When surfing the
Internet you
probably take your anonymity
for granted, most of us do.
Tapping phones, listening to confidential conversations,
reading others' e-mail
messages seems like something that
only happens in
spy movies to "other" people.
However, you probably don't realize just how much
information about yourself has the potential to get
transmitted across the
Internet every time you go
online.
Every
computer connected to the
Internet has "ports" that
allow it to connect. A "port" doesn't mean you have a
physical hole or opening in your computer's case or
hardware, but it does mean you have openings through which
information passes back and forth between your
computer and
the Internet.
The easiest way to defeat this problem involves using a
firewall. Firewalls, simple and
inexpensive software
available at virtually any office supply or computer store,
block the most common ports
hackers use to enter your
computer.
Most
Spyware basically comes onto your computer bundled
with other software applications, as a standalone program,
or as modification to the HTML on a web page.
Regardless of how you get it, you need to understand
exactly what information gets transmitted about you so you
can decide whether to keep or uninstall the software.
Plain
and simple, these
Spyware programs can potentially reveal
extremely sensitive information about you and your online
habits.
Author: Jivinder Sabherwal
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