In a previous post I gave examples of how I was given access to other people’s personal information because they used the wrong email address on their accounts. (Read the full story here.) Every piece of personal information in an online account is a piece of information at risk of being shared through mistakes or malicious … Continue reading Tips for securely managing online accounts
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Hackers need personal data to exploit for identify theft and other fraud, but sometimes a simple typing mistake can expose your private information to someone who has no reason to see it. If that happens you have to hope that the person getting access to your accounts lacks criminal tendencies. I wanted to change the … Continue reading How a typo can expose your private data
Facebook users have until December 10th to vote on proposed changes to that site's Data Use Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. You can vote here. Although I think its great that people that are being given the option to voice opinions from a company that has been harshly criticized for making sudden changes … Continue reading Facebook Privacy: You should worry more about people than policies
If you haven't heard about how Mat Honan's digital life was erased by hackers in less than an hour, you should read his story here. It's chilling. He lost data saved on the Internet (that venerable cloud) and on his iPhone, iPad and MacBook, including irreplaceable pictures of the first year of his daughter's life. He … Continue reading List 5: Information Security Basics
Kim Z. Dale 