How secure is the internet in terms of privacy?

Question

Would it be just advertising firms that track our internet activity? Or can ordinary people purchase or produce such software and send it to other computers?

Answer 1

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I use the free zone alarm firewall for many years. Excellent with free updates and all new versions free. Protects you from rouge incoming packets and keeping your private data from leaving your pc.

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Antivirus program I use. You only pay a one time fee of $29.99. and you get all updates and all new versions for life.

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This antivirus program out of Beijing, China that is also used by the Government of China.

This antivirus program does not have the Govt. permission to be rated with all other known antivirus programs.

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Will not allow you download, Real Player, because there is a hidden file that is a trojan keylogger. The file was uploaded and traced back to the United States Army, Intelligence Services out of London, England. (Removal of the file Real Player will reject the installation).

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Antispyware I use three. You can only use one antivirus program or you will have serious conflict with your system.

Superantispyware, known to find what all other anitspyware will miss. http://www.superantispyware.com

A2Squard Malware out of Austria. Download their free version and you will be protected from, rogue dialers, worms, malware, keyloggers, trace spyware and rouge cookies.

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All of these program I have listed for you use little or no resources.

Minddoctor, France
Please excuse my english.

Answer 2

I'd say if someone goes out of their way to track down the activities of people on the Internet then there has to be some sort of profit involved or something that's not entirely beneficial to oneself.

Privacy is a big thing these days. You can grab all the firewall programs you want but it won't shield you from being logged - firewalls might protect you from exploits. However, how the Internet works is that you get an IP address that identifies you and that number is known to whoever you interact with. You can use proxies but you never know who really owns those proxy servers in the first place ...

So, the net isn't really what you would consider private at all taking all this into account. Everything you do on the net can theoretically be traced back to you if someone really cares enough to play P.I.

Can ordinary people produce software to track activity? Sure, why not... But access to other computers must be gained in someway to load on such software.

Answer 3

How secure your internet is depends on what os you are using and what internet browser that you use (internet security surfing). It also helps to have a good internet security program, like norton or zonealarm. Big companies, such as google can track everything that you do on the internet that goes through their site. also websites can log you because most internet browsers leave trails, take IE for an example. It is very good at leaving footprints for others to track. You should use Firefox. also if you use firefox, you can connect directly to a proxy before getting on the internet, that also helps keep your privacy very well.

Answer 4

NOT AT ALL!
And yes, there are many creeps out there looking to get in your PC all the time 24/7. So be real careful as to where you go and what you do on the Internet!

Look into Norton 360 security software.

Good luck

Answer 5

I don't know how secure it really is. If you have some sort of Internet security ( Norton or McAfee ) then it should be reasonably secure. Firms trading over the Internet take some steps to make it secure. But take care!!!!!

Answer 6

Hi Jo!
It is about insecure as you can get. Be careful! ~
Use good anti virus software like Pandasoftware. com (30 day free trial).