about you, go to
www.alexa.com/ help/privacy to access Amazon’s Alexa privacy page and then choose review voice history. Similarly, you can see everything Google has on file about you by going to takeout.
google.com/settings/takeout?pli=1 and downloading that information. However, notice that downloading the information does not delete it. If you want to delete it, Google has separate processes for that.
4. Flush cookies from your computer. Cookies are small files that are often stored on your computer when you browse the internet. Companies place cookies on your computer so they can track items such as what sites you visit and what you look at on each site. Tey also use cookies to memorize and automate logins to specific sites. Obviously, cookies can collect—and report—a tremendous amount of information about you. If that makes you nervous, you can delete cookies from your computer and you can also block new cookies from being stored on your computer. Although the processes for both these tasks are quite simple, they do vary based on the browser you may be using. Visit
allaboutcookies.com to learn more about cookies, how you can delete them and how you can manage them. At this site, you will find browser-
specific instructions for dealing with cookies.
5. Inspect and cleanse your public profiles. Finally, you should understand that many companies are building massive databases that collect publicly available information about you from sources such as birth records, real estate transactions, marriage licenses, divorce filings and court records. Examples of some of the companies who are collecting this information and creating profiles about you include Radaris, USA People Search and
PrivateEye.com. Te challenge is when attempting to synthesize information from multiple data sources to create a profile about a given individual, mistakes can sometimes be made, resulting in an inaccurate profile about that individual. Further, many individuals are uncomfortable with the volume of information about them being available for sale to virtually anyone who wants to buy it. In January 2019, Lifewire published an outstanding article on this topic entitled “How to Remove Your Personal Information from the Internet.” (View the article online at
www.lifewire.com/ remove-personal-information-from- internet-3482691.) In this article, the author provides detailed, step-by-step instructions on how you can opt out
of many of these sites, making it more difficult for others to gain access to this data.
Increasingly connected lifestyles cause us to potentially expose more of our personal information every day to the point that our personal privacy may be compromised. Unplugging our devices and never plugging them back in is not a viable option for protecting personal privacy and, fortunately, it does not have to be. Instead, by taking the five steps outlined above, we can take back control of our personal information. However, remember this will not be a one-time project. Instead, you will need to commit to an on-going process that protects your personal privacy every day.
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