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    Basic security settings for gadgets & digital platforms
    Basic security settings for gadgets & digital platforms
    Basic security settings for gadgets & digital platforms
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    Basic security settings for gadgets & digital platforms

    By UPPU K

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    Basic security settings for gadgets & digital platforms is about steps you need to take to prevent falling trap for ad companies, scammers, spammers, and hackers. In this eBook, it will describe step by step process for you and also with real examples of what has happened because of ignoring basic settings.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateOct 16, 2020
    ISBN9781716503924
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      PROLOGUE

      In the digital world, giant corporations and also government became the user data collectors which shows the complete aspect of our daily activities, hobbies, etc... Moreover, artificial intelligence has made it even more complicated for users to protect their privacy. We blindly agree to terms and conditions and this paving a way give them our data. In today's world everything we do link to the digital world more important to the smartphone and cloud. Take it for instance from the step – alarm to daily diet from an online order. Even communication with your family is surrounded by voice assistance devices.

      So much comfortable life comes with only little price with a ton of features with clear accuracy. 

       Once in our life, we haven’t asked ourselves. Why these features are free and the company giving this premium versions for no price and the same company generated millions to billions of revenue. For instance, messaging apps, maps, social media platforms.                 

      We don’t bother about this because we have not encountered serious issues personally because of using this. But in long term, this will give a serious blow in your life.                 

      In our digital news apps, we encounter certain social media platforms users data has been breached or hacked.. but they don’t say which specific users' data has been breached. So, we simply think we are safe there is nothing to worry about.

      The Digital world simply terms what we see, eat, talk, hate, love, like, dislike, psychology, character, money, assets, private life, public life, etc..

       We need to manage our digital world as we manage our daily life or else everything is chaos. No matter how much you trust your social and service platforms like Facebook, google, twitter but once your information is breached and can give access to the hackers.. you’re a toy in the hands of a third party...

      In the wake of a new world, being sceptical is one of the best things you can do to keep yourself secure. Admittedly, hacker techniques becoming increasingly sophisticated. All it takes is one phishing email – one click and your privacy could be compromised.

      Don’t rely on spam filters to catch sketchy emails. Criminals are constantly trying to outsmart these settings and now and again they’ll get through.

                    The core of this problem typically spotlights our devices – laptop & smartphones. Which are so vulnerable to get hacked and have noted been hacked in many cases from normal people to VIPs – everyone facing this. Moreover, if you get hacked the chance of recovery is very less. So we need to take a few simple basic steps and beware of checking it regularly. Because it's not just the device – it is digital YOU. Your all personal and work and other related files, videos, pictures everything will be there though you forgot about it.

      Some dangers of getting prone to be hacked : 

      They use your details. To create a fake identity or an alias. (16.7million annually are victims of the identity fraud) Sell your private information to others, Use and ruin your money in your banks and credit card, Blackmail you for their use. 

      There are two worlds & be careful in your digital world. Which may rip you apart. 

      96% of the hacking groups' main motive is data gathering. There is a hacking attack for every 39 seconds. And steal about 75 records every second. Average hackers create about 300,00 new malware daily.

      75% of

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