How to protect your digital identity

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Your digital identity isn’t private

One of the most common misconceptions is that if you don’t use social media or aren’t logged into an account, your online activity cannot be tracked or monitored. You don’t have an online identity to speak of.

However, nothing could be further from the truth. From the moment you enter the online domain, your digital identity is shaped by a variety of factors, such as:

Login credentials
Personally identifiable information (like your date of birth, registered email, and profile photos)
Online transactions
Online search history and DNS requests
Browsing history
IP address
Browser fingerprint
Your device’s MAC address
The apps you use

Each one of your online interactions is added to your online ID. But as opposed to your papers, your digital ID can be easily accessed and viewed.

Your Internet Service Provider, the authorities, online service providers, third parties, and snoopers can track your digital footprint and online activities. Your private data can be easily exposed.

Prevent online tracking and keep your data safe

Whenever you visit a website, you’re tracked through your IP address by cookies. They leave crumbs behind and weave an accurate picture of your online activity from website to website. Cookies are stored locally on your device, and they monitor every step of your browsing sessions.

Also, many services you use, like social media, search engines, and some apps are programmed to collect as much data as possible on you. They paint a profile with your likes, dislikes, wants, and habits, which is essentially your online ID. Your complete digital identity is a gold mine in the eyes of advertisers and surveillance agencies, but it’s a disaster to your privacy.

That’s why it’s essential to protect yourself on the phone, computer, and other internet-connected devices.

Hide your online identity on public Wi-Fis

The idea of free Wi-Fi might make the internet addict in you tremble with joy, but public Wi-Fis pose a massive risk to your private data.

The networks found in cafes, bars, pubs, or restaurants often have a “Not secured” status, which means they have no encryption. Others could easily intercept your traffic. Your online communication, your login credentials, and your sensitive data can be read and traced back to you. Or worse, stolen.

Your devices hold a real collection of your personal information. While connected to an open Wi-Fi, they’re a backdoor for hackers. You need to make sure that you secure your connections and safeguard your data, no matter what device you’re using.

Enjoy safe online transactions

Cybercrime is a lucrative business. And attacks through Wi-Fi connections are some of the most common tactics used.

Therefore, you should never make an online transaction through a vulnerable site or on an unsecured Wi-Fi. Hackers can steal your credit cards details and your other valuable financial information.

Also, with online shopping, you usually fill in a bunch of personal information, like your full name, your physical address, and your phone number.

So, not only could this compromise your credit card information, but your private data as well, which is why you need to be careful and shield your online identity.

Hackers are always after your data

As if advertisers and intelligence agencies weren’t already a force to be reckoned with, there are also hackers out there snooping for your private data.

Cybercriminals can learn a lot about you from what you post, the websites you visit, and your searches. Your digital footprint tells a very detailed story about you.

Your private information can be stolen, leaving you at risk of identity theft. This way, other people could:

Use your personal photos and read your messages
Open credit card account in your name
Make purchases or take out loans with your bank account
Commit cybercrime with your credentials
Impersonate your social media account
Stalk you

It’s scary even to imagine something like this happening. The worst part is that it’s hard catching the individuals responsible since they are often breaking the law using other identities.

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How to protect your digital identity

It’s essential to protect your whole online identity and secure your gadgets. And VPN software is what you need to maintain your digital confidentiality.

A VPN – short for virtual private network - reroutes your entire internet traffic through the VPN servers. This also hides your IP address and adds a layer of anonymity to your outgoing internet traffic.

On top of that, your entire connection is encrypted. That means no one can track your online activity.

CyberGhost VPN was designed with privacy in mind and has dedicated apps for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV & Fire Stick, Android TV, Linux, and even routers.

Now you can regain your online anonymity with just one click!

What’s more, just one CyberGhost VPN subscription lets you protect up to 7 devices at the same time.

Get complete online anonymity

The CyberGhost VPN apps are configured to give you the highest privacy standards. Every bit of your data is sealed behind the 256-AES military-grade encryption protocol.

CyberGhost VPN is also customizable, catering to all your needs. You can choose between the IKEv2, L2TP, and OpenVPN protocols. And if you’re looking to create your own privacy triggers, you got a Smart Rules tab at your disposal just for that.

Our DNS-leak protection and kill switch always keep your wireless connections secure. And, no matter what happens, we always make sure your IP is hidden so that your online activities are shielded from any snoopers.

Enjoy our strict No logs policy

Here at CyberGhost VPN, we are genuinely committed to protecting your privacy.

It’s one of the reasons we’re headquartered in Bucharest, Romania. In this country, we are under no legal obligation to keep logs on our Ghosties. And because Romania is not a member of any surveillance alliance, we don’t ever have to collaborate with the authorities.

For more details on our take on privacy, take a look at our Transparency Report.

FAQ

What is your digital identity?

Your digital identity consists of all the personal data that exists online and can be traced back to you. This includes photos, comments, links that you followed, pages you liked, your online banking account, search engine history, gaming accounts, and virtually everything you do online.

How do you protect your digital identity?

VPN software provides the best means of protecting your digital identity. By hiding your real IP address and encrypting your internet traffic, a VPN can guarantee data safety at all times. Plus, premium VPN services, such as CyberGhost also have extra-safety features (such as an internet kill switch) that make potential data leaks virtually impossible.

Why is digital identity protection important?

Protecting any identifiable information means looking after your personal and financial well-being. If your banking details get leaked online, your money is no longer safe. And if your name and social security number fall into the wrong hands, you risk becoming the next identity theft victim. Therefore, using a VPN to protect your online identity is crucial.

How do you browse online anonymously?

You can hide your activity from your ISP, your government, or other prying eyes by using a VPN. Our VPN app uses advanced encryption technology that can turn anyone into an internet ninja.

Can your ISP track what you do online?

Unless you're using a VPN, your ISP can see everything you do online. And while at first glance this may not seem that big of an issue, remember that some ISPs regularly resort to bandwidth throttling once a certain traffic threshold has been reached. The only way to stop this is by using a VPN.