As the world develops, technology is being more and more incorporated into our lives.  With this incorporation comes the breaching of our private information. With websites such as google, Facebook and Twitter constantly collecting our information through our web surfing whereabouts, it is important for users to take precaution when entering information into these various technologies.

Personally, when using social networking websites, I do not sign up with my professional email for any social media platforms. When your professional email is linked to many subscriptions and social media platforms, it is more likely for your job to find you on the internet. Although I am not a frequent user, Facebook is a more personal place for me to connect with my family and friends, rather than for business reasons.

Another way I protect my privacy on social networks is by using my nickname for my profile rather than my legal government name. Our name is a big part of our identity. I believe that our name is extremely connected to various personal and private information such as your social security number. Also when shopping online, entering credit card numbers into the computer becomes very sensitive information. It is recommended that online shoppers should download an on screen key board when entering payment methods into browsers. This is something that I have done due to the fact that my credit card information has been previously stolen when I ordered products from amazon.

I frequently delete my browser history and cookies in order to prevent websites and advertisers from compiling so much of my information through my web searches. Especially when using my iPhone I tend to remove all of my browsing history and turn off all location integrations within my phone applications. I am also very cautious of what applications I download on to my phone. I do not have the Facebook iPhone application simply for the fact that the application has a large amount of access onto the personal information on our mobile devices.