protecting your privacy online
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Protecting Your Privacy Online
Do as I say, not as I do
Passwords Lie Secure connection
(SSL) Vanity search Junk Account Terms of Service Billboards/T-Shirt
Don’t use your banking password for anything else
Use strong passwords (min 8 characters, alpha-numeric, mixed case)
Create a free email account for online registrations
Don’t use your correct birth date
Make up your mother’s maiden name, elementary school name, favorite pet name, etc.
"123 No Such Street, Nowhere, WI 01010"
When filling out sensitive data on surveys, make sure that it is a secure connection (SSL)
Put your name in quotes in the search engine.
http://123people.com
http://spokeo.com
Activity: Take a post-it and write on it the funniest thing that ever happened to you… last week, last month, last year or in your lifetime.
Wait for instructions…
Work account Vacation status Friends and
followers Micro-manage Tagging photos Kids’ names Games, quizzes Location-sharing
tools
Create separate work and personal accounts
You don’t need to accept every “friend” request
•Create Lists of Friends and Pages
Most FB users accept the defaults
Use the friends list to personalize your privacy settings
Open Book: http://youropenbook.org/ (warning: potentially offensive language)
Photo releases
Avoid identifiable photos
Don’t tag in Facebook
Use initials for ID
Most ask for access to your personal information
http://apps.facebook.com/aclunc_privacy_quiz/
Weird status messages = potential virus
If it sounds too good to be true…
http://www.facebook.com/help/?safety
http://foursquare.com
Who owns your contact information?
Are they company assets?
National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
(draft)
Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.eff.org/
Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/
Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/index.html http://www.onguardonline.gov/
Snopes Scam Checker http://snopes.com/
