Internet Privacy

Brad Clark’s Senior Project (Please Follow)

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“When working on your personal computer, you can use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) tool. A good one is IP Vanish” https://t.co/7jnDWZVItI

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“Keep your anti-virus up to date up to date. Use the most secure Internet browser -- Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge are the two best choices” https://t.co/7jnDWZVItI

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“There are often signs that sites you visit can be malicious and ask for your PI: free offers, shortened URLs, pages socially engineered to trick users to set up an account and download malware from them” https://t.co/7jnDWZVItI

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“E-mail addresses, banking, passwords, physical addresses, phone numbers and more can inadvertently find their ways to scammers, hackers, undesired marketers, and more” https://t.co/7jnDWZVItI

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“The potential for breaches of online privacy has grown significantly over the years. There is no single law regulating online privacy. Instead, a patchwork of federal and state laws apply” https://t.co/7jnDWZVItI

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“A Pew Research Institute study found that controlling PI on line is “very important” to 74% of Americans. According to another Pew study, 86% of Americans have taken action to maintain their privacy” https://t.co/7jnDWZVItI

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“As intrusions become increasingly sophisticated, more regulatory and internal safeguards are needed in response” https://t.co/7jnDWZVItI

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“The recent abundance of high-profile data leaks as of late emphasize the need for organizations today to be proactive rather than reactive” https://t.co/Tk2fTcHExe

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“A data leak of information such as social security numbers, phone numbers, credit history or other more sensitive information “would be a gold mine for cyber criminals who would have everything they need...” https://t.co/Tk2fTcHExe

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“Each record included names, email addresses, addresses, phone numbers, their employment histories and even exact geolocation based off of individual IP addresses” https://t.co/Tk2fTcHExe

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“A security lapse has exposed the data of at least 13.7 million user records of the high-end job recruitment site, Ladders” https://t.co/Tk2fTcHExe

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“The “Your Data Your Way” initiative, comprised of four legislative bills and a non-binding resolution, is a privacy plan introduced by several Republican Assembly members in January on National Privacy Day” https://t.co/Tk2fTcHExe

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

"We all know the cycle by now: Our data is stolen and the company looks the other way," Pallone said in his opening remarks when Zuckerberg appeared in Congress” https://t.co/RBQ9WDA0hA

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“The task of reconciling the differences between businesses, advocacy groups, and members of Congress will likely fall to the leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee” https://t.co/RBQ9WDA0hA

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“During October's Senate hearing, Charter Communications pulled away from the pack, advocating for a bill that would require people to opt in before their data can be collected” https://t.co/RBQ9WDA0hA

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“Should companies be required to disclose every single piece of data they've collected on someone, or is sharing the categories of data enough? And what constitutes consent?” https://t.co/RBQ9WDA0hA

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

“They also agree that companies should be required to get consent before processing user data, and that consumers should be able to request that their data be corrected or deleted” https://t.co/RBQ9WDA0hA

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“Parties on all sides of the privacy argument, for instance, say that people should be able to see what data is collected about them and how it's being shared” https://t.co/RBQ9WDA0hA

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“Schatz, the senior senator from Hawaii, introduced his own bill, co-authored with 14 other Democrats, in December. The Data Care Act of 2018 would require companies to "reasonably secure" identifying information and vow not to use it in harmful ways” https://t.co/RBQ9WDA0hA

[Internet Privacy @privacyonline22]

LWhen Facebook was accused of misleading customers about their privacy in 2011, the company entered a consent decree with the FTC promising not to do it again” https://t.co/RBQ9WDA0hA