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The Internet is an essential part of today\u2019s society for workplaces, educational institutions, businesses and government agencies. In fact, in 2020, Americans have spent an average of 13 hours and 35 minutes online per day, up an hour from the previous year1<\/a><\/sup>. At the same time, every time a person visits a website, posts an image on social media or does a search on Google, their personal information is collected. While most companies list privacy policies on their websites, they\u2019re oftentimes long, complicated and hard for the average consumer to understand. Given how much time we spend online, it\u2019s important to look at how we can keep our personal data private in simple, actionable steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23318,"template":"views\/lp\/lp-2021.blade.php","class_list":["post-20929","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Internet and Data Privacy | Security.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Google and Facebook collect the most data, while Apple is more privacy-conscious. 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