The internet is an indispensable part of our daily lives. We can use it for communication, access to information, entertainment, banking, shopping and many other things very easily via the internet. So what else is on the internet? Criminals, fraudsters, abusers, cyber bullies, harassment, exposure... As technology continues to develop and grow, those things that are in the dark side, which perhaps most people are not aware of, are rapidly increasing.

We cannot deny the conveniences that the internet offers us, but when an account is made between what the internet brings to us and what it takes away from us for the reasons we have mentioned, we can understand how important the topics of "Internet Security", "Conscious Use of the Internet", "Ethical Use of the Internet" are.

Privacy violations on the Internet pose much greater dangers than you think. For example, your medical conditions may be shared without your permission. Your banking data may be given to third parties. Your emails may have been compromised or your identity information may have been stolen.

Every time you visit a website or download an app, data about you is stored, possibly without your consent. You probably want to know where this data goes, how it is used, or you may decide to prevent it from being collected.

With the advent of big data, your browsing history can be analyzed to draw conclusions you do not want to encounter. For example, a user who is researching his illness may not expect a marketing consultant to infer that he is sick from his search history. If he lives with his family and hasn't told them about it yet, there will be a sign in his mailing address that says "What you need to pay attention to during your cancer treatment!" You may be offended by being sent marketing materials that say: This example is just one of the consequences that the dark side of the internet can have.

You may consider using a VPN to prevent such problems and stay safe while on the internet. A VPN creates a private tunnel between you and the internet, encrypting your communications so no one can see what you're doing. So it offers you the security you want to have in your own network.

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