Privacy
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Do Not Post Your COVID-19 Vaccination Card On Social Media
February 11, 2021It seems like every day that I see social media posts in which people share photos...
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Online Retailers That Cancel Purchases Continue To Utilize Personal Information Gathered During The Attempted Transactions
February 2, 2021While we have become somewhat accustomed to the data collection practices of online retailers seeking to...
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Images Of Government-Issued IDs Should Not Be Trusted For Authentication
January 11, 2021Government Issued identity documents (IDs), such as passports and drivers’ licenses, may be appropriate forms of...
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Social Media Account Verification Messages: CyberCriminals’ Latest Phishing Technique Exploits Both Human Emotions And Anti-Fraud Techniques
December 1, 2020Social media users’ delight at receiving notification that their accounts have qualified for Verification (that is,...
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Even Without Seeing You, People Can Read Your Lips, Identify You, and Read Your Writing – Thanks To Wi-Fi
November 23, 2020Did you know that by analyzing Wi-Fi signals governments and others can spy on you physically,...
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Stop Saying You Don’t Need To Worry About Privacy and CyberSecurity Because You Don’t Have Anything To Hide. You Have Plenty.
November 17, 2020Frequently, I hear people who fail to practice even basic cybersecurity hygiene justify their actions with...
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“Cybersecurity For Dummies” Book Now Available In German (Das Buch “Cybersicherheit für Dummies” ist jetzt in deutscher Sprache verfügbar)
September 10, 2020Cybersecurity For Dummies, Joseph Steinberg’s best-selling introduction for general audiences to cybersecurity, is now available in...
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Do Our Laws Prohibiting The Publishing Of Officials’ Home Addresses And Phone Numbers Actually Keep Anyone Safe?
August 17, 2020Posting online the home address and/or home phone number of anyone serving as a judge or...
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Many Security Cameras Tell Criminals When You Are Not Home – Even If Would-Be Robbers Cannot Access Your Videos
July 14, 2020Internet-connected cameras placed inside your home might allow would-be burglars to easily determine when nobody is...
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Do Not Share Your High School Senior Class Photo On Social Media
April 15, 2020Over the past few days, many people have been sharing their high school yearbook photos on...
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