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External Data Privacy Matters

“In the age of rapid technology developments, there is a clear mismatch between the legal/regulatory frameworks and the challenges towards privacy.” Hielke Hijmans Why It’s Important? As personal information spreads online, your external data privacy faces threats from hackers and unchecked data collection. While cybersecurity protects inside digital walls, vast sensitive data now resides outside, […]

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Data Breaches 🚨 Privacy 101 🧠 Privacy News 👀

IC3 Report for Seniors Affected by Aftermath of MOVEit Breach

Data has become extremely important, significantly impacting our lives. Recent events like the data breach from MOVEit have highlighted the urgent need for highlighting the importance of IC3 reports for seniors. Especially when seniors are the largest group of people affected by the aftermath of the data breach, you can learn more about the effects […]

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Privacy 101 🧠

What You Need to Know About Spear Phishing

Spear phishing is a targeted email or electronic communication scam crafted to appear legitimate. Detecting a spear phishing message can be difficult without the appropriate knowledge due to the amount of personalized data acquired through the open web, Data Brokers, and People Search Sites. This article intends to provide you with everything you need to […]

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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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Social Media Tips 📋

Deleting Instagram and other social media accounts

Tired of the endless scrolling? Wanting to reduce your digital footprint? Whatever your reason, you can follow these steps to learn how to delete your Instagram account in 2021. The past few years have established Instagram as one of, if not the most, popular platforms on all of social media. The app is a great […]

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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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Behind the Data 🔍

What are internet cookies? How do internet cookies work?

Cookies are perhaps the most common and widely known form of web tracker. But let’s discuss what internet cookies are exactly. And let’s talk about whether or not you should trust them. By now, nearly all of us have at least heard of cookies. And no, not the fresh-baked chocolate chip ones that your grandma […]

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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 […]