Digital minimalism can be a practical tool for fraud protection, an IT expert said. The fewer accounts a person has, the easier it is to spot a fake, Andrey Rybnikov, a teacher at RTU MIREA's Institute of Information Technologies, said Gazeta. According to Ross, scams disguise themselves as services that a person uses regularly, copying the design of a bank, market, post office or public services. Each new account is another point where your data can be leaked, and another service that can disguise themselves. Digital minimalism does not mean abandoning the Internet. This means you control where and what your data is stored. The fewer services, the easier it is to spot a fake and the harder it is for the scammer to scam you, the expert said. Rybnikov recommends an audit of accounts: leave only those that a person really uses, delete old profiles on forums and abandoned services, without registration of illegible mail and do not register on any site for one-time benefit. read "Gazeta. Ross at MAX.