2020: Take Back Your Data

I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore! Howard Beale, Network motion picture Start 2020 with a privacy goal. We can do simple things to improve and protect our privacy and security. Keeping the mindset that your data belongs to you and no one is entitled to your information is the... Continue Reading →

Where Does Your Data Live?

Home Just thinking about where our personal data is located makes my heart race. Every time we PCS, I freak out a little bit more about our data at home. I use a filing system to keep the paper and digits under control every day, but it's still a challenge when we move. Part of... Continue Reading →

Create A Shopping Email

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 →

Call your bank!

Have you looked at your credit card receipts?  Your legal name- the name on your account- is printed on most of them.  Watch this YouTube video to see how this can have some creepy results.  If you imagine the worst, it's not hard to realize that leaving those little slips of paper all over the... Continue Reading →

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