How to Take Control of Your Data
We work so hard to keep our real names and location offline; managing each other's contact profiles has to become a big part of that. Are you protecting your Contact List like you do your passwords? I listened to two podcasts this week that made me think about this more than I usually do. ... Continue Reading →
Last night, I read about another breach or leak of personal data caused by a lack of security in storing/transferring our PII. These frequent stories stress me out and lead to redoubling my efforts to lock down our information (as much as I can). This morning, I decided to start a list of the major... Continue Reading →
Most privacy enthusiasts start with some basic steps to limit our exposure to spam and personal info leaks. A new article in Wired describes how frustrating it can be to realize how we're opted IN automatically when we share email addresses and other information with vendors. Have an email address ready to use for receipts... Continue Reading →
Websites that register members, accept donations, and other ways that take personal information put our security at risk if they are hacked. The most current headline regarding these hacks involved the FBI Academy Association's websites. When this story was shared online, commenters mistakenly assumed the hack was an FBI website and that the hackers achieved... Continue Reading →
This article describes another data exposure for Facebook users this week. I'm not usually in favor of government intervention in corporate policies, but this case may call for it. If Facebook requires people to use their real names and suspends accounts that violate their identity policy, then they should be required to protect the data... Continue Reading →
When Mark Zuckerberg testified in Congress, his company and its credibility were on the line. News about the Cambridge Analytica breach of our data was exactly what prompted Representatives who want to regulate his corporation. Make no mistake, however he tried to talk around the problem, Facebook was responsible for their users' personal information being... Continue Reading →
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