The protection of the identity is emerging as one of the most relevant skills of nowadays due to the increased use of the personal information in more locations than ever before. Whenever you create an app account, make an online order, seek employment, ask to be delivered to, open a bank account, or provide KYC information, your identity information is being transferred to systems that are not under your influence. Most individuals assume that identity theft occurs when users are careless, however, it can also occur to careful users through breaches of data, weak company security, or social engineering. The lesson of privacy awareness is that identity protection is not a single operation that it is simply a daily routine of limiting exposure, checking requests, and regulating what you are being transparent about.

One of the greatest risks of identity theft is excessive disclosure of documents. A lot of individuals send Aadhaar, PAN, passport, bank statements and certificates carelessly to WhatsApp or emails. After being shared the document can be forwarded, saved, abused, and may be saved permanently in unknown systems.In addition watermarks such as KYC reason only with date and company name can also be added. Watermarking decreases the abuse, in that one can rather easily prevent the use of his document by another person.

One of the largest risks in the modern world is KYC fraud. Fraudsters initiate calls and request that they update KYC or the account would be blocked or they provide deceptive links that appear to resemble banking websites. Always use the official apps or websites that you have to enter in the browser separately and not by typing. Do not provide OTP to anyone who states that they update KYC. OTP is not a confirmation tool OTP is the key to your account.

Financial exposure by means of pathetic monitoring practices is another identity risk. Lots of users regularly review bank activity only once a month, and this fact allows fraud to remain unnoticed. Reporting is the most effective protection Awareness can teach enabling SMS and email transaction alerts and checking transactions. The faster you can act the better protection and stopping of fraud is possible on your accounts.

Protecting of identity (phone number and email): these are also tools of identity protection. Logins, verification and social engineering are done using your number and email. SIM swap fraud, spam, and scam calls are the common uses of leaked phone numbers by scammers. The awareness will help learn not to provide phone number in an open location on social media and other websites that are not familiar to me.Having information disseminated will help me become more identity-protective.

The most widespread form of identity attacks is social engineering. Fraudsters, do not always gain entry into systems, but into individuals. They pose as customer support, courier agents, HR recruiters, or government officers.The only good rule that one can learn with regard to privacy is that one should never give important information when under coercion. In real companies, passwords and OTPs are not requested. Checking overcomes panic.

Finally, the identity protection is that of having control of what you post and developing disciplined habits. You have no control over companies leaking data but you have control on which one you reveal on a daily basis.Yourself is a valuable commodity that you need to take care of as you do with your money. Minor privacy habits nowadays avoid serious identity issues tomorrow.