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Secure your online ID

Think twice before posting your online display image, icon or profile. image Thinkstockphotos/ Getty Images

Your e-mail is your personal diary! Imagine someone hacking it, or stealing information from your account leaves you in distress. Today, hacking is on roll and all the hackers are navigating through your information without your consent. It’s extremely imperative to put a curb on all such activities that leaves your privacy at bay. Online IDs often say something about the people behind them, so think twice about what you’re willing to share with the world.

Play it safe: Leave out any personal information:

First and last name

Address

Phone numbers

Employer or school name

The names of family members

Instead, try IDs with these kinds of words:

Colours — blueskies123, purplepassion

Animals — leapinglizard, flyinghorse

Music — yourguitarhero, drummrfan1

Sports — soccerchamp, swimrunbike

Games — vidgamesrule, chessking

Think twice before posting a photo of yourself as your online display image, icon, ID, or profile image. Photos can clearly identify people and even their whereabouts. By changing hairstyles, clothes, accessories, and backgrounds, you can create your own persona instead of a real, identifiable photo. This helps you stay more anonymous. So not everyone can see into your online life. Remember that you want an online ID and image that are not too revealing.

— Courtesy: Yahoo India!