One thing not many are aware of is that we are constantly being monitored in one way or another. Even in the privacy of our homes someone out there knows certain details about us. No matter how free it is the greatest surveillance system is the internet! Trackers are placed at every website each user visits daily. Don’t be scared, staying protected is manageable with a bit of effort.
Most of the trackers that are placed online are harmless, but can be used against you if in wrong hands. There are few methods one can use in order to stay under the radar of “the big brother”, the only difference between them is price and efficiency.
Who Places Tracers and Why?
As mentioned before every online page can and probably will track your activities while surfing. Companies and websites usually place cookies in their system in order to learn about your habits while surfing. Also, cookies help them remember you’ve already been there. They save your login information so you don’t have to enter them every time.
There are a few types of cookies. The most important are first or third party based cookies.
First party cookies – the information is gathered in order to adapt to your needs. Your login is saved, content improved for your liking.
Third party cookies – use information to tailor ads targeting. Let’s say you are into fishing – A website you often visit provides cookies to the third party; It’s highly possible you’ll get an ad about fishing equipment at some completely random page.
Why is Tracking a Bad Thing?
The tracking itself has a negative connotation. It doesn’t have to be necessarily bad, but can lead to some unpleasant side effects. The worse thing that can happen is your personal information being obtained through cookies. Every username/password which is saved with the help of cookies can be used to access user’s account/s. This usually leads to more sensitive information which can be used for numerous things.
There is no sense in saying what evil could come from misuse of one’s name, address, phone number, email, social security number, etc.
How Can One Deal with Tracking?
The most popular hiding method is private browsing. For a common user this is a whole new world, but don’t be fooled. By using private windows you’ll only hide from other people physically using that PC. While your browser is on your cookies are still being gathered and provided to third parties. They will be deleted upon the closing, but still, that’s enough time for you to leave a digital fingerprint. Meaning, your browser settings and fragments of your digital trail will stay out there. The trail you leave behind is the way in through your security. This is the main gateway that hackers use to get to your information.
Another way of being “untraceable” are plugins. These small software upgrades allow your browser to cast a shadow on what you are doing. This can come in handy, but not all browsers support these apps. Also, even with them, you’ll only be secure while online. The moment you turn off your browser your digital information is endangered again.
The thing is, there is no way to completely block online tracking. So what can you do? You can focus on the best way of staying safe – deleting all tracks that can compromise you!
PC Privacy Shield’s main role is locating and wiping all of the tracks for good. This means your cookies, browsing history, user names/passwords, profiles, personal info and digital footprint will be deleted locally, whenever you want. This way you are keeping yourself safe from external threats internally.
This way may seem the same as something provided by browsers and plugins, but it’s not. Why? Simply because those options don’t provide a deep scan and cleaning of everything found. As mentioned, the hardest part of laying low from hackers is being traceless.
ShieldApps’s program offers its users to find every single bit of information related to their online activity that is logged on their machines. With everything reported and sorted, it’s up to the user to decide what happens next. The scan can be performed whenever and it’s free! Also, it can be scheduled and automatized for deleting within few simple steps.
Utilization of the app is even simpler than with browsers and plugins. There are only two steps in the process – turn it on, and clean. This way advanced technology is brought closer to regular users which need protection the most.
Tracking of any kind is simply unavoidable. That doesn’t mean users should just stop using the internet. With few precaution measures level of information being used by others can be reduced. Also, chances of being hacked or scammed are minimal. Think of it as being a step away from the ones chasing you.