After writing over 500 privacy tips in my career, it gets a little difficult to find new content to keep the tips relevant and timely. I came across a recent post by the CyberGuy, Kurt Knutsson, that I thought our readers would get some insightful tips from, including up to date ideas on how
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Privacy Tip #439 – Government Officials’ Venmo Accounts Publicly Accessible
By Linn Foster Freedman on
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Wired has reported that several government officials involved in the Signal chat exposing sensitive national security plans have also exposed their Venmo accounts by not adjusting their account privacy settings to prohibit the information from being publicly accessible. This means that they “left not only their contact lists publicly visible but also their transactions, which…
Privacy Tip #370 – Check Your Privacy Settings Frequently
By Linn Foster Freedman on
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I have the pleasure to present an advanced session on cybersecurity to tax preparers at the IRS’ National Tax Preparers Forum each year. The sessions are well attended, and I enjoy meeting attendees and talking about the craziness of new techniques threat actors are using to attack small businesses. This year was no exception.
One…
Privacy Tip #293 – Location, Location, Location-Based Services
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
This is not the first post discussing location-based services on mobile phones [see posts here]. And it won’t be the last. After reading my colleague’s post on the priest who resigned from his high-profile position after his location was tied to Grindr, I thought it would be useful to remind readers to think…
Privacy Tip #128 – Basic Smartphone Settings to Thwart Hackers
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
When talking to colleagues and friends, it appears that folks do not understand how their smartphones work and the data that can be accessed through them. This prompted me to again give basic steps that can be used to protect personal information that can be accessed, legitimately and in an unauthorized manner through the settings…
Privacy Tip #125 – Check + Set LinkedIn Privacy Settings
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
It is well known that hackers and fraudsters surf Facebook to find individuals who have not protected their information through Facebook’s privacy settings. People put a lot of information on Facebook that is very personal and can give criminals detailed leads on how to launch successful campaigns against unsuspecting victims.
Less publicized is the fact…