Floods of spam drowning your inboxes? Too many friend requests and strangers commenting on your Facebook posts? Ads related to your Internet searches following you around the Internet? The core of the problem is that you\u2019re giving away too much private data. We\u2019ve got you covered: Here are five steps to improve the state of your online privacy.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re not violating your own privacy or spying on yourself, but your online privacy does start with you and your decisions. Some information is worth sharing, and some is better kept secret.<\/p>\n
You wouldn\u2019t post your password on Facebook, right? For the very same reason, you should avoid posting other information that may give away too much, such as your address, your personal phone number, your e-mail address, and so on. Before sharing anything, consider unintended consequences and do not overshare anything that might compromise your or someone else\u2019s privacy.<\/p>\n
Loads of stuff isn\u2019t necessarily safe to share on the Internet, including plane tickets, anything with a QR code, and more. Share a concert ticket with a QR code on it and you\u2019re basically giving it away<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you really want to post a picture of a ticket online, edit the image to remove the QR code (and the ticket number, perhaps) \u2014 and do it the right way<\/a>, so other people cannot restore the information you tried to hide. It\u2019s safer, of course, not to share such things at all.<\/p>\n