{"id":492,"date":"2012-01-28T09:15:27","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T17:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internetsafety.trendmicro.com\/?p=492"},"modified":"2012-01-28T09:15:27","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T17:15:27","slug":"this-data-privacy-day-protect-what-you-post-and-even-what-you-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/blog\/this-data-privacy-day-protect-what-you-post-and-even-what-you-dont\/","title":{"rendered":"This Data Privacy Day, Protect What You Post and Even What You Don\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/internet-safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/LynetteOwens_Trend_bw_edit1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-493\" title=\"LynetteOwens_Trend_bw_edit\" src=\"\/internet-safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/LynetteOwens_Trend_bw_edit1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>By Lynette Owens<\/p>\n<p>January 28 marks the 4<sup>th<\/sup> annual Data Privacy Day which is recognized in over 40 countries.\u00a0 On this day each year since 2008, governments, corporations, schools, and individuals raise awareness about data privacy with the goal of helping us become better equipped to protect our personal information.<\/p>\n<p>In a world where more and more information is created, stored and shared online, and everyone from individual citizens to government organizations is participating in it, maintaining online privacy is an important skill we all have to master.<\/p>\n<p>But protecting your online privacy is not just about knowing how to protect it.\u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0also about knowing what you are trying to protect.\u00a0 Anyone who uses and participates in the Internet has and shares information about themselves of all kinds.\u00a0 Some of it you post.\u00a0 Some of it you don\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First, there&#8217;s the information you actually type or submit as well as things you agree to such as:<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name, password, address, email, phone numbers, credit card numbers, date of birth.<\/li>\n<li>News about your personal life or that of others.<\/li>\n<li>Photos of yourself, your kids, others.<\/li>\n<li>Privacy policies you agree to (by clicking on a button that says you\u2019ve read and agreed to them).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But then there&#8217;s the personal data you&#8217;re not necessarily typing, but you are sharing such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Web surfing habits.<\/span> Websites install a tracking code called a \u2018cookie\u2019 on your system to track where you\u2019ve been.\u00a0 This is helps them deliver content to you that they believe is most interesting to you, and improves your browsing experience in other ways.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Physical location.<\/span>\u00a0 Your phone can broadcast this. It tags photos you take with your phone camera marking where you were when you took it. It also shares your location with the phone apps you use \u2013 some of them are relevant to the app itself (such as Google maps, so it can give you directions to someplace) and some are not (such as Angry Birds \u2013 it\u2019s may be sending physical info so the app can show you ads to places or products based on your location).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Biometric data.<\/span> This is done today through video games mainly, but in the future, other ways. (such as technologies that track your eye-movements to surf online).\u00a0 Your body frame and movements power many of the newer gaming devices, and that data is collected, stored, and shared with the game developers to improve the design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While this is certainly not an exhaustive list, I think it\u2019s important to be mindful of what personal info consists of, and why we need to be aware of what we\u2019re sharing, where, when and with whom at all times.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 4 things you can do immediately to protect your online privacy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start with the basics.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Use privacy settings and reputable, up-to-date security software.\u00a0 Make sure the webpage you\u2019re entering data on has an HTTPS at the beginning (not just HTTP).\u00a0 Use strong passwords and change them regularly.\u00a0 These steps will help you protect personal info from getting into the hands of those you don\u2019t know who may have bad intentions with your data.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Be a minimalist.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Enter the LEAST amount of information necessary to use an online service.\u00a0 Take note if any entry field is optional.\u00a0 If it is, don\u2019t enter it. \u00a0Don\u2019t like your surfing history stored?\u00a0 Go into your web browser and clear that history.\u00a0 Like to keep your location private? Turn the location services off on your phone (for the camera, specific apps, or for all of it).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Assume it\u2019s public.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Don\u2019t post it if you don\u2019t want it shared widely.\u00a0 Even if you share news with a few people on email or behind privacy settings on a social network, never assume it can\u2019t be shared outside that group.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Know your rights.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Understand what your personal information\u00a0is being used for, who it might be shared with, and how you can remove it if you wish.\u00a0 Read privacy policies carefully (yes, they\u2019re long, but there are sections that speak specifically to how it\u2019s used and how you can remove it).\u00a0 Good privacy policies will make these things very clear.<\/p>\n<p>On this Data Privacy Day, there are numerous resources available online to help with you more detailed issues related to phones, social networks, etc.\u00a0 Some of them are below.\u00a0 Today and every day, make online privacy a priority.\u00a0 And if you\u2019re in a position to do it, help someone else with theirs, too.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data Privacy Day resources from StaySafeOnline\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staysafeonline.org\/dpd\/education-resources\">http:\/\/staysafeonline.org\/dpd\/education-resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Your Family\u2019s Privacy and the Xbox Kinect\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/internet-safety\/your-privacy-and-xbox-kinect\">\/internet-safety\/your-privacy-and-xbox-kinect<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Be Privy to Online Privacy \u2013 eBook from Trend Micro Labs\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/about-threats.trendmicro.com\/ebooks\/be-privy-to-online-privacy\/#\/1\">http:\/\/about-threats.trendmicro.com\/ebooks\/be-privy-to-online-privacy\/#\/1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Online tracking and advertising: What the Do-Not-Track law means for your Kids\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/internet-safety\/do-not-track-list\">\/internet-safety\/do-not-track-list<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>My last year\u2019s Wish List for Data Privacy Day\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/internet-safety\/wish-list-on-data-privacy-day\">\/internet-safety\/wish-list-on-data-privacy-day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Watch and share this great, short video on maintaining online data privacy. A winner from our 2011 What\u2019s Your Story? campaign, called \u201cThe Wrong Hands\u201d\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/whatsyourstory.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/Video.do?ident=the-wrong-hands-0-1-2\">http:\/\/whatsyourstory.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/Video.do?ident=the-wrong-hands-0-1-2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Follow Lynette on twitter @lynettetowens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a world where more and more information is created, stored and shared online, and everyone from individual citizens to government organizations is participating in it, maintaining online privacy is an important skill we all have to master.<\/p>\n<p>But protecting your online privacy is not just about knowing how to protect it. It&#8217;s also about knowing what you are trying to protect.  Anyone who uses and participates in the Internet has and shares information about themselves of all kinds.  Some of it you post.  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