How to Take Control of Your Data
The Facebook post above illustrates how many law enforcement families feel right now. Current chaos in this country magnifies the danger they face every day to enforce the rule of law in America. It's critical that our personal information not be available to anyone who wants to make their point (whatever it is) in person... Continue Reading →
Buying a new phone soon? Before you personalize any features of the new device, head over to the Permissions menu of the phone. I'm an Android user, so that menu is located in the Settings in the Apps section. By default, your phone settings allow most installed apps that come on your phone to access... Continue Reading →
Interesting times. In our state, facial masks are mandated in all public areas. Of course, our post/base requires them in the commissary and exchange. Don't even think about rolling down your window at the gates now, either. Scan those IDs through the glass, everybody! I don't mind the masks and believe they're better than no... Continue Reading →
I succeeded in removing our PII from search engine results after two years of tedious work. It takes commitment to privacy to keep our names and other PII out of search results and most data mining websites. I'm obsessively careful and distrusting of everybody when it comes to my information. My husband is not exactly... Continue Reading →
As I have said before, Mozilla products are essential for privacy enthusiasts. Check out their browsers and email software. They just added a screenshot app, too. Privacy and security are important to Mozilla and they work to improve the internet for all users. You've probably noticed more connected devices hitting the market every day that... Continue Reading →
When you need ID, less is better. Yeah, a photo. Nah, your address. A US passport card is ideal to use whenever photo identification is required. The card is better than a driver's license, since the licenses include a physical address that you don't want to show total strangers. Also, it's Real ID compliant, unlike... 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 →
Don't be naive about keeping your Facebook profile, posts, comments, likes, groups, etc... private by relying on your settings. You may think you have your account 'locked down' with your settings set to the most private possible. Follow the steps in this article first. I recommend you follow all those steps and recheck your... 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 →
Please, for the love of all things private, STOP using social media apps on your personal devices. The applications built by Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc... are designed to suck up all the information from devices they possibly can access. In their Terms of Service, they include these permissions and most people don't read or understand... Continue Reading →
This. This article. Kyle Torpey @ Forbes, you said it! You never know who you'll TRIGGER-- online or in person. This is some scary stuff. Posts on social media with real names and some people sharing their phone numbers in line at CVS --- all very scary to me. *Soapbox Warning* Please don't share your... Continue Reading →
Mentorship among spouse groups is essential to the military's mission. Nothing is as strong as the connection among military families in sharing this lifestyle. There are some significant ways you can share what you're learning. You can help other families protect their privacy and safety online. Attend an FRG meeting and offer to share how... Continue Reading →
In a summer that saw the WORST nation-wide military moving results, I can say our move was not as bad as some I read about online. I did my homework, though. I printed labels for boxes, researched the area, and did the best I could to be ready. Privacy-wise, I absolutely took ultimate steps to... Continue Reading →
"The Paranoid is never entirely mistaken." In it's mildest form, it's called situational awareness. The more extreme versions may apply to Preppers or eventually to conspiracy-theory hermits in tin foil hats. On the paranoia spectrum, I'd say I'm an amateur prepper. Experts in enterprise security talk about privacy and paranoia at this podcast. © 2019... Continue Reading →
I don't use Safari, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, or Google Chrome. Most of the time I access the web using Mozilla Firefox. The Mozilla Foundation works to protect online privacy and improve the internet for all users. Mozilla Firefox is great on my desktop, because the download is HUGE now. They also offer many privacy... Continue Reading →
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