How to Protect Your PC online
Your Internet Service Provider keeps track of your actions on the internet. Here’s how you can protect your PC online.
After the recent activities, ISPs are keeping watch on their user’s internet activities. They maintain the logs of your browsing data without you knowing. There are many methods to protect your PC online but which will work and which will not is very important. First, the important thing is, you have to decide what data you have to protect and from whom you have to protect.
You might be feeling secure by Using the browser in the incognito Mode. But It won’t stop ISP from tracking your search data. Incognito mode just opens a fresh new tab which will not access your history, cookies, cache in the browser but that’s not sufficient.
# Do Not Track
Latest browsers come with a ‘Do Not Track‘ signal. Browsers can send this signal to websites along with every request. While DNT is often hidden in the advanced options of your browser, enabling it lets a web server to know that, you will not accept cookies which can track you.
Here’s how to enable it:
- Chrome: Settings > Advanced Settings > Check the last box under the Privacy heading, “Send a ‘Do Not Track‘ request with your browsing traffic”.
- Firefox: Options > Privacy > Click “manage your Do Not Track settings” > Click “Always apply Do Not Track“.
# Use the good VPN
A Virtual Private Network(VPN) is an encrypted connection that allows you to connect to a network over the internet just like you are a part of that local area network (LAN). A VPN is really useful for companies, as workers can access shared drives, printers, and other resources from their home. It’s also a great privacy tool.
These are some good VPN clients:
- Psiphon
- HideMyAss
- SurfEasy
- HideMe
- CyberGhost
# Use Tor Browser
The Tor browser has widely been used for secure your browsing. Tor is The short form for The Onion Router basically, it hides your IP by relaying your web requests through a network of proxy servers. Tor is a great method for browsing anonymously unless you are trying to misuse it.
# Prefer HTTPS connection
Always check on the leftmost side of the address bar for HTTPS is written there or not. HTTPS provide SSL or TSL encryption while browsing online. TLS traffic is encrypted so that only the recipient and server can see the data that’s being transmitted. That’s why your bank’s website and Amazon orders are always secure.
# Use a good Antivirus
To protect your PC online first you have to keep your computer clean. many pop-ups or malicious Softwares such as a virus, adware, spyware give your information to some websites or attackers. This makes your PC vulnerable online. so use a good antivirus and keep it up-to-date.