Do you know everything you share with Google? – Merca2.0

In the beginning, users Google was just a search engine and even now more than ever store a large amount of data required to provide search results (and ads) that are more ‘successful’ Google capabilities have grown to include services such as Android, Gmail, Google+, YouTube, Docs and Drive among others.

So the question arises the question, for those who have not yet made the above if you are conscious about the amount of personal data that is shared with this search engine, and, in certain cases, any other user who search on Google.

“While it is easy to check boxes, and accept terms without reading them, Google has realized that it is not Facebook and to some extent, values ​​privacy. To demonstrate their commitment has introduced a new tool called “About me”, that shows you what aspects you are sharing in the Google platform. To start using it, visit:. Https://aboutme.google.com/ and select “Check Privacy”

When you select “Start now” page will show your privacy online and what they’re sharing . The starting point is Google+. At each step, you can select what information they want to share and what kind of audience, including the option to share with everyone. Depending on what services you use with your account, you will receive warnings that if you deny shared with Google, for some products this fact will affect the operation of the application or operating system.

Even if you have the doors armored security configuration, this tool that Google provides is a good solution to ensure that you do not share valuable data across multiple platforms. “Kaspersky Lab experts recommend performing this process at least quarterly, taking into account that there are few users they read the “Terms and Conditions” when downloading an application.

“In reality, this is just the beginning of the action the user should take to protect your data to advertisers, providers Third party or cookie stores.

What to do? Kaspersky Lab offers five recommendations that the user should continue periodically to be protected on the web:

1. Read is easy to accept the “Terms and Conditions of Use “Web page and certain services. We do not expect you to read the entire document, but you should at least read what agree to share data with third parties.

2. Do not use single sign . You can be as comfortable, but is also the first mistake we make in terms of privacy online. When you sign in with your Google account, and you’re committing to share certain information with third parties. Sure you save 10 seconds, but you know what they are doing with your data? Or better yet, how do you protect

3. Beware: Do you remember how we warned of the typical weirdo with puppies ( and a van) in front of the school and how we should avoid? If you do not already know, the Internet is full of weirdos. Your data is sacred, share only in places (and people) that you want.

4. The easiest way is not always the best : never agree to share your stuff on any network, but nobody uses it. No one need know you love U2, Almodovar’s films or fighting Sálvame program. If you choose to share everything easily, the world and the search engines can see everything you want.

5. Use a tool Privacy : You can always use Tor to pursue a private browsing (unless the FBI continue their research), but the network is not for everyone “So also experts recommend using solutions that allow users to select it. he shares with web pages.