It’s scary to know that our love for being always online has great potential risks. Take for example, our personal information stolen by hackers. Keeping track of apps and websites that access your information is difficult, and it’s also a hassle to read through long explanations of privacy agreements. If we leave our information floating around the web, well, hopefully it won’t get stolen, right? So what can we do to cover our digital tracks? Creative Bloq shares ex-hacker and Twitter user @somenerdliam’s tips on how to do so:
Luckily, ex-hacker and Twitter user @somenerdliam stepped in last year, with his thread "How to delete 99.9% of your digital footprint from the internet", and the grateful Twitterverse went wild for it. Since posting, it's been retweeted 114,000 times and received over 425.1 likes. It's vital information for the modern world, and we think everyone should know about it.
While his advice isn't going to help you disappear completely (the author admits his knowledge isn't completely up to date, and the "99.9" claim in his title isn't a practical claim), the tips in the thread are a good starting point when it comes to monitoring your digital hygiene.
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