Identity theft can be a major issue. Anyone who has ever had to deal with fraudulent charges on a credit card or other identity theft issues knows how time consuming the issue can be. You have the burden of proof when it comes to financial charges. You have to be able to prove that you did not buy the products or spend the money your account is showing. If you are a target of identity theft it could mean you are scrambling for quick payday loans just to make your bills on time to avoid further issues. With such a cycle, there is only one question- how can you keep internet snoops away from your financial accounts and patterns in order to protect your identity?

Most identity theft occurs with an unsecure website that is hacked. In fact even banks and other financial institutions can be hacked, which means you have to be concerned with your online banking. You have to be wary if you are redirected to a site that should come up instantly like a banking site. A redirect could send you to a false bank where your information is stolen, even though it looks real.

Here are a couple of things you can do to keep safe:

• Remove cookies from your computer. You should remove cookies each day from your internet browser and computer by using the tools given to you. For example Google Chrome has an option section that removes your browser history and everything associated with it. McAfee also has a cleanup tool that allows for the removal of such items. Under computer in your C drive there are also a few ways to remove cookies. You can go directly to the cookie file or use the disk cleanup.
• Another option for removing cookies specifically flash related is to visit Adobe’s Flash Player online at bit.ly/cw2roU. In the website storage settings panel there is a way to remove all or some of the files. There is also a global storage settings panel to remove tracking cookies.
• In private filtering from I8 is another way to stop cookies. You can set it up to block cookies and stop the browser from remembering sites you have visited.

By protecting this information and blocking cookies you are able to stop a hacker from piggybacking on that information into your sensitive files and information.

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