Identity theft is a common issue in America and around the world. It is important to take steps to safeguard your information to prevent it from being stolen. Some of these steps include: Do not take your Social Security card with you when you go out. If you go somewhere (child’s school, doctor’s office, your…
Check Your Mail for Fraudsters Physical mailboxes can be “hacked” Your mailbox may have been taken over by a fraudster. If you don’t often check the mail, then you’re susceptible to identity thieves hoodwinking the postal service and holding your mail at their convivence. This sounds impossible, but America is a big country and not…
Security or Advertising? If it’s so secure… why does it keep getting hacked? Every technology company claims that its technology is impenetrable, that safety and security are top priorities in addition to your privacy. Then a group of hackers takes every scrap of information that’s available on their supposedly secure servers. What’s infuriating and sad…
5G Threatens Privacy New technology, same concerns History endlessly repeats itself. As new technologies rollout, we find ourselves questioning two entities – governments and corporations. How much privacy should we give up to government and corporations? Ideally, as little as needed to ensure that society can safely proceed with what must be done for everyone…
Marriott Hotel, NASA Data Breach, Affect Millions Worldwide Close to half a billion people might have been affected Many people use hotels while travelling. It’s common to hand over all of your personal information at a hotel – name, address, passport, travel visa, who you’re traveling with, the duration of your stay, phone number, and…
Retain Your Privacy Online Social media companies often accidently overshare Your personal life is your business. The more others can look into it, the more gossip will float around. Nobody likes to admit that they gossip, but social media is an open window into personal lives. We see, we discuss – it’s very…
Facebook Apps Collect and Sell Personal Information It turns out those quizzes we take for fun on Facebook are big information traps. There are companies that disguise their surveys as fun quizzes in order to collect more information about you. Not only do these quizzes ask you to give them access to your Facebook…
Using Misinformation to Protect Yourself Privacy loopholes There are plenty of people that believe everything that they read on the internet. Luckily for you, this includes criminals, data brokers, and spying eyes. An alternative to deleting your social media accounts is to falsely and slowly change your personal information to mislead. Dropping a slow trail…
Delist and Delete Yourself Online Becoming famous online seems to be an ongoing pipedream that a very wide age group is falling victim to. There are many different platforms to become famous on, but it usually takes skill, luck, and something uncannily special to reach levels of unimaginable stardom. Most of us however, never…
Personal Information Listed Online Equals Danger There’s a lot criminals can do with your home address. There are many reasons why home addresses are listed on the internet, but anyone who values privacy will balk at the idea of having their name and address posted online for the world to see. There’s a certain feeling…