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Protecting Your Privacy Online Molly Immendorf CE Technology Services
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Do as I say, not as I do
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Passwords Lie Secure connection (SSL) Vanity search Junk Account Terms of Service Billboards/T-Shirt
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Don’t use your banking password for anything else Use strong passwords (min 8 characters, alpha-numeric, mixed case) Consider using a password keeper (i.e., LastPass)
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Create a free email account for online registrations
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Don’t use your correct birth date Make up your mother’s maiden name, elementary school name, favorite pet name, etc. "123 No Such Street, Nowhere, WI 01010"
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When filling out sensitive data on surveys, make sure that it is a secure connection (SSL) Https://
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Put your name in quotes in the search engine.
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http://123people.com
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http://spokeo.com
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Activity: Take a post-it or piece of paper and write on it the funniest thing that ever happened to you… last week, last month, last year or in your lifetime. Wait for instructions…
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Work account Vacation status Friend Lists Micro-manage Facebook Secure Browsing Tagging photos Kids’ names and info Apps
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Create separate work and personal accounts Note: Not officially allowed by Facebook’s Terms of Service
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Create Lists of Friends and Pages
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We Know What You Are Doing (not censored) We Know What You Are Doing
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Most FB users accept the defaults
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Use the friends list to personalize your privacy settings
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Photo releases Avoid identifiable photos (signs) Don’t tag in Facebook Use initials for ID
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Weird status messages = potential virus If it sounds too good to be true…
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Facebook “Find Friends Nearby” http://www.pcworld.com/article/258268/facebook_find_friends_nearb y_brings_privacy_concerns.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/258268/facebook_find_friends_nearb y_brings_privacy_concerns.html http://lifehacker.com/5921173/remains-of-the-day-facebook- immediately-kills-new-find-friends-nearby-feature http://lifehacker.com/5921173/remains-of-the-day-facebook- immediately-kills-new-find-friends-nearby-feature Facebook changes your email to *@facebook.com http://lifehacker.com/5921095/facebook-just-changed-your-email-without- permission-heres-how-to-get-it-back http://lifehacker.com/5921095/facebook-just-changed-your-email-without- permission-heres-how-to-get-it-back
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http://www.facebook.com/fbsafety
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Electronic Frontier Foundation http://www.eff.org/ http://www.eff.org/ Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/ http://lifehacker.com/ Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/index.html http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/index.html http://www.onguardonline.gov/ http://www.onguardonline.gov/ Snopes Scam Checker http://snopes.com/ http://snopes.com/
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Molly Immendorf Instructional Technology Specialist Cooperative Extension Technology Services molly.immendorf@ces.uwex.edu Facebook: Molly Cargill Immendorf Twitter: Immendorf, CETechServices Slideshare: mimmendorf
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