There are a series of tricks to prevent someone from knowing your browsing history if you are concerned about the slightest possibility that someone can consult the web pages you visit regularly. Also, taking into account that in the past decade we have seen an increase in cybercrimes with computer intruders seeking to steal and increase their profits, where our data is shared without consent … it is true that our trust in the network is not what it used to be. and we like to feel more and more anonymous in the global network that is the Internet. We hope these tricks help you solve that problem:
Use virtual private networks (VPN)
A virtual private network is one of the best ways to have some peace of mind if you are concerned about online privacy . VPNs mask our IP address, making it difficult to track our actions on networks. In addition to that, a virtual private network offers us access to geographically restricted content. Although, without a doubt, the most important thing is that a VPN establishes an encrypted connection that offers better privacy and security on the Internet. Surfing the web via VPN creates a data tunnel that encrypts the data we send and makes it unreadable. Thus, the browsing history and our location will be associated with the location of a VPN server instead of where we actually are.
Clear your browsing history
If the above seems too technical, one of the simplest tips we can give you is not to forget, every time you have finished your online session, to delete your browsing history. It doesn’t matter which browser you use, whether it’s Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera … look in the drop-down menu for your History and then click on Clear browsing data. No one will be able to consult the websites that you have been visiting . There is even the possibility that you can configure the deletion of navigation with a view to the future: that the data of that week, of the last month or all is deleted.
Try incognito mode
Incognito mode is one of the most basic privacy options available in Internet browsers. You can enable private browsing mode in the settings menu. However, you should keep in mind that private browsing is quite limited. Although it prevents the storage of cookies and browsing history on our device, the incognito mode only reaches our local machine. On the other hand, if someone wants to track our IP address, they will have some problems in case we have only enabled the private browsing feature.
Try Tor
Tor is the largest, most robust and efficient metadata-resistant software project on the web. Tor is optimized for low latency web browsing, it only supports TCP (not UDP), and it will not work when accessing many larger websites as they block access through Tor. It does not offer complete and guaranteed anonymity, even for web browsing, but it is the best we can count on at the moment. It is also recommended for mobile use; There is an official Tor browser app for Android devices and OnionBrowser offers an unofficial iOS app supported by Tor Project.
