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Twitter Chat Sponsored by ITRC and PRIVATE WiFi Raises Awareness of Public WiFi Dangers

Posted on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 by

Earlier this month, PRIVATE WiFi and The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) co-hosted the monthly ID Theft Twitter Chat. The ITRC hosts these monthly events in an effort to engage consumers in discussion about the issues surrounding identity theft. As the ITRC believes that cyber security is an important part of protecting from identity theft, the issue of public WiFi is of of utmost importance. Many of the participants felt as strongly about the risks of WiFi usage and there was a lot of great input.

Read on to discover the highlights of the chat. Read More

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Identity Theft and Public WiFi Twitter Chat: Thursday, 5/2

Posted on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 by

Public WiFi use is growing, but are you aware of the dangers? During Thursday, May 2′s #IDTheftChat, co-hosted by the Identity Theft Resource Center (@ITRCSD) and Private WiFi (@privatewifi), we will explain that public WiFi is not secure and how using public WiFi can lead to identity theft.  Please join us for May’s edition of identity theft twitter chat! Read More

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Raytheon’s Riot Knows Your Next Move… Before You Do: The Social Media Privacy Report

Posted on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 by

Location-based check-ins can be fun and engaging, but they are also dangerous. In the past, we have blogged about how and why plotting your whereabouts on a social network doesn’t  just mean a loss of privacy, but can also endanger your well being.

Making it even more risky is Raytheon’s Riot, a data-mining software that can track people on social media. Every time you check-in somewhere, post a tweet about where you are going or upload a photo of where you are, you’re creating a footprint of your everyday life. Eventually patterns begin to form and this is where Riot comes in to play.

And trust us: it is scary. Read More

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Thursday Twitter Chat With the ITRC! Learn Tips to Prevent Identity Theft

Posted on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 by

The Identity Theft Resource Center already spends more time on Twitter than they would like to admit, so they have decided to go ahead and make it official and begin a weekly identity theft twitter chat.

It is the hope of the ITRC that this will help people involved and interested in identity theft connect with one another. Whether those involved are organizations working on identity theft issues, victims of the crime or service providers, these conversations have shown to produce wonderful ideas. The ITRC is sure the weekly identity theft chat will do just that.

Read on to learn more details of this exciting event!

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Tweets Should Be Private: Twitter Fights For User Privacy

Posted on Friday, August 31st, 2012 by

It is going to take more than 140 characters to describe this one, but we can try: “Twitter defends #privacy. Fights in court to protect users’ 4th Amendment right in account; deleted tweets are not automatically public.” Read More

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Ask the Expert: Twitter Opts In to Allowing You to Opt Out

Posted on Monday, June 4th, 2012 by

Q: “I recently heard that Twitter was implementing the Do Not Track feature for its users. This sounds good, but I don’t really know much about it. Can you tell me more about Do Not Track?”

Twitter should be applauded for putting our privacy before their profits.

While the Do Not Track feature is not the only thing we should be using to protect our online privacy, it’s important that a social media company like Twitter supports robust privacy tools. The Do Not Track feature is one of those tools.

First, let’s take a look at the Do Not Track feature and its pros and cons. Read More

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Should You Share Your Social Media Passwords with a Potential Employer?

Posted on Monday, April 16th, 2012 by

Would you ever share your Facebook or Twitter login information if a potential employer asked for it? What if you getting the job depended on it?

According to the Associated Press, more and more employers are asking for this information from job applicants so they access the applicant’s social media accounts from company computers.

Most of the time, security and government agencies are the ones asking for social media login information. If you’re applying for this type of job, you probably aren’t expecting a lot of personal privacy. Read More

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Ask the Expert: Does Secure Browsing Really Keep Me Safe On Twitter and LinkedIn?

Posted on Monday, April 2nd, 2012 by

Q: I have an active Twitter feed and occasionally use LinkedIn for work purposes, but I am unfamiliar with how those sites secure my privacy. I read that both sites have introduced “secure browsing” but what exactly does that mean, and how is it keeping me safer?

A: A secure website has “https” in its URL and has a small lock symbol next to it. It’s used by most banks and online retailers to provide secure transactions. Read More

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Pinterest and Privacy

Posted on Friday, March 23rd, 2012 by

Are you pinning? Since the rise of Pinterest earlier this year, pinning is the new craze in social media. But what are the privacy implications of this network? Read more to find out. Read More

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Social Media Security: Strict Privacy Settings Are the Norm, Regardless of Age

Posted on Thursday, March 1st, 2012 by

Strict privacy settings are now the norm for social media users, regardless of age.

That’s just one of the results from an online sample of 1,021 Internet “experts” in a recent Pew Internet Project. The survey also showed that attention to privacy issues has increased while profile “pruning” and unfriending people is also on the rise.

Among the 63% of adults who maintain a social networking profile, survey results show that: Read More

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