Make sure that you’re protected when online - steps to maximise your level of protection

Once we go online our privacy is a thing of the past, but there are a number of steps you can take to maximise your own level of protection, writes Tom O’Mara

CENTRAL Statistics Office figures tell us that around 82% of people have access to the internet and use it regularly.

Most phones bought are smartphones that use the internet all the time, sometimes without you being aware of it. And consciously, most people choose to use the internet for a variety of reasons. You may have bought something online, you may have a Facebook page, a Twitter account, an Instagram site, a blog, or you may have commented on something you’ve seen on a news website or forum.