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Last month I tweeted an article from Lifehacker that I thought covered a very important issue all Internet users face, online security. This article entitled "Secure Your Online Life the Easy Way" provided readers with many wonderful insights on how they can protect themselves.

Although some people may think these security options are obvious many people do not take advantage of the ease. The use of browsers such as Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer to remember your passwords is convenient, but if your laptop is stolen so are all of your accounts.



The use of non-encrypted connections can leave users open to security problems on their social networks, email, and other accounts. Any site that stores your personal data must be used only if there is a HTTPS or SSL option for security. Popular sites like Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo and Ebay/Paypal have these options put they must be turned on through the settings.



The most interesting concept to me involved pretending that your are always surfing in public and make it hard to pretend to be you. This involves treating your personal computer like it is not yours so you will not put your information online. Answering security questions in ways that would only make sense to you would help people not be able to guess your answers. This means basically that you do not have to answer the question truthfully. If the question is "Where did you go to high school?" put your rival high school because why would you want your security answer something anyone could find on your Facebook?



For More Information:
http://lifehacker.com/#!5760922/secure-your-online-life-the-easy-way
http://lifehacker.com/#!5576927/how-to-stay-safe-on-public-wi+fi-networks