Note, I said privacy, not security even though there is some blurring at the border because breaching one can yield compromise of the other.

Well, lifehacker put out ten very good steps and very simple ones to preserve privacy.

1. Security questions should be kept as private as passwords. If there’s only a choice between various questions, then give a ‘wrong’ answer only you know.

2. Create strong, easily remembered passwords. Here I differ with them a bit. I think it’s ok to use a password keeper/LastPass type app to generate and keep passwords. Don’t forget, we’re small fish, not major targets, but info can be gotten in big site breaches. When you learn of one, change that password and keep it safe.

3. Use “Temporary” email addresses when dealing with suspect sites, or subaccounts and get rid of it when you get spam.

4. Only give your friends your im address, and only allow friends to see when you’re online.

5. Use AdBlock even if you don’t block ads.

6. Use “https:” whenever possible, even though not nearly enough sites routinely host it.

7. “Change” your gender to make whatever ads you get to less annoying.

8. Use a fake birthday for web sign ups. If the data gets compromised, who cares?

9. Leave your home address off your GPS. Put on a landmark you know how to get home from, instead.

10. Use “Temporary” credit cards to avoid repeat/automatic billing/renewals.

I know I mentioned a few of these here and there back at the holidays and since, but Whitson Gordon put them together and I thought you’d value taking a look at them.

Please take a look at his article on life hacker because there are some good links there.

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5806487