Ways to keep your online identity safe.

How to keep your online identity Safe!

Last Update: February 20, 2020

* Disclaimer: This article may contain information that could cause somber feelings to sensitive readers.

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As I watched the tragic news of an up and coming rapper, the late Popsmoke's death, I shake my head in shock as yet another rapper has passed away. It makes me reflect on how fragile life really can be but most importantly, what it means to be safe when you become a wealthy affiliate.

Popsmoke was robbed and killed in a home invasion at his Hollywood Hills Home on February,20,2020 at the age of 20.

You see, Popsmoke's death reminds me that no matter how successful you become in this world, there's always someone who gets jealous, and if we're not careful, may try to harm us to get a procession or thing that they don't have that someone more monetarily successful does. It's sad to see someone who was an up and coming rap star die at an early age, however, news like this makes me wonder with all due respect, what's a safer path to success?

Being a rapper who earns 50k?

or being a blogger who potentially could earn 50k?

Whose safer in this case?

With a rapper, or pop star, you might get caught up in very dark, deep, esoteric or bad situations that could put you into harms ways. Popsmoke was caught up in something super dark which resulted in his tragic death unfortunately. Even worse, because he was public domain, people around him sought opportunities to set him up and harm him. After all,,this guy was from New York, but in LA when the home invasion occurred. There're several ways this could occur, including hacking into POPsmoke's phone for GPS coordinates. We may not know until weeks later, but it's possible and does happen more than you think.

His short-lived legacy could be heard in two of his hits. His music was also catchy and was even feature on Travis Scott's 2020 LP, Jackboys. A New school rapper gone too soon. Of course, there're rappers who have been in the industry for years and are still alive, but that's because they know how to move accordingly and safely wherever they go.

Similarly, in the late 2010s Late rapper XXXTentacion was gunned down at a gas station in Florida on June, 18, 2018. Because of the amount of media and clout these two rappers had, they were immediately targets and vulnerable to troubling situations that caught them off guard.

Bloggers and affiliates face their own backlashes too.

But much like these two late rappers, bloggers and affiliates face different type of danger on the web that's high tech and conniving. Sure we may have our own domains and digital real estate online with our websites and landing pages, but there's people behind the computer who could hurt you and your business.

You often hear horror stories of hackers capable of stealing one's identity online along with banking and other personal information, crippling and destroying an innocent person's social and financial life soon after. What could you do to detect hackers and a simple effective way to protect yourself from digital crimes online. With enough research on forums and talk around the web, you'll easily find horror stories of regular people who 've been abducted, kidnapped, harmed or worse from a savvy hacker behind the computer or an unlocked smart device. It happens and effects the victims families and love ones.

You see, as a blogger, we could be vulnerable to identity theft, depending on what part of the net you dabble in. For many professional affiliate marketers, hacking and identity theft is a HUGE concern, especially in the post net Neutrality 5G world we're living in right now.

Here's a list of places or people to avoid online.

1.Identifying Hackers and intruders. Faceless social media profiles:

Stay away and don't ever, under any circumstances, accept an invitation online on social media from a faceless profile. These type of sites could be bots from hackers or people involved in the deep web or dark web. This is how identity theft starts. Be smart and avoid these traps.

2. Don't open up spam or junk mail:

Big no. phishers often have a list of emails attached with Trojan horse and computer viruses. When possible, find something that blocks cookies so hackers can't send or follow your ISP.

3. NEVER get involved on The Dark Web:

The dark web is a scary place where people sell or buy illegal items from drugs, to weapons and the list goes on. But much more than that, it's a place people hire others to find their GPS location and do horrible things to certain people or extremely worse! I'll let you fill in the blanks on what might be possible on something like the dark web. As a legitimate law-abiding citizen and blogger/affiliate marketer it's best to only use sites that are secure with HTTP s and avoid anything that back links that lead to illegal and dangerous deep web sites that you have NO business visiting. Equip yourself with knowledge about the dangers of the web and using the right precautions could protect you, your business, even save your life.

Ways to stay protected online:

1. Get a secured VPN network service

VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and there's several trusted and secured services online that offer a virtual private network. Usually when you connect to WiFi, your router connection contains a digital ISP address, leaving it vulnerable to potential hackers nearby. A VPN blocks your ISP address so hackers or WiFi seekers can't access your ISP or any of your personal information. Find a reliable VPN for your home and smart devices to protect yourself and love ones.

2. Use Face ID or Finger Print ID on your smart devices.

This protects you from anyone stealing your information via your mobile devices. Think of it as a double layer of armor in addition to your VPN. So only you can access your touchscreen home menu, no one else. I use this feature on my phone

3. Change your login passwords every month:

I know it's counter produced, but think about how much safer your information and your identity would be if you truly practiced this. You can go further and change your password every week if needed, but I recommend at least once a month.

4. Use different passwords for different social media and important sites:

Try using different passwords for your computer, social media sites, apps and other devices.

5. Don't Brag about what you make online.

This is super dangerous. Just keep your income statements to yourself.

6. Avoid using public Free WiFi.

These are hunting grounds for hackers and identity thieves. Public access to WiFi puts you at risk to having your device hacked with cookies or malware to steal your information. Be on the safe side and ONLY use WiFi with passwords. Most airports have reset enabled passwords and login keys so they should be okay to use.

In conclusion:

Sometimes, bad things happen to people by leaving themselves vulnerable to situations that places them in harms way, but that doesn't have to be any of us.

Be smart and keep your online life safe

Don't accept faceless invites on social media

Don't open spam or junk mail

Get a VPN so your digital information is safe.

Don't brag about your income earnings

Don't use free WiFi at airports or open spaces

Be safe guys and be aware of safety online and offline, it could save your life.

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