How to Watch Porn Safely
Sex is the world’s oldest profession. It is certainly true on the internet, where online pornography has been equal parts innovation-driver and bogeyman.
Pornhub, an adult streaming site reports that it has seen visitors surge since the COVID-19 outbreak. Yet, while watching porn can be a relief in these trying times, it can also put your privacy at risk.
To keep your personal information, here are some of the basic tips so your data will not be jeopardized.
Incognito Mode
Most browsers and search engines guess what you are typing based on your previous search history. This is helpful, but could also be a source of shame.
If you frequently visit a pornsite xxx, and you want to visit a certain website, like our website, the browser might fill in the embarrassing result with xxx instead of our website.
This is severely bad if someone is looking over your shoulder, but, in this era where screen sharing in Zoom is the new norm, you’re most probably multiplying your embarrassment by the people closely paying attention to your meeting.
“People who use their devices for presentation … should at least use Incognito Mode to make sure porn addresses don’t get stored.” Bogdan Botezatu, Director of Threat Research and Reporting at Bitdefender.
Yet, please note that Incognito mode has limitations.
“… searches, pages you visited, login details and cookies WILL NOT BE SAVED on the device after closing your private windows.” stated by Daniel Markuson, digital privacy expert at NordVPN
“However, it does not hide traffic from third parties, and it doesn’t secure traffic from hackers or other attacks and vulnerabilities. Your browsing data can still be collected by your ISP, and any other third party that can track your IP address.” Markuson added.
Data is expensive
Another threat to your personal data is data theft. A data breach from an adult website might contain private information such as chat conversations, transaction history, or even video content preferences,” said Botezatu.
A savvy attacker may not even need to steal data in order to get profit. “Porn watchers might experience some blind blackmailing attempts where they receive messages claiming that hackers have gained access to the computer used for porn-bingin, and that they also managed to record the victim via the built-in webcam.” Botezatu added.
This is called “sextortion,”, where the attacker blackmails the victim into providing explicit images of themselves. These can be used to further pressure the victim. While scammers may be bluffing, it’s a good idea to keep your webcam covered when not in use and to use a local antivirus to guard against any snooping software.
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Guard your Data
Today, the collection of enormous data is a big business, and it incentivized the collection of mass amounts of highly detailed personal information.
In this case, a VPN or a Virtual Private Network is extremely useful.
“A VPN reroutes internet traffic through a remote server and hides the IPaddress, preventing websites from seeing the visitor’s original IP or location. It also encrypts traffic exchanged between the internet and your device. This means that nobody, including your ISP, can see what you’re doing online.”
How to Watch Porn Safely
Use Anti-Virus Protection
Pornographic websites also take great care to protect its users.
“There are some cases where malicious advertisements are bought from small advertising companies and displayed on porn websites,” Botezatu said. He explained that this is an issue not just for porn sites, but any place that sells ad space.
“Yet, unfortunately, user’s can’t immediately tell when malicious activity takes place on the respective websites.”
It is highly recommended to have a security solution running in the background.
Most people are confident that they can avoid malicious files. But, it’s exactly these kinds of people that keep attackers in business. The best security software will identify files and malicious sites before they can cause any damage. It can even protect against insidious threats such as ransomware.
It is advised to avoid downloading pornographic content and instead stream it (via VPN).
Try to be cool
It is imperative to keep your head cool when visiting a hot content.
“Many customers of pornography exercise poor judgment. Especially while browsing because they’re in an excited state, this results in lesser attention.”
Take extra caution. It is recommended to listen to warnings from your computer or browser if it detects something unusual.
Lastly, browsing pornography on a work computer or while using a work-provided VPN can land you in a serious trouble.
It is also not a good idea to involve other people in your private fantasies without their express consent and in an appropriate way.
How to Watch Porn Safely
