Tips for Protecting Your Email Privacy

                                 Sending an email message is certainly more private than  posting on a social networking site, but email has its own dangers. Here are six tips to help you  communicate 
 without risking your privacy.The protection of email from unauthorized access and inspection is known as electronic privacy. In countries with a constitutional guarantee of the secrecy of correspondence, email is equated with letters and thus legally protected from all forms of eavesdropping.

1.Use a Strong Password

You  give  out  your  email address  all  the  time;  it’s  not really  private  information. That  being  the  case,  the  only thing protecting your account from misuse is the password. A malefactor who guesses your too-weak password gains full control of your email account. Protect  your  account  with  a strong password, especially if you use a Web-based email provider like Gmail or Yahoo mail.

2.Beware Public PCs 

If you check your email on a public computer in a library or Internet café, be absolutely sure 
you’ve logged out before leaving. Even then, you might be leaving behind traces that could give the 
next user too much information about you. 

3.Protect Your Address 

It’s  true  that  you  give  out your email address every time you send a message, but there’s no need to give it to the whole world. Don’t include your email address in comments on blog posts, or in social media posts. Spammers  and  scammers scrape  pages  all  the  time looking for new victims.

4.Lock It Up 

If  you  step  away  from your desk, lock the Windows desktop or close your email client.  Otherwise  a  sneaky co-worker  could  read  your mail or even reset your login password. Hold the Windows key  and  press  L  to  lock  the desktop instantly.

5.Don’t Be Fooled 

Your  email  provider has sent you notification of a security breach, with a link to reset your password. Don’t click that link! It’s almost certainly a fraud, designed to steal your email account password. If you have any doubts, navigate to the email provider’s site directly and double-check.

6.Use Encryption 

Sometimes you just have to send sensitive information by email. To keep your data safe, 
save it as a document and use your  word  processing  application’s  built-in  encryption, 
or  store  the  document  in  an encrypted ZIP file. Then share the password with the recipient 
separately. If you need encryption frequently, try a free email encryption  product  like  PrivateSky or Enlocked.