{"id":408,"date":"2015-07-10T13:26:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T21:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.checkworks.com\/blog\/?p=408"},"modified":"2019-06-18T10:04:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T18:04:22","slug":"how-much-does-the-internet-know-about-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.checkworks.com\/index.php\/how-much-does-the-internet-know-about-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does The Internet Know About You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our society relies heavily on the Internet for information, commerce, communication and entertainment. Increasingly, though, logging on comes with a distinct Big Brother-style unease. Many people are worried how much the Internet knows about them and would like to limit this information, but can\u2019t find the right answers. Well, here they are. Below we\u2019ve outlined some of the most salient questions Internet users have, as well as the best ways to protect yourself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

How the Internet Gathers Information<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pretty much everything we do online is tracked and recorded by search engines. Every time you visit a site, perform a search, click on a link, click on an ad, tweet your thoughts, send or receive an email, launch a website, use watch a video on YouTube, translate a string of text in another language, look something up on a map, or anything else, search engines record those actions. The information is collected and stored through cookies, IP address requests, and records created when you are logged into various online accounts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What the Internet Knows About Most People<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Internet \u2013 let\u2019s be honest, mainly Google \u2013 knows a whole heck of a lot about you. Among the most common information Google keeps track of<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n