EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy
kiakanpa | 05 May, 2008 09:05
- Do not reveal personal information inadvertently.
- Turn on cookie notices in your Web browser, and/or use cookie mangement software or infomediaries.
- Keep a “clean” e-mail address.
- Don’t reveal personal details to strangers or just-met “friends”.
- Realize you may be monitored at work, avoid sending highly personal e-mail to mailing lists, and keep sensitive files on your home computer.
- Beware sites that offer some sort of reward or prize in exchange for your contact information or other personal details.
- Do not reply to spammers, for any reason.
- Be conscious of Web security.
- Be conscious of home computer security.
- Examine privacy policies and seals.
- Remember that you decide what information about yourself to reveal, when, why, and to whom.
- Use encryption!
EFF's full article here
Personal Data, Internet Security |
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