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Privacy has no definite limitations and it has different meanings for different people. It is the ability of an individual’s to keep their lives out of public view. Were educating consumers about the importance of personal privacy. Use the articles to read more about our efforts in each of these areas, including what we've learned, and what you can do to protect the privacy of your personal information.
Top Tips To Keep You Safe From Phishing
- By Tim Maguire
- Published 03/25/2008
- Personal Privacy
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The use of the Internet to steal people’s personal details such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, user IDs and passwords is called “phishing” (pronounced fishing) This is accomplished by the fraudulent impersonation of a trusted institution or corporation such as a bank or credit card company
Protect Yourself From Home-Based Business Scams
- By Frank Iamin
- Published 01/27/2008
- Personal Privacy
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As profitable home-based businesses become more popular you can rest assured that for every one there is a scam artist waiting to pounce on the inexperienced novice entrepreneur These scam artists will create twin sites that are so professionally done as to fool even some of the most seasoned veterans
What Is Spyware And What Does It Do?
- By Kim Falkner
- Published 11/26/2007
- Personal Privacy
- Unrated
Spyware has become a primary big threat for Internet surfers as it spies on them and gather their personal information by monitoring and tracking their Internet usage habits Spyware is not to be confused with spam and virus
Most Useful Method To Protect Confidentiality - Wipe Disc
- By Sam Miller
- Published 11/26/2007
- Personal Privacy
- Unrated
Disc wiping is a useful method of maintaining confidentiality because deleted files are not often deleted from the hard disk High security installations like government and security institutions have specific protocol for file deletion
Spyware And Internet Security 101
- By Niall Roche
- Published 11/12/2007
- Personal Privacy
- Unrated
If you aren't a heavy computer user, you may have never heard of spyware Even if you have heard of it, you may have ignored all the buzz about spyware
Keep Your PC Safe From Unauthorized Eyes
- By Robert Snoog
- Published 11/6/2007
- Personal Privacy
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One System Locking Product can keep your pc system safe from unauthorized eyes, System Locking Software can help you quickly lock your PC, so that nobody can access your desktop without the proper password These Software allow you to leave your computer unattended without having to worry that someone will access your private data, keep Your PC and Data safe from unauthorized eyes
Mailbox Security Is An Important Part Of Keeping Your Identity Yours
- By Ralph Winn
- Published 10/30/2007
- Personal Privacy
- Unrated
Last year, an estimated 10 million Americans were the victims of identity theft. Although the Internet has always been linked to incidents of stolen passwords and credit card numbers, about five percent of identity theft cases start with stolen mail. Mailbox security is an important part of keeping your identity yours.
Identity Theft
- By Ralph Winn
- Published 10/29/2007
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Identity theft is one of the nation’s fastest-growing crimes. According to the Federal Trade Commission, about nine million Americans are the victims of identity theft each year. Identity theft can be devastating – it can ruin your credit and cost you thousands of dollars to resolve. Don’t be the next victim.