Privacy for Mac users – How to ensure?
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大数据 is an evolving term nowadays that describes the voluminous amount of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data; potentially to be mined for gathering information. 3Vs; the extreme volume of data, the wide variety of data types and the processing velocity of the data, is being characterized under the umbrella of Big data; the data capture in terabytes, petabytes, and in exabytes, overtime. Raw Data collects from multiple sources like; business records, scientific experiment results, real-time sensors – 物联网, etc., to be analyzed at a different velocity.
Justified or not, 大数据 is a dual-edged sword. It enables hackers to access information of millions of people easily (143 million Equifax customers’ data breached lately) 同时有助于打击恶意软件,,en,它用于预防犯罪和保健，挽救人的生命,,en,但具有破坏性,,en,成为一个,,en,苹果电脑,,en,用户必须知道Apple收集您的基本凭证，如姓名,,en,邮寄地址,,en,电话号码和信用卡信息,,en,这在公司的隐私政策中明确提到“,,en,有时，Apple可能会向与Apple合作提供产品和服务的战略合作伙伴提供某些个人信息,,en,或者帮助Apple向客户推销产品,,en,“这是罕见的情况，也是冰山一角,,en,但许多网站和应用程序还在努力破解您的数据,,en,哪些Mac无法控制,,en,记住事实,,nl,我们可能很幸运，不会成为数据泄露的受害者,,en; it save human lives when used in crime prevention and health care, yet destructive.
Being a Mac user you must be aware that Apple collects your basic credentials like name, mailing address, phone number and credit card info. This is explicitly mentioned in the company’s privacy policy stating “at times Apple may make certain personal information available to strategic partners that work with Apple to provide products and services, or that help Apple market to customers.” This is the rare condition and only tip of an iceberg, but there is other striving efforts practice by many websites and apps to breach your data, which Mac can’t control.
Keep de facto in mind, we may be lucky not be a victim of the data breach, 但是我们的数据被用于一些生物质市场营销,,en,我们的数据被不同的应用程序和网站每时每刻都破坏，我们无法完全避免它，因为我们不知道营销人员获取我们的个人信息的方式,,en,“今天技术引发问题的唯一解决方案是明天的技术”,,en,您仍然可以通过执行以下安全协议来保护您的隐私，同时不会影响您的在线状态,,en,现在就逃避黑客,,en,禁用Spotlight搜索建议,,en,Spotlight将您的个人信息传输到Apple,,en,如果您不喜欢Apple设备与公司分享您的数据并自行决定,,en,只需关闭Spotlight建议即可,,en. Our data is being breached every moment by different apps and websites that we cannot avoid it entirely as we are unaware of the ways the marketers are getting our personal information. Don’t worry, “the only solution to the problems caused by today’s technology is tomorrow’s technology” you can still protect your privacy by exercising the following security protocols without compromising your online presence.
Elude the hackers for now
Disable Spotlight Search Suggestions
Spotlight transfers your personal information to Apple, if you don’t like your Apple device to share your data with the company and its discretion; simply switch the Spotlight suggestions off. 切换以取消选择“系统偏好设置”中的Spotlight建议,,en,仔细检查您的安全和隐私设置,,en,当您下载应用程序时,,en,系统会要求您向应用开发者报告您的位置，以防您的位置服务处于开启状态,,en,应用会自动确定您的位置,,en,如果您不想与其他所有应用分享您的实际位置,,en,然后完全禁用您的位置服务功能或有选择地限制,,en,要禁用此功能,,en,转到系统首选项，然后选择“隐私”选项卡下的“位置服务”,,en,您可以允许对联系人等核心macOS应用程序进行选择性访问,,en,日历,,en,和提醒,,en,同样,,en,我们建议您将社交媒体应用的凭据添加到Internet,,en,系统偏好设置窗格,,en,管理他们的位置可访问性,,en.
Double-check your Security and Privacy settings
As you download an app, you will be asked to report your location to the app developer or in case your location service is ON, the apps determine your location automatically. If you don’t want to share your physical location with every other app, then disable your location service feature completely or restrict selectively. To disable this feature, go to the system preferences and choose Location Services under the Privacy tab.
You can allow selective accessibility for the core macOS apps like Contacts, Calendar, and Reminders, as well. We recommend you to add your social media apps’ credentials to the Internet, System Preferences pane, to manage their location accessibilities.
开始使用备用搜索引擎,,en,感谢结束谷歌时代的替代搜索引擎,,en,谷歌是“搜索”的代名词的时代。我们不是在谈论必应或雅虎,,en,除了众所周知的搜索引擎之外,,en,他们在浏览时不会收集您的个人信息,,en,SearX是一个无广告的开源元搜索引擎，它不存储用户的信息，但聚合了其他搜索引擎的结果,,en,您也可以使用StartPage,,en,提供绝对保护的Google搜索结果,,en,和DuckDuckGo,,en,不会根据搜索字词收集广告的个人信息,,en,享受安全和隐私浏览,,en,有这个没人知道您上次浏览的成人内容,,en
Thanks to the alternative search engines that ended the Google era; an era where Google was a synonym of ‘search.’ We are not talking about Bing or Yahoo; there are search engines other than the well-known, they don’t collect your personal information while browsing. SearX is an ads-free open source meta-search engine that does not store users’ information yet aggregates the results of other search engines.
You can also use StartPage (offer Google search results with absolute protection) and DuckDuckGo (does not collect personal info with ads based on the searching terms), to enjoy secure and private browsing; with this nobody knows which adult content you browse last time.
