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How to Minimize Your Damage from Inevitable Identity Theft

“It won’t happen to me!” is what many of us think and hope when we hear about other victims of crime. But when it comes to cyber crimes, it’s become a case of when rather than if. "The number of U.S. data breaches tracked in…
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Privacy issues with email

My boss was out of town and I was managing a heavy workload by multi-tasking.  One client, let's call her "Ray", was especially demanding and rude but since the customer is always right, I hid my frustration from her.  My boss at the time…
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How to Avoid Phishing Scams

I've received several emails that appeared to be from Bank of America but poor grammar and spelling coupled with urgency to provide personal information set off warning bells for me and with a little research, I quickly realized these were fraudulent…
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How to Avoid Cell Phone Privacy Invasion and Pocket Dialing

I was on a walk a few days ago with a close friend, when my phone rang. I laughed when I saw my walking buddy's phone was pocket dialing me and we were already in the midst of a very juicy conversation. On the other hand, I didn’t find it…
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Facebook Control & Privacy on the Verge of Extinction

My Facebook page has recently taken on a life of its own and frankly, I’m uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable!  It’s almost like I walked outside my front door in my lingerie on the way to the post office, and I didn’t mean to.  Worse,…