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Celebrate Data Privacy Day by Protecting Your Privacy in 10 Easy Steps

January 27, 2014

January 28 is Data Privacy Day, an international effort to empower and educate people to protect their privacy and control their digital footprint.

The Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) has posted 10 Easy Steps to Maximize Privacy when surfing the net:

  1. Log out of accounts and apps.
  2. Use strong passwords.
  3. Review privacy settings.
  4. Minimize location sharing.
  5. Don’t include location coordinates in your pictures.
  6. Be thoughtful about connecting social media accounts.
  7. Be careful when using free wireless networks.
  8. Use HTTPS everywhere.
  9. Use Incognito, Private Browsing, or InPrivate Browsing.
  10. Use more than one email address.

Read more on our team’s blog!