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WATCH: Why it can take hundreds of dollars to protect yourself online

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Former hacker Kevin Mitnick showed us what steps it takes to shop online without giving up any personal information. But the price of privacy doesn't come cheap.

Kevin Mitnick, from hacker to king of cybersecurity

In the 90s, Mitnick put the FBI's research department in check by being the most wanted hacker in the United States.

The Talent Land officially starts

On the second day of activities, the official launch of the first technological event in Latin America, Talent Land, took place until April 6 and was presided over by the state governor, Aristóteles Sandoval and student authorities. .

EVENT REVIEW: Kevin Mitnick: the Houdini of hacking shows his tricks in Mexico

The show begins with the musical theme of Mission Impossible , followed by a series of 'tricks' that leave the audience both surprised and alarmed by exclaiming "oh!". But this is not a magic show , but a demonstration of hacking by the American Kevin Mitnick.

EVENT REVIEW: Kevin Mitnick, the hacker who left prison to become a pop star of cybersecurity

In the main stage of the Jalisco Talent Land 2018, Kevin Mitnick entered as if he were a pop star: the Mexican presenter who welcomed him, in fact, introduced him as David Beckham or the Kobbe Bryant of cybersecurity, no less. With the crowded campus, programmers and aspiring experts in cybersecurity, researchers, journalists and the general public received perhaps the most famous hacker in the world, who confessed that such a reception was not expected in Guadalajara.

Anonymous Online Shopping Don’t Come Easy—Or Cheap

Which makes it difficult to do just about anything on the Web without being tracked.

EVENT REVIEW: Legendary hacker Kevin Mitnick shares experiences

Kevin Mitnick, a former fugitive wanted by the FBI, spoke during a tech event in Jalisco, Mexico, this week. 

WATCH: How to shop online without being tracked by big tech companies

Is it possible to shop online without allowing any major tech company to track the purchase back to you? There are a few ways, but with hidden trackers on most websites -- and with companies making billions off our information -- trying to hide is easier said than done. CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil put it to the test with Kevin Mitnick.

Beware! Your smartphone could be snooping on you

While smartphones are the epitome of modern convenience, these devices which store our personal and professional information like emails, photos, bank details etc. can easily fall prey to hackers and to other malicious activities. With the recent series of data breaches across businesses globally, the concern regarding protecting user data has become more relevant than before. There are many applications in your smartphones that access your private data by taking permissions through pop-ups or otherwise. You would notice apps like third-party applications, flashlights, etc. asking permissions to access your gallery, messages, calls, which they don’t need. Allowing these third-party applications access to your smartphone's data puts your information at risk. Hardip Singh, Executive Director, Optiemus Infracom, feels that the dirty little secret that these ubiquitous devices, which we have with us 24X7, and keep switched on for most of the time, is also a serious threat to our privacy. An innocent looking message could be all that is needed to compromise on your privacy — accessing your microphone, your call logs, your locations, your bank details and everything that is very personal to you.  Here’s why: