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Ways Technology Threatens Your Privacy (and How to Protect Yourself)

by Riva Richmond on May 14, 2009 at 02:13 PM



5) Histories of Your Web Use

Where we go on the Web and what we type into search engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN and AOL can be very revealing. These activities could point to where your child goes to school, where you bank, what diseases you have, not to mention your sexual orientation, religion or politics. If you use a public computer in a library or café, or share one at home or work, then be sure to clean up your online footprints. Learn how to delete your browsing history and personal info you may have entered into Internet Explorer here and your Google history here. Another option is to use a browser with a "privacy mode" (PDF).

With a subpoena, the government or a civil litigant (like your soon-to-be ex-husband or wife) could force search engines to turn over your query history. Learn how to minimize the chances your searches can be personally connected to you here.

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