Every day it seems like our Privacy is going down the drain. There are some things we can’t help, for example the Government snooping into our personal life or a good Private Detective vetting us. But most of all, the ones to blame for the demise of our privacy are us and us alone. We openly give away information about ourselves to everyone with the help of Social Media. From simple things to what our favorite fast food joint is to more serious things like our address. Social media has made it easy for everyone to take a dangerously close look into our Private Life and above all, it has made a Private Detective’s job easy. It isn’t for no reason that people call Social Media a Private Detectives best friend.
The main reason for people giving their private information of social media is the lack of knowledge regarding the Privacy settings on Social Media websites. Even though regardless of what settings you choose, some information will seen by anyone who cares enough and is determined enough to look, you could help your case by changing your Privacy settings to ensure that not too much of your personal information is out in the open for everyone to see. To help you do this, AVG has recently launched an application called PrivacyFix. AVG, with PrivacyFix helps you to check just how private your Social Media accounts are and gives you easy access to settings that will help you ensure you keep your private life private. PrivacyFix also lets you know who’s sharing your personal information and who’s tracking you online and helps you stop them. At times when privacy has come under the scanner, AVG has launched an intuitive and easy to use product that will help anyone who cares about what they post about themselves on the internet.
While this is a great first step in fighting the battle for Privacy, it’s still just the first step. Any competent and experienced Private Detective will still be able to bypass whatever security measures you’ve put in place and gain access to the private data you post online and even more. The more important step required to protect your Privacy should be taken by Social Media websites themselves who must take it upon themselves to make their websites safer to use. Until then, AVG’s PrivacyFix is a great application which will help you protect your private information, at least from the general populace if not from good Private Detectives.