{"id":150,"date":"2021-10-18T04:54:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T08:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.istratus.com\/blog\/?p=150"},"modified":"2022-08-18T12:01:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T16:01:09","slug":"protecting-your-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/istratus.com\/blog\/secure-your-data\/protecting-your-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Your Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ok, so in previous articles, we\u2019ve looked at the military-grade encryption iStratus provides because it goes without re-emphasizing it, we highly value protecting your information. Yes. We do our part, but we feel it is also important for us to look at how you can do your part to protect yourself from \u201conline gremlins\u201d too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And stay cyber safe.<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is no surprise that technology is pretty savvy towards what we do.\u00a0 \u2014 By basic definition, marketing technology, in particular, is the industry devoted in part \u201cto tracking people\u201d and merging their information, so advertising can be tailored to suit our interests more effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

This tracking occurs on multiple levels: There\u2019s physical tracking, because we carry our cell phones everywhere we go. And virtual tracking, of all the places we visit online.<\/span><\/p>\n

The more that is understood about how the information is being collected, shared, and sold off, the more people tend to want to protect their privacy. Still, in practice, it\u2019s difficult to know what is effective and what is a waste of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone wants to protect their stuff, don\u2019t they? So here are some ideas of what we should do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Employ Good Security<\/span><\/h2>\n

This makes sense for most of us. We\u2019ve all seen the words and rating scales of \u201cstrong passwords\u201d at some point when setting up an online account. Passwords are the obvious thing we need to protect, so that doesn\u2019t need repeating here. We think you understand the importance of this.<\/span><\/p>\n

There has been much debate surrounding online privacy within the last decade. And it must be noted there\u2019s a definite distinction between \u2018<\/span>privacy<\/span><\/i>\u2019 and \u2018<\/span>security<\/span><\/i>\u2019 when it comes to your data.<\/span><\/p>\n

Generally speaking:<\/span><\/p>\n