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
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Although my list of 40 information security tips may seem long, there were many things that had to be left out, so to close out my security-themed week here are some additional tips for Twitter and Facebook. In my original list I addressed not clicking on links in suspicious email. The same goes for direct … Continue reading Combatting Twitter Spam and Facebook Leaks
Item 20 on my list of information security tips is "Keep some paper records." Still, I was shocked when I saw the picture in this tweet: Does printing every email and organizing them by relationship seem extreme to you? Do you think this picture would make a great application to be on the show Hoarders? Is … Continue reading A Suitcase Full of Email
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