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We all love to post photos of our vacations, children, and happy times in our lives, with little regard for the price we pay in compromised privacy, Worley says. But you need to think about the price you might potentially pay for being so open. Photos posted while you’re on vacation announce to your community that you’re not home. And photos of children may end up in unsavory places. Worley points to reports about a Utah woman who posted family photographs of her children on Instagram, only to find they had been stolen and posted on child pornography web sites.
If there’s an app for that, it might know more about you than you’d like, Worley says. A February 2014 Intel report found that:
- 82% of apps were reading the device identification
- 64% knew who your carrier was
- 59% track you last known location
- 55% were continuously tracking your location
- 26% run the apps you use
- 26% knew your SIM card number
- 36% knew your account number for your account information
If the kids use your computer to explore gaming, free music, or other sites that are known for malware and then you do your online banking, you may put your accounts at risk, Worley says. If you bank or manage investment accounts online, she recommends using a designated computer that isn’t online constantly, which also increases the risk of hacking and possible identity theft.
4:TRANSFERRING CONFIDENTIAL DATA
If you work in a company that needs attention while transferring data, then don’t carry delicate data on memory cards, or other physical drives to your home. Also, avoid the cloud to share information that is confidential. Remember: if it is private, treat the information as such by always encrypting it.
5:USING DICTIONARY PASSWORDS
Is your password your date of birth? The names of your children? The name of your pet? If so, change it now. The analysis shows that 82% of users use the same passwords for multiple services. Even if you choose to use the same password for more than one service, be creative: mix characters, numbers, and lowercase letters.
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