Savvy Saturday: 5 Minutes Privacy Checkup You Keep Avoiding

in Education2 days ago

Saturday is perfect day for maintenance tasks we do all the week. For example, changin air filters, organizaing junk drawer and cleaning out the fridge. Today, we will learn about the maintenance of our digital home. This is the time of evolving technology and increasing threats. Maintenaning privacy feel overwhelming, but what if I tell you 5 minutes privacy boost.

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Welcome to Savvy Saturday, where we explore all those privacy necessities that are compulsory for our digital life. Today, we are going to discuss another one, which is 5 Minutes Privacy Checkup.

Here is your 5 Minutes Privacy Power Up:

Google Privacy Checkup (2-Minutes)

  • Visit you google account
  • Click "Privacy & Personalization"
  • Review your activity controls and personalization settings
  • Savvy Tip: Turn off "Web & App Activity"

Social Media Cleanup (2-Minutes)

  • Pick you social media
  • Check your "Apps and Website"
  • Remove your old authorization you no longer use
  • Savvy Tip: Review your post visibility settings

Browser Privacy

  • Clear your cookies and cache
  • Check for unnecessary browser extensions
  • Savvy Tip: Enable "Send Do Not Track" requests in your browser settings

Why This Matters

  • Reduce you digital footprint
  • Limits Targeted advertising
  • Prevents Surprise

How Private Are You?

Question: When was your last privacy settings review?
a) Recently
b) Over a year ago
c) I have never done

Your Savvy Saturday Mission

Pick one of above checkup.


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Stay Smart, Stay Safe!

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I last reviewed privacy settings about six to seven months ago, and haven't seen it much since.

I need 5 minutes to review that again.