ADSL Security

Internet privacy and security: hot topics. ADSL is 'always on' - how well do you protect your privacy, how good is your security?

Profilers and Adware

Sites track you. Your online banking site is tracking you. News sites are tracking you. Major brand sites are tracking you. Wherever you go, they are watching you.

100% of your surfing is tracked:
> they know where you go,
> they know your interests,
> they know your hobbies,
> they know which social sites you visit,
> they know where you do your internet shopping,
> they know when and where you are looking to rent/buy a new house,
> they know where you want to go on holiday,
> they know you are looking for a new car
> they change the site to show you what they want you to see.

They know you. Do you know who they are?

To help add to their revenue streams, search engines, popular web sites and ISPs (internet service providers) around the world are now the most likely means by which your surfing is been spied upon.

Low cost and free internet access comes with a price. The price of your privacy. Nothing is really free and if you use one of these service providers then you are paying with supplying information about the sites you visit and your interests. This information is then sold to advertising networks who use your data to display adverts related to your interest. The webstes and networks earn from every advertisement you see and/or click.

Spyware

Nothing to do with real spies. Everything to do with the invasion of your privacy. Spyware is a program which infects your computer and follows everything you do.

Malware

A very real threat to your identity and your wealth. Phishing emails which tried to get you to log into a bogus site to part with your login and password details are now being replaced by emails which send you to sites which download scripts which can keylog everything you do on your computer, harvesting email addresses, logins and passwords and getting a very real set of data which can be used for identity theft and fraud.

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