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their privacy. Websites regularly save information about
their customers, including demographics and how the
customers use their site, phone numbers, email addresses,
and more. Websites can even record your computer’s ID
and your IP address—both of which are unique and can
be traced back to you. A good digital citizen will be
careful about the data they knowingly give to websites
and avoid websites known for selling the data they
gather.

2. Understand that technology is a means to an end.

Technology helps us achieve our goals, but it can also
allow you to pick up dangerous habits, meet unsavory
people, and be exposed to false information. And the
internet, in particular, is very good at creating a false
sense of security. When you remember that you have
control over what you do online, you're better prepared to
recognize when this tool is leading you somewhere you
don't want to go.