In this day and age a person can be tracked any where and a majority of it is self inflicted. Take a look: http://news.yahoo.com/report-nsa-broke-yahoo-google-data-centers-171452135--finance.html While I'm sure you're all aware of the NSA spying its apparent that the net is much larger than anyone ever though. So with all of the spying that our government believes is necessary lets look at some ways to negate it.
1. Unplug
While not practical, just turn it off. Turn off the phone and the laptop. They cant track what isn't there. But lets be honest. If you function in the day-to-day rat race this isn't really possible.
2. Limit what you share
Lock your social media sites down. Review your settings on a regular basis on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, etc. Facebook is notorious for changing these settings without letting folks know. There is also facial recognition software operating in the background of facebook. If your settings arent set properly you could be caught in the background of a photo and facebook could recommend that you be tagged in a random persons picture because it recognizes you face.
3. Turn off your phones location services
Take 10 seconds and turn off your location services on your phone. If you let it your phone will relay your location 24/7. While the only fool proof way to stop this is to turn the phone off and remove the battery, turning the GPS function off will help.
4. Get a Stupid Phone
If smart phones scare the hell out of you go to Walmart and get a pay as you go phone and use that. These don't have GPS and the aren't tied to you personally. I like to keep a pay as you go phone as a back up in the event that I ever need to have a phone and don't want my number recognized. Push comes to shove I toss the phone and get a new one for around $15.
These are just a few options. If you dive in and do some research you'll be scared to death of what is possible. We will come back to this topic at some point but until then Stand Up and Survive!
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