A long time ago, keeping your life private was very easy. If you did not want strangers looking at you, you closed the curtains on your living room window. If you wanted to keep your house safe, you turned the brass lock on your front door.

There were no sneaky computer programs listening to you. There were no hidden cameras in your phone. Life was simple. The rules for staying safe were simple.

But then, the internet was invented. At first, it was just a fun place to read the news and send emails to friends. But very quickly, it turned into the Wild West. Big tech companies realized that your personal secrets were worth a lot of money. Strangers began building massive machines just to watch you, record you, and sell your private details.

How Did We Lose Control?

The rules of the real world stopped working in the digital world. You cannot put a physical padlock on a computer file. You cannot close physical curtains over a social media profile.

Because there were no strong rules on the internet, greedy companies went crazy. They started collecting your home address, your phone number, the names of your children, and even your medical history. They took all of this without asking nicely. This is the dark reality of everything you need to know about data brokers.

People started getting scammed. Identity thieves started stealing bank accounts. Stalkers started finding people’s home addresses with just one click. The world realized that we needed new rules. We needed strong, unbreakable laws to live by if we wanted to survive the internet.

That is how The New Ten Commandments of Privacy were born. These are not suggestions. These are the absolute rules you must follow today to protect yourself, your money, and your family.

I. Thou Shalt Not Trust Free Apps

Many years ago, downloading a free flashlight app or a free game seemed harmless. But we quickly learned a hard lesson. It costs a lot of money to build an app. If a company is giving it to you for free, how are they paying their bills?

They pay their bills by selling you. When you download a free app, the app usually asks to look at your contacts, your photos, and your microphone. They steal this data and sell it to advertising companies. This led to the very first rule of the internet: If it is free, then you are the product. Never give away your privacy just to play a free game.

II. Thou Shalt Not Reuse Passwords

When the internet was young, people used one simple password for everything. They used the name of their dog for their email, their bank, and their shopping accounts.

But then, the bad guys got smarter. Hackers learned how to break into weak websites. If a hacker broke into a small shoe-shopping website and stole your password, they would immediately try to use that same password to break into your bank account. Millions of people lost their money this way. Today, you must use a strong, different password for every single website you visit.

III. Thou Shalt Turn Off Location Tracking

Cell phones used to just make phone calls. Then, companies added GPS chips. A GPS chip tells a satellite exactly where you are standing on the earth.

Soon, creepy apps started recording where you went every hour of the day. They recorded when you left for work, what doctor you visited, and what time your children got out of school. They sold this map of your life to strangers. To stop this scary stalking, the third commandment was written: Turn off location services on your phone unless you are actively using a map to drive somewhere.

IV. Thou Shalt Not Overshare on Social Media

Facebook and Instagram made it fun to share our lives. But people started sharing too much. People would post pictures of their airline tickets right before they went on a trip. They would check-in at a restaurant far away from home.

Burglars started reading these posts. They realized that if a family posted pictures from the beach, their house was completely empty. This is exactly why posting your vacation plans online is a bad idea. Keep your social media profiles locked, and never announce when you are leaving your home unguarded.

V. Thou Shalt Delete Old, Forgotten Accounts

Over the years, you have probably signed up for hundreds of websites. Do you remember the website you used to buy a sweater in 2014? Probably not. But that website still has your email address, your name, and your home address sitting on their servers.

When these old websites go out of business or get hacked, your personal information spills out onto the dark web. The fifth commandment tells us to clean up our past. If you do not use an account anymore, you must permanently delete it. Do not leave your digital trash lying around for hackers to find.

VI. Thou Shalt Use Two-Factor Authentication

Because passwords can be stolen or guessed, the computer experts had to invent a second lock for our digital doors. This is called Two-Factor Authentication (or 2FA).

When you turn this on, entering your password is not enough. The website will also send a secret code to your cell phone. You must type in that secret code to get in. Even if a hacker in another country steals your password, they cannot log into your account because they do not have your physical cell phone in their hand. You must turn this on for your email and your bank.

VII. Thou Shalt Read Before Clicking “I Agree”

Companies hire expensive lawyers to write long, boring documents called “Terms of Service.” They make the letters very small so you will not read them. They just want you to click the big, blue “I Agree” button.

When you click that button without reading, you are often signing away your rights. You are giving the company legal permission to read your emails, share your photos, and track your internet searches. The seventh commandment warns us to stop blindly clicking. You must protect your rights.

VIII. Thou Shalt Protect Thy Children’s Data

Children today are born into the digital world. Often, their privacy is ruined before they even learn how to walk. Parents post hundreds of pictures of their babies online. Schools make young children use learning apps that record their voices and track their test scores.

We realized that children cannot fight for their own privacy. Adults must do it for them. You must learn how to keep your family’s digital privacy safe. Do not post embarrassing pictures of your kids that they cannot erase when they grow up.

IX. Thou Shalt Not Click Strange Links

The oldest trick on the internet is also the most dangerous. Bad guys will send you an email or a text message that looks like it came from your bank or the post office. It will say, “There is a problem with your package! Click here to fix it!”

If you click that link, you are led to a fake website that steals your passwords. Sometimes, clicking the link silently downloads a virus onto your computer that watches you type. The rule is simple: If you did not ask for the message, never click the link inside it.

X. Thou Shalt Remove Thyself from Data Brokers

The final commandment is the most important one. It is the ultimate shield against the dangers of the internet.

Even if you follow the first nine commandments perfectly, you are still not safe. Why? Because giant companies called “Data Brokers” are still scraping public records to build a massive file on you. They find your home address from voting records. They find your phone number from old phone books. They put it all on the internet for anyone to buy for a few dollars.

To truly stay safe, you must force these data brokers to delete your file. You must scrub your name off their websites.

“Following the rules of the internet is not enough if your home address and phone number are already being sold to scammers. True privacy means forcing the data brokers to erase your life from their systems.”

Why the Tenth Commandment is the Hardest to Keep

The tenth commandment is the most powerful way to stop identity theft and stalking. But it is also the hardest one to follow by yourself.

There is not just one data broker. There are over 150 of them. To remove your name, you have to find all 150 hidden websites. You have to fill out long, confusing forms. You have to send emails. You have to fight with automated robots.

Worse, even if you manage to delete your file, the data brokers will try to put it back up six months later! They do this on purpose to make you tired so you will give up.

How Wiperts Helps You Keep the Commandments

You should not have to spend hundreds of hours fighting giant corporations just to get your privacy back. This is exactly why Wiperts.com was created.

When you hire Wiperts, we take over the hardest commandment for you. We act as your professional digital bodyguards. Our advanced software scans the darkest corners of the internet to find exactly where the data brokers are hiding your personal information.

Then, our experts do the heavy lifting. We force the data brokers to delete your address, your phone number, and your family’s information. We scrub your name from the web.

The Power of Ongoing Protection

Because data brokers are sneaky and try to put your information back online, Wiperts never sleeps. We provide continuous monitoring. If your name pops up on a bad website a few months later, our alarms go off, and we crush the file again.

If you want to know how our system works, read our guide on understanding complete online privacy protection. By letting Wiperts handle the data brokers, you can finally live safely in the digital world. You can follow the Ten Commandments of Privacy and win back your peace of mind.