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You’re not safe. Everything you do in your browser and apps is open for anyone to see. Passwords, photos, location, and anything else sent through the internet is vulnerable. Here’s how to lock it. First, an interactive of what is visible on the unprotected web. ( https://www.eff.org/pages/tor-and-https ) The easiest step is to download the https extension ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/https-everywhere/gcbommkclmclpchllfjekcdonpmejbdp?hl=en-US ) It will turn on encryption by default for every site you visit. Other ways of hassle free security are to encrypt your phone and messaging. Encryption is already on for nexus and pixel phones. For other android and iOS devices, go to the password settings, set a password (not a pin, and defiantly not no password), and then enable encryption, android has a box labeled encryption under security setting, iPhone enables it once a password or touch id is on. Messaging is also pretty easy on the iPhone. Blue iPhone-to-iPhone iMessages are encrypted. Whatsapp allows encryption in the settings, but by far the best is Signal. It's available on both iOS and android, and is encrypted when talking with another signal user, otherwise it acts like a normal, fully featured (yes it has stickers) texting app. Gmail is mostly encrypted and good for everyday use. If you really need perfect email security (say you wanted to leak some internal orders from an administration you didn’t like) use Protonmail. It's Swedish, it's developed by CERN and MIT, and literally housed in a mountain. It's fully encrypted email for free, and it too is fully featured (I’m not going to recommend anything troublesome here, all of this is install it and go. It’s all state of the art encryption in simple, elegant packaging) lastly, and most importantly, passwords. Encryption does nothing without strong passwords. Check your passwords here ( https://howsecureismypassword.net ). Then change them. A few quick tips are sub in numbers for letters, e>3, a>@, i>1, s>5, o>0 and use phrases like supersecure, becomes 5up3r53cu3. Using a phrase and replacement allows for rememberable and secure passwords because it decreases the number of mental bits it takes to remember. 3d37g6G57F is the same strength, but take 10 bits to remember because it has no meaning, so you must remember each letter, in sequence, individually. A two-word phrase reduces it to three bits, 2 words and replacment. Not to mention your get really quick once you've got into the habit of entering it.