The need for online privacy and anonymity increases by the day, as people understand not only the benefits of keeping their content away from the public eye but also the consequences of continuous surveillance.
當然，一些互聯網使用者不會介意人們觀看他們的內容，但如今，大多數在線“衝浪者”都意識到完全披露其個人資訊可能帶來的影響。
通常（理想情況下），每個使用者都可以不受限制地訪問網路，並且知道他們沒有被任何第三方監視。然而，情況並非總是如此，因為一些國家擁有高度發達的監視和情報機構，並且有互聯網巨頭（例如谷歌和Facebook）收集他們可能訪問的任何有用數據。
The lack of privacy can also bring other consequences and unwanted situations in your life. But first, let’s define what Internet Privacy truly means.
什麼是互聯網隱私？
Online or Internet privacy is the right people have for not disclosing what they do on the web. That includes the sites they visit, for how long they stay there, and what kind of data they share.
互聯網隱私意味著任何給定的使用者都沒有義務共用、披露、重新利用、存儲、向第三方提供和在線顯示資訊。隱私通常與安全性相關，但它們不一定相同：如果一個人認為某些數據是明智的或私密的，他應該能夠抵禦希望訪問它的第三方或外部代理。
有哪些互聯網隱私風險？
- Social Media: Posting an innocent picture on your Facebook or Instagram account, or tweeting your current location, may derive in unwanted scenarios in which your privacy gets compromised. Once they hit the web, virtually anyone could have access to personal information about you, so keep an eye on what you publish!
- Internet Service Providers: The companies that provide Internet to you have the ability to collect logs of your data. They can save your browsing history, your connection time, the IP addresses you visit, and more. More importantly, they can incur privacy breaches at any given moment, because ISPs can make their information available to government authorities upon request.
- Phishing: It is a hacking attack that involves malicious people making others believe they are influential brands or companies in order to trick them into providing critical personal or financial information (a credit card number, a password, or a security PIN.)
- 短信登錄：它與網路釣魚相同，但通過傳統的簡訊服務 （SMS） 完成。
- Pharming: A hacking attack in which the cybercriminal manages to redirect a legitimate website visitor to another IP address.
- Spyware: A dangerous hacking situation involving the use of innocent people’s data without their consent. The data is acquired thanks to an application that functions offline.
- 惡意軟體：它包括計算機病毒、特洛伊木馬、蠕蟲、勒索軟體等。惡意軟體會對人們的電腦或系統造成損害。
如何保護您的互聯網隱私
- 數據加密
使用 VPN 或其他加密工具（例如代理或智慧 DNS 服務）是保護隱私的非常強大的第一步。駭客使用未加密的連接和通信來造成損害並竊取受害者的密碼和財務資訊，但如果內容被加密，這將更難實現。
Windows有幾個加密工具，如BitLocker和HTTPS Everywhere。但是，VPN非常出色，因為它們構建了一個虛擬隧道來重新路由流量和位置資訊，因此沒有人可以訪問它們。它們還提供匿名性和解鎖國際服務和頁面的能力。
- 在不使用 GPS 和 WiFi 時禁用它們
Public Wi-Fi networks can save your life in a moment of desperation, but the truth is that they are one of the most commonly used environments by hackers to perform their shady activities. If you aren’t using your wireless connectivity features, turn them off to avoid any unwanted data sharing.
GPS 資源也會發生類似的情況。例如，它們非常適合説明您導航未知城市，但是如果不使用它們，最好不要使用它們，因為它們可以在您不知情的情況下發佈您的當前位置。
- 使用 Tor 網路
The “Incognito Mode” in the Chrome browser can hide the traffic history from your household members, but not from your ISP. So, if you want full anonymity, you may be best served using the Tor network.
它會嚴重降低您的互聯網速度，但它是完全隱私瀏覽體驗的最可行的替代方案之一。它是免費的，它使用基於節點的加密網路來在線隱藏您生成的內容。
- 禁用網路攝像頭和麥克風
As incredible as it may sound, some hackers have developed the ability to remotely spy on users via their webcams. You can implement the extremely non-tech solution of taping over it. You should also deactivate your microphone to avoid any unwanted third parties from spying on your conversations.
您可以實施的其他提示來增強您的線上隱私：
- 使用防病毒或反惡意軟體。
- 使用防火牆。
- 不要在不可靠的頁面上進行在線購物。
- 請注意您在低安全性網站上共享的數據。
- 以相對頻率清除瀏覽器的緩存和歷史記錄。
- 沉著地管理您的密碼，使其極難破譯。
- 僅訪問HTTPS網站，避免使用HTTP網站。