您仍然可以使用Google浏览器，但在登出Google帐户后仍然可以,,en,因为它最大限度地减少了它收集的数据量,,en,安装反cookie和反跟踪扩展,,en,你必须听说断开连接,,en,Adblock Plus,,fr,或Ghostery和其他流行的浏览扩展,,en,此类扩展与网站规则一起使用，这些规则无形地跟踪您的在线状态，从而使您不可见,,en,尝试使用现有浏览器的反锁定和反cookie扩展没有时间进行搜索,,en,然后考虑隐私獾,,en,此类扩展会自动阻止违反用户内容原则的任何跟踪器或广告,,en,最好的部分,,en,您不需要任何手动配置或设置来使用此类扩展,,en,使用VPN软件,,en,VPN解决了您的所有隐私问题,,en, as it minimizes the amount of data it collects.
Install anti-cookie and anti-tracking extensions
You must be heard of Disconnect, Adblock Plus, or Ghostery and other popular browsing extensions. Such extensions play with the website rules that invisibly track your online presence that turns you invisible latter. Try to use anti-locking and anti-cookie extensions with your existing browsers don’t have the time to search, and then consider Privacy Badger. Such extensions automatically block any tracker or ad that go against the user content principles. The best part; you don’t need any manual configurations or settings to use such extensions.
Use a VPN software
A VPN solves your all privacy concerns issues; 它是一种技术，可以在数字领域隐藏您的真实IP并为您分配服务器指定的IP,,en,不会让您的ISP或其他监控情报跟踪您的位置,,en,VPN会加密您的Mac数据,,en,在虚拟世界中没有留下数字足迹,,en,您还可以使用最佳VPN访问地理限制内容,,en,不损害您的数字身份,,en,“像没人在看的舞蹈,,en,像每个人一样加密,,en,删除可疑应用,,en,众所周知，您在Mac上下载的所有应用程序都可能出于某种原因收集您的数据,,en,我们建议您选择付费应用,,en,它实际上告诉您有关数据收集策略的信息,,en,虽然免费赠品不打算让你的事情更透明,,en, that won’t let your ISP or other surveillance intelligence to track your location. A VPN encrypts your data from your Mac, leaves no digital footprints in the virtual world. You can also access geo-restricted content with the best VPN, without compromising your digital identity.
“Dance like nobody’s watching; Encrypt like everyone is!”
Delete Suspicious Apps
It’s a known fact that all the apps you download on your Mac may collect your data for one reason or other. We recommend you to opt for the paid apps, which actually inform you about the data collection policies, while freebies do not bother to make things more transparent to you. 很多时候，免费应用程序还会要求您下载可能在未经您同意的情况下窃取您的数据的其他软件,,en,停止使用垃圾文件浪费您的计算机空间它不会让您的系统快速离开,,en,卸载后，不需要的文件仍保留在系统中,,en,有专门的软件可以删除可疑应用程序并保护您的数字隐私,,en,取消关联您的帐户,,en,你有没有注意到为什么每个其他应用程序和网站请求,,en,一次又一次,,en,您可以链接您的帐户并坦率地说出更方便，以避免连续提醒并立即连接您的Google或Facebook,,en,我们强烈建议您不要在每个网站上关联您的帐户,,en,为什么,,en,因为如果其中一个链接网站遭到黑客攻击或有恶意软件广告,,en.
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Unlink your Accounts
Have you ever noticed why every other app and website requests (again and again) you to link your account and frankly speaking it way more comfortable and convenient to avoid continuous reminders and connect your Google or Facebook instantly? We highly recommend not link your account on every website; why? Because if one of the linked sites got hacked or has malware ads, 然后，您的帐户将受到威胁，以及您之前链接的其他所有基本帐户,,en,这就像邀请黑客来破坏你的数据一样,,en,不要同时使用两个Google帐户,,en,一次登录一个帐户,,en,奖金提示,,id,在社交媒体平台上进行过度共享时要小心,,en,他们极易受到恶意软件和网络威胁,,en,社交媒体仍然是一种技术，有可能冒着您的数字隐私风险,,en,您的一张照片足以跟踪和破坏您的社交媒体资料,,en,所以在最短视的平台上分享一些东西之前要三思而后行,,en,所谓的社交媒体,,en,您有责任确保大数据公司的在线存在,,en. It’s just like inviting hackers to come and breach your data.
In addition, don’t use two Google accounts simultaneously; log-in one account at a time.
Bonus Tips
Be careful while oversharing on social media platforms, they are highly prone to malware and cyber threats. Social media is still a technology and has the potential to risk your digital privacy. Your one photo is enough to track and breach your social media profile, so think twice before sharing something on the most short-sighted platform; so-called tagged as social media.
It’s your responsibility to secure your online existence from the Big data companies; 花些时间学习隐私基础知识，以防止网站和应用程序收集数据，并始终事先考虑您的行为的后果,,en,保持安全性的最佳方法是使用安全且速度最快的VPN,,en,Rebacca是一位充满激情的技术作家。她撰写了最新的技术趋势,,en,安全应用程序和Mac.She在Mac的隐私保护方面拥有丰富的知识,,en,techalpine.com/for-mac-users-ensure-your-privacy-from-big-data-companies,,en. The best way to keep your security intact is by using a secure and fastest VPN.
Author Bio: Rebacca is a passionate technical writer.She writes on latest technology trends, security apps and Mac.She has a vast knowledge on the privacy protection side of Mac.
