How much do you care about your privacy? How concerned are you that specific individuals or groups could access your data? Examine why you must honestly identify your privacy profile before determining how to protect your online presence. Then, you can explore the privacy options that best meet your needs, knowing that it’s always a tradeoff between privacy and convenience.

You don’t have to post information about yourself on a social media site to leave a trail of personal information; you’re unwittingly doing that every single time you visit any website. Your IP address, cookies, browser fingerprinting, and more create and track an electronic trail of your activities. Explore how you can block these trackers and hide your web activity to protect your privacy.

When you accepted that car-tracking device from your auto insurance company, you chose to exchange some privacy for potential discounts. But you’ll be surprised to learn about the many other choices you make that you did not know could invade privacy, from using a medical device in your own bedroom to visiting the directory kiosk in a shopping mall, and much more.