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Digital Hygiene 🧼

How to Remove Your Personal Information with Privacy Bee

Privacy Bee’s mission is to protect your personal information from exploitation, remove your personal information from the internet when necessary, and give you back control of your privacy. Privacy Bee offers several tools—many of them free—to put you back in control. For example, we provide every user with a 100% free data privacy dashboard with […]

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Privacy 101 🧠

Social Engineering Attacks: What You Need to Know

Social engineering attacks have become increasingly prevalent in the digital age as cybercriminals have found new ways to exploit human nature for their own gain. Simply put, social engineering attacks use deceptive messages designed to get someone to do something they would not otherwise do. These attacks often involve psychological tactics such as a sense […]

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Privacy 101 🧠

What are Data Brokers? Here’s What You Need to Know

You have almost certainly given Data Brokers the right to your personal information at some point. Data Brokers have become increasingly pervasive in our culture and daily lives. Yet, many people need to be made aware of this shadow industry that collects and sells our data without our consent, including personally identifiable information (PII). You […]

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Privacy 101 🧠

Protect Yourself from PII Exposure

PII is any data that can identify an individual, such as name, address, Social Security number (SSN), driver’s license number, passport numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers. We focus on the dangers posed by PII exposure and the potential consequences. We also detail the different types of PII and how to protect yourself against […]

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Digital Hygiene 🧼

Prevent Social Engineering & Phishing By Deleting Your Data

This article will focus on removing your personal information to prevent phishing and social engineering attacks. While we would prefer to dive into the heart of the article and tell you exactly how to delete your data, it is vital to understand a few details, especially in dealing with the latest attacks. Thus, it is […]

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Digital Hygiene 🧼

How can you stop Facebook and other sites from tracking you?

Tired of creepy ad suggestions crowding your timeline? Want to protect your privacy and improve your level of online security? Here’s how you can stop Facebook (and everyone else) from tracking you! By now we’ve all heard of how companies track our activity while we browse. Nearly every site you come across while on the […]

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Hackers 👨🏻‍💻

What are hackers? What are the different types of hackers?

We’ve all heard of hackers. But what are they? Why exactly are they so dangerous? And what are the most common types of hackers? We live in a digital age full of exciting advancements in technology. But the online world is rife with virtual dangers as well. Chief amongst those dangers is the threat of […]

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Behind the Data 🔍

What are web trackers? Which are the most common?

By now you’re probably aware that your activity on the web is being tracked. But what exactly are web trackers? What are the different types of trackers? And most importantly, what can you do to stop them? We all love the internet. We enjoy the information it contains, the entertainment it offers, and the convenience […]

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Social Media 🤳🏼

Opt out of creepy social media suggestions

Platforms like Facebook and Instagram are constantly tracking you and suggesting people for you to add. So, how do you stop these creepy “recommended” pages on social media? Most of us have been active on the internet for years. Maybe even decades! And while we all enjoy the information, entertainment, and convenience it provides, the […]