The internet has become a necessity for individuals nowadays. With information and ease of communication, it has facilitated us. An individual needs to be proactive to the accounts created on a certain platform as the internet is filled with scams and thefts on many corners of it.
Any sort of negligence or ignorance is a potential threat and invitation for hackers to invade your digital life. You must take action before someone worms up into your digital life and it is too late to do anything about it. Gmail, Facebook, Netflix, etc. are platforms that are being used by many around the globe.
In this blog, the information about how to maintain your privacy digitally over these platforms will be mentioned.
Protect Your Google Account by removing all the Unwanted Connections
Google Account contains information about emails, your contacts, your location history, your searches, your photos, and much more. If the security of your account is breached then it could be disastrous for you. You must take action before there are signs that are not healthy for your digital profile.
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Navigate google.com/devices.
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Sign in to your account if you are not already signed in.
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You can have a look at the list of devices that have been used to open the account in the last 28 days.
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You will find that a similar set of devices are used to operate multiple times and that is ok.
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If you find any device or browser that you do not use to stimulate your google account you need to be cautious.
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Click on “Don’t recognize something?” and that device will be signed out.
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You must create a new and strong password to avoid any further infiltration.
Protect Your Facebook Account from Being Misused
Just like a Google account, you must check the devices that have been used to log in to your Facebook account. It is much easier to do so on a computer and below are the steps that must be taken.
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Sign in to your account to begin the process.
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Click on the Down Arrow which is located at the top right corner.
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Select Settings & Privacy by clicking on it.
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Click on Security and Login.
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There is a section called Where you’re logged in. It facilitates you with the information all about the logins of your account i.e devices used and their locations.
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You can log out of any unwanted device by clicking on the three dots beside the device info and further either selecting Not You or Log Out.
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Like a Google account, you must create a new and very strong password.
Who is signed into your Netflix?
By following the steps you can remove unwanted devices from getting into your Netflix account.
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Log in to your Netflix account and select your profile if you have multiple and go to the Home page.
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Take the cursor over the profile icon which is at the top right corner and choose Account.
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Explore the Settings section to select Recent device streaming activity.
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You can now have a list of devices and their IP addresses.
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You should click Sign out of all devices and Should Sign out.
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Create a new password for your Netflix account.
Conclusion
You can avoid any sort of hacking or unwanted entry into your Gmail, Facebook, or Netflix account by following a set of required steps and by creating a new password.
