
Internet Can Catch Your Data
When you surf on the internet it is possible to learn information about you even when you don't want to advertise who you are. Even people can get your computer's name including your name.
This is true even if your system contains no virus or malware software. Specifically information that is easily available online includes your IP address, your country and often more location information based on IP address, what computer system you are on, what browser you use, your browser history, and other information. It gets worse. People can get your computer's name and even find out who's your name if your machine supports programs like finger or identd. Also, cookies can track your habits as you move from machine to machine.
You know, When you visit another web site, information about you can be retrieved. Basically, information is intercepted and used by others to track your Internet activities. That's why people can get the basic information about you. So in the next posts, we will learn about how's the way to stop this worst come to you.
This is true even if your system contains no virus or malware software. Specifically information that is easily available online includes your IP address, your country and often more location information based on IP address, what computer system you are on, what browser you use, your browser history, and other information. It gets worse. People can get your computer's name and even find out who's your name if your machine supports programs like finger or identd. Also, cookies can track your habits as you move from machine to machine.
You know, When you visit another web site, information about you can be retrieved. Basically, information is intercepted and used by others to track your Internet activities. That's why people can get the basic information about you. So in the next posts, we will learn about how's the way to stop this worst come to you.
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