Follow these step-by-step instructions on how to opt out of BeenVerified, the people search website and clear your personal information from the internet. BeenVerified sells itself as the “everyday information company” that paints the people search website business as a common good. We aren’t here to argue there aren’t legitimate uses for these sites. But, […]
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Data is the currency of our digital lives. As we move across devices and browse the Internet, our data exhaust reveals a lot about who we are and what we like. As you can imagine, there’s a lot to be learned from your personal data. So it’s really important to protect it!
Session hijacking is an extremely intrusive way hackers have been stealing your personal data. Here is our list of session hijacking countermeasures to protect you from cookie theft. Cookie theft is a lot more complicated than keeping a lid on your cookie jar… Crummy cookie jokes aside, cookie theft (also called session hijacking) is one […]
It’s time to get proactive about your data privacy by incorporating these digital security and privacy tools into your online life. Digital security and privacy are becoming nearly as important as staying private and secure in the “real” physical world. As the realities of real-life and digital life continue to merge, it’s more important than […]
People search sites are annoying and invasive. They make money by collecting your information from a variety of public sources to create personal profiles that they sell to other people. Here’s how to remove yourself from people search sites! If you’ve ever done a search of your name online, you likely have seen results from […]
If you’ve ever wondered how to remove your name from Google searches, you’re not alone. You can’t remove everything but you can try. Here’s how. You can’t completely remove your name from Google searches but you can take steps to reduce the number of times it shows up in search results. Here’s what you need […]
Difficult, hard-to-guess passwords are the most effective way to protect your online privacy. Here’s how to create a strong password that’s not catnip to hackers. Yet, many among us have no idea how to create a strong password. We look around and come up with good passwords that aren’t great…they’re actually easy to guess and […]
We asked over a thousand Americans what they want in a national privacy law. This is what they said. Privacy is our business. So we decided to take the pulse of privacy in America, to see how most Americans felt about the state of privacy today. In our inaugural our latest National Privacy Survey, we […]
What is browser fingerprinting? It’s creepy, that’s what! It tracks your online behavior, allowing others to know who you are as you browse the internet — all without any need for account logins or cookies. Just like a human fingerprint, your browser has a set of unique traits that can be traced back to you […]
The United States has the dubious honor of being the world’s most breached country. And we have the largest data brokers in America to blame! For a population of 326 billion, we had 6 billion personal records hacked, leaked or stolen in 2019. That’s 19 per person! The fachowt that we have some of the […]
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What are data brokers?
If you’ve ever asked yourself, or anyone, the question, “what are data brokers,” then congratulations, dear friend. You have taken the most basic step you’ll need to protect your privacy on the internet and to protect yourself in the physical world. How? Well, you’ve chosen to educate yourself. The relatively unrestrictive privacy laws in the […]
Data is everywhere. Every time you click, tap, post, submit, purchase, comment or like, Another data point has created. With access to enough of these data points, you can paint a complete picture about a person. Phone companies, departmental stores, hospitals, schools, libraries, and nearly every other place of public use or interest, store your […]
Has there been a data breach today? Look at the latest data breaches to find out… …because the answer is likely yes! The United States is the world’s most breached country, with billions of records exposed each year — or about 19 records per person annually! To keep track of the latest data breaches, we […]
