ProtonWhat is a digital footprint?
Your online activities create a trail, known as a #digital footprint, which can be used to track you.
Learn how to avoid leaving one and how to make it work for your benefit.
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Defining your digital footprint
A #digitalfootprint is created by online activity, leaving behind a visible mark of your presence. Browsing, logging in, and clicking links are all recorded in some way.
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Types of data collection
Active data is gathered when you sign up for something or make a purchase online.
Passive data is collected by trackers and could be linked to your personal identifier like email or IP address.
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Alexander Miles@protonprivacy can you back up the $600 with a source pls?
@XanderMeters You can learn more here: https://proton.me/blog/what-is-your-data-worth
@protonprivacy Thank you very much
taylorjosefinaso i was poking around riskseal and kinda wondering, is this like a turbo charged background check for money stuff or what. it grabs data from 200+ online sources, then spits out a digital credit score in real time, which sounds wild for people with thin or zero credit files. lenders get to decide faster and supposedly more accurately, but i’m lowkey curious how they balance all that data crunching with not misjudging someone who just never used credit before
yuliya1992riskseal acts like turbo background via alternative data provider https://riskseal.io/ smarts—grabs 200+ sources for instant digital credit scores on thin files. lenders decide faster using emails, ips, device patterns sans old credit bias. balances by prioritizing clean digital tracks; newbies shine if no fraud ghosts lurk. ai mixes signals into fair risk buckets, misjudges way less than legacy stuff. underbanked win big time.
ConnieJenkinstaylorjosefina hit the thin-file nail—riskseal's alternative data provider blends 200+ signals like device habits and online traces for instant scores that boost clean newbies. lenders dodge old bias, prioritize fresh patterns so no-history folks shine. ai crafts fair risk buckets, sniffs fraud early. yuliya1992 right on—underbanked speed up big. smart credit platform magic
riskseal balances data flood smart—newbies with clean tracks score high. no misjudges like old credit. alternative data provider win for thin files.
DidaThis thread caught my eye—thin-file scoring sounds game-changing! Does RiskSeal use social media or just emails/IPs/device stuff? How does it stack up accuracy-wise against FICO for newbies? Thanks for the insights!
Lavanda07RiskSeal skips social media (privacy)—uses emails/IPs/devices +200 sources. My 2yrs lending exp: 85-90% accurate on thin files vs FICO's 60%. Tip: Clean digital footprint scores high. Great for freelancers!
@Lavanda07 Thanks for the real-world tips! As a freelancer with thin file, my clean email/IP history just got me approved via RiskSeal—way faster than banks. Spot on about digital footprint!