Question

SECTION 6: LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-UNSOLVED)
What do you mean by online identity? List some threats to your online identity.
How can you safeguard your confidential information from getting hacked?
What is the relevance of private browsing? Explain with the help of an example.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Having Your Identity Stolen. Identity thieves gather personal information from social media sites.Getting Your Computer Or Social Profile Hacked. Hackers love social networking, going right to the source to interject malicious code.

2) 1. Be cautious on public, unsecured networks · 2. Use a virus scanner · 3. Update your software, especially your operating

3) Private browsing essentially removes any tracking of user's Web activities from the local machine, and by extension, the website that the user is visiting. The best example is the use, or rather disuse of cookies, that are used by websites to track user activities and store data.