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How to Deal with Online Shaming and Harassment
December 13, 2019
Have you spent any time at all on social media sites, in chat rooms, comment threads, discussion sites, or anywhere else that people congregate online? If so, there’s a good chance you’ve been subjected to some degree of online harassment, shaming, or cyberbullying. In this post, we’ll shar…
The Most Useful Web Services to Optimize Your Privacy Online
December 6, 2019
There’s something to be said for fighting fire with fire, especially when you don’t have any other choice. In this case, the fire being fought is the compromising of your personal information on the internet. Of course, there’s a (sort of) surefire way to ensure that your private information isn’…
What Is Doxing and How to Avoid It
November 15, 2019
It’s hard to describe to members of the pre-internet generation how different life was before the World Wide Web changed everything. The ease of use and ubiquity of search engines alone represents an indescribable paradigm shift from a time when information on virtually anything you wanted to kno…
Common Types of Cyberattacks and How to Avoid Them
November 8, 2019
There are a few common types of cyberattacks. Cybercrime is proving an increasingly costly drain on the global economy. Research indicates that cyberattacks could cost companies globally about $5.2 trillion over the next five years—that’s more than a trillion dollars a year. Unfortunately, when t…
How To Keep Your Personal Information Private When Using Social Media
November 1, 2019
There are likely millions of people who practice safe, common sense, shrewd personal security: We never use “password” for our password, we only use secure websites for purchases, and we don’t click on strange links. Perhaps we even take advantage of data broker opt-outs and remove personal infor…
How to Avoid Phishing Scams
October 14, 2019
With great convenience, and virtually fathomless access to information, entertainment, and ecommerce, comes great risks. That’s the trade-off that all of us make when we use the internet. It’s a significantly greater risk when we use the internet for email and any kind of ecommerce. Doing so open…
DeleteMe’s Best Practices for Mobile Device Security
October 7, 2019
Until fairly recently, there was a disconnect between the way many users treated security of personal computers versus their portable devices. PC’s receive antivirus applications, firewalls, layers of advanced network permissions, and many users have developed relatively sophisticated attitudes …
How to Remove Yourself from Secure Public Records
October 4, 2019
DeleteMe’s Secure Public Records Review Secure Public Records is a data broker that posts personal information online. To remove yourself from Secure Public Records, you must fax or mail them an opt-out request. After this, it will take 7-14 days for your information to be removed. How to R…
How to Remove Yourself from Spoke
October 4, 2019
DeleteMe’s Spoke Review Spoke is a data broker that posts personal information online. To remove yourself from Spoke, you must use their opt-out form. After this, it is unclear how long it will take to remove your information. How to Remove Yourself from Spoke 1. Go to http://www.spoke.com/…
How to Remove Yourself from People By Phone
October 4, 2019
DeleteMe’s PeopleByPhone Review PeopleByPhone is a data broker that collects phone numbers and creates personal profiles. Removing yourself from PeopleByPhone requires you to fill out an opt-out form. After this, your information will be removed immediately. How to Remove Yourself from Peop…
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