The downfall of too much online information
I recently had an enlightening conversation with Hayley Kaplan, the CEO and Founder of What is Privacy. Kaplan’s journey into the world of online privacy began with personal tech mishaps, leading her to create “What is Privacy?” – a…
How to keep your home address private
The information on a deed is usually publicly available. This makes it easy to look up who owns a property and to know where someone lives. The article that follows was written by an attorney who helps celebrities and public figures keep their…
Is Online Privacy Possible?
Privacy has become a valuable and elusive commodity. On the one hand, our private information is made available by others whether we like it or not. On the other hand, it's our own fault as we overshare online. People seem to assume privacy…
How to blur your home on Google Maps
I took a virtual drive through an upscale neighborhood using Google Maps and as fun as it was to explore the area without leaving home I quickly noticed a few potential privacy and safety dangers.
As I moved along the streets with my…
How to Navigate Facebook Privacy Settings
It’s no secret that Meta’s Facebook collects, uses, and profits from abundant user data. This data enables Facebook to provide each person with a customized user experience, but it simultaneously influences users to purchase products and…
How to access and change your Google Privacy Settings
Google gets our data from our online browsing and usage of its apps and products such as Nest, Waze, Google Maps, YouTube and Fitbit. This abundant and diverse information teaches Google to know us better than we know ourselves! As terrifying…
How to check and set Venmo Privacy Settings
In 2015, I noticed the Venmo financial activity of a friend posting on Facebook but he had no idea this was happening. After 10 minutes of searching in 2021, reporters located President Biden’s Venmo account. They observed that President Biden…
How to achieve Amazon privacy
By creating an Amazon account, searching, researching, and then shopping on Amazon, we voluntarily hand Amazon abundant data about ourselves. This data gives Amazon an intimate knowledge of us and also gives them the tools to keep us going back…
Netflix Social Dilemma documentary examines social media pitfalls
Until I watched the Social Dilemma documentary on Netflix I did not understand how Republicans and Democrats in the United States of America could have such vastly different interpretations of the facts. For example, with over 215,000 people…
Why You Must Manage Your Own Privacy
Consumer Privacy was a hot topic at the world’s largest technology conference, CES, that was held Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. Big companies and promising startups showed off their latest inventions to the tech world and while 8K TVs, smart devices…
Why is my personal information online?
Personal information is online because it stems from public records and is valuable to marketers and to data brokers who buy and sell it to those who are willing to pay for it. This data is also made available by government agencies and even…
Equifax Breach Compensation Deadline
If you were impacted by the 2017 Equifax Data breach you have less than a week left to apply for compensation and reimbursements by the deadline of January 22nd, 2020. The clock is ticking so act now. Compensation options from the class…
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