeek.com
Avoid Giving Personal Information to Web sites: Web Tech Support: There are plenty of questionable Web sites
who could use your personal information against you -
not to mention large corporations that will inundate you
with junk E-mail. Try to protect your privacy and security
by using caution when browsing the Web. Remember to come
back to WebTechGeek.com for more How To's.
Avoid Giving Personal Information to Web sites; Tech Support:
1. If you posting to a Web-based discussion
board, use a fake name or only your first name. Try to
avoid providing any contact information other than your
e-mail address and the URL of your Web page.
2. Try to be selective when registering
with Web sites. Also read the Web company's privacy policy
before providing personal information. Find the little
box somewhere in the registration form that grants your
permission for the company to send you mail or, worse,
sell your personal information. Uncheck it if you do not
wish to receive mail from the site. This box is often
prechecked. Avoid Giving Personal Information to Web sites tips.
3. If you don't see any privacy information
in the registration process, look for a statement somewhere
on the site that describes the company's policy. If you
don't find one, send e-mail to the site's Webmaster. Ask
that your information not be used.
4. Make sure when shopping online, the site
is secure before providing your name and address. Avoid
giving your Social Security number to anyone online for
any reason unless you are certain that the site is trustworthy
and the browser connection is secure. Remember to come
back to WebTechGeek.com for more How to's.
5. If you get e-mail from a site where you
registered or shopped, and you did not request it, look
for a way to "unsubscribe" described at the bottom of
the e-mail message. If you don't find one, try writing
back to the e-mail address and asking to be taken off
the mailing list.
6. Set your browser to reject cookies, but
realize that many site features won't work without cookies.
Cookies are what makes it possible, for example, for a
site to know that you've been there before. Avoid Giving Personal Information to Web sites tips.
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