Comments on: Protecting Your Privacy

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BlogAdda 9: The Internet Undesirables | The Idea-smithy — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:00 +0000

[…] discussed ways to protect your privacy but those are not foolproof. In every case, your own judgment is your best bet. If you’re […]

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BlogAdda 11: Reader Devo Bhava! | The Idea-smithy — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:47:34 +0000

[…] Anonymity/privacy concerns leave you not much to do and you’ll just have to respect that some people just will prefer to stay in the shadows, no matter how interested they are. On the other hand, you can always make an effort to assuage any other issues your readers may have. Tech issues could be preventing your readers from commenting. Keep your communication channels open by allowing your visitors several ways to contact you and let you know. I almost always learn about my blogs’ downtime or errors from readers who tweet, email, DM or Facebook message me. […]

By: BlogAdda 3: Protecting Your Privacy « The Idea-smithy

BlogAdda 3: Protecting Your Privacy « The Idea-smithy — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:13:14 +0000

[…] 3: Protecting Your Privacy Posted on September 22, 2010 by IdeaSmith My third post is up on BlogAdda. Last week I talked about how to build accessibility for a blog through feeds and link-sharing […]

By: Idea Smith

Idea Smith — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:56:20 +0000

@Soli: That is true. None of the methods I’ve mentioned are foolproof. But at least, you make it a wee bit harder for intrusive people to pry.

@Mansi: Thank you for sharing your link, Mansi. I particularly liked the image you used in the post. ‘Public nudity’ online is a concept worth thinking about, indeed.

By: Mansi Bhatia

Mansi Bhatia — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:10:02 +0000

Excellent points, Ramya. Helpful reminders not just for novices but pro-surfers/bloggers. Blogadda’s readers might also benefit from this blog post, entitled “Think Before You Post” at http://bit.ly/9QkFXa

By: Soli

Soli — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:01:10 +0000

Ramya, Good post and valuable info.

Though many know my real name, I still prefer my pseudonym to blog and tweet and keep most of my posts/tweets general. Even with little info, some can be nosy. I’ve had people googling and reaching my blog with interesting search terms. The fact is even with all these precautions, it is easy to track people online.

By: Idea Smith

Idea Smith — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:21:28 +0000

@David: Thank you very much – for the compliment and also for sharing this information. I’m sure it will be very useful to some of our readers. Do drop in again, there’s more coming up in this series on blogging.

By: David Washburn

David Washburn — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:36:21 +0000

Great post with really valuable suggestions and observations (Loved your example of tracking people back through their various online links!). I thought you might appreciate what we’re working on to protect peoples privacy.

http://www.getCocoon.com is a firefox plug-in that makes all your browsing and history private – by hiding your IP address (running you through a proxy). It even lets you set up temp. email accounts for websites that insist you give them your email. All your browsing is encrypted and only you have the key. Who you want to share your browsing with is up to you.

The product is in beta, and it’s free if you or your readers would like to give it a try. We would love any feedback – we are trying very hard to create a product people value!

Thanks, and again, great blog post – I’ll tweet it out to my followers now 🙂