Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are one of the most effective ways to protect your privacy online. Most DEAs are not particularly secure, so it is not advised to use these services to send sensitive information - rather, use them as a way to avoid giving away your own information in situations where you are obliged to do so. Popular providers of this service include Guerrilla Mail and Mailinator, although there are hundreds out there to choose from. Keeping your real email address away from spammers is crucial to protecting your identity online and DEAs are a great solution. This is particularly useful for avoiding spam when filling in forms on websites that require an email address to proceed. They allow users to quickly create new email addresses as-and-when they’re needed, which can then be disposed of after use.
Always delete rather than deactivate an account if you wish to completely wipe it.ĭisposable Email Addresses (DEAs) are anonymous and temporary. Deactivating your account is sort of like putting it into hibernation - all your information is stored and can be re-activated if you have second thoughts. A word of warning, ‘deactivating’ your account is not the same as deleting it. The only sure-fire way to avoid giving up this information is to delete your accounts entirely. This is the price you pay for using a ‘free’ service. Similar levels of data harvesting occurs on all major social media sites. Everything from who you have poked, what events you have or have not attended and when and where you have logged into your account is logged and saved. Head to /settings and click ‘ Download a copy of your Facebook data’ and you might be surprised to see just how much information is on file.
The amount of personal data that social networking sites like Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter have harvested from their billions of users is shocking.
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