Data Privacy Day 2014

Privacy is a word that is becoming more and more in hot topics today.

Thursday, January 28th, presented by StaySafeOnline is Data Privacy Day. 

Data Privacy Day, encourages everyone to make protecting privacy and data a greater priority. DPD is an effort to empower and educate people to protect their privacy and control their digital footprint. 

 

Some quick privacy tips from StaySafeOnline for teens and young adults:

 

Do you own your online presence?Use the safety and security settings on online services and adjust them to your own comfort levels of sharing. Think about how and with whom you share information.Be smart online and keep your reputation in mind.

Are you old enough?Many online services, including social networks sites, require you to be a certain age. Be sure to check before creating a profile. Popular sites like Facebook require you to be 13 or older.  Sites that are for younger people have special requirements about how they handle your information. Don’t lie about your age. For a list of sites for younger people visit www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews.

Do you know this person?Be cautious about who you “friend” and communicate with online. Make sure you really know the person. People aren’t always who they say are or what their profile includes. As always, be leery and limit or have no contact with strangers.

Would you want your teacher or grandmother to see it? Things have a way of getting around on the Internet. Just because you send a photo or a message to a friend does not mean they are the only ones who will see it. Think before you send something and make sure to keep your online reputation in mind.

Would you want someone else to do the same to you?Respect others and only post or share something online if you know the other person is comfortable with the content.

If you have a smartphone, are you protecting it?Make sure to secure it with a strong password, understand how the location services work and can be adjusted, and know what personal information your apps use and share.

Would you give a stranger your personal information? Never share personal information online, like your phone number, home address, passwords, full date of birth, class schedule or vacation plans.

Follow Data Privacy Day on Twitter using hashtag #DPD14
 

 

 

Keepin' It Private

Keepin' It Private is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to protecting the privacy of minors by producing innovative and fun-to-watch content distributed through various media, teaching tweens and teens how to safely navigate the vast expanse of their ever-growing technological network.

Nothing is more precious than our children. At Keepin' It Private, in a world where technology brings to our fingertips new and exciting ways in which to connect with others, whether it's across the street or across the globe, we strive to reach out to, encourage and empower kids to network responsibly prior to forming habits that may breach or compromise their personal information or well-being. 

Join them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

Public and Permanent: The Golden Rule of the 21st Century: Straight Talk About Digital Safety

Order today!

Public and Permanent: The Golden Rule of the 21st Century: Straight Talk About Digital Safety -The Real Consequences of Digital Abuse 

By Richard Guerry

Public and Permanent is the first book to boldly address the very dark areas of the digital world and shows how all digital citizens can avoid becoming victims of any cybercrime. It offers a raw and uncensored glimpse into the digital black market and sheds light on the terrifying reality that digital citizens are often the victim of cyber crime because their friends, family and neighbors hand-deliver their private content to criminals. This eye-opening book provides an unprecedented approach that prevents all digital issues in a rapidly evolving digital world ─ protecting you and your family from making life and legacy altering mistakes. 

Public and Permanent is a life changing  philosophical guide based on the award winning and nationally acclaimed, "Course to Digital Consciousness™  Live Event.   The information in this empowering book ─ and workbook ─ is knowledge that all users of digital technology must know as citizens of a rapidly evolving digital village. This information will help to protect you and your family from making life and legacy altering mistakes. 

Order on Amazon today.

Learn more about the author and the book here.

BurgessCT.com - A New Website Created to Help Others and Feed the Hungry

Christopher Burgess is one of the top experts in his field of security, both online and off.  From helping people with security issues, to feeding the hungry, to bring an awareness to the horrible situation of human trafficking, Christopher is a true humanitarian.  This is why when he recently launched his new website, I knew I had to add it this Blog of helpful books, websites and resources.....

Here is a little bit about Christopher:

BurgessCT  is the personal website of Christopher Burgess, where he shares his thoughts on many of the chronic issues which face our society today in the 21st century.  

• Hunger: Christopher primarily focuses on bringing to the forefront the needs of those who are food insecure in the United States

• Human Trafficking:  The United States has a serious issue with respect to the trafficking of persons within our borders.  Christopher will share his thoughts on the situation in each of the states which make up the United States with particular emphasis on the sexual exploitation of minors.

• Safety & Security:  As the title implies, will be full of advice and guidance on keeping you and your family safe online and off.  In addition, Christopher will speak the prevelant issues being experienced by our young and elderly in the online world, which end up in exploitation, bullying, or threat to life/property. 

There is much more!  Click here. 

You can also follow him on Twitter.

Yoursphere - Get Inspired: Where Kids Create, Connect, Share...

Most importantly - safety and privacy comes first!

Meet Yoursphere
 
Yoursphere.com offers a vibrant, online, interactive, experience for kids and teens. Member’s safety and privacy come first through the application of common sense safeguards. The site devotes a hyper-focus towards supporting the positive interests, talents and aspirations of its members.

The site is free and is exclusively for children and young people through age 18. Yoursphere offers members a unique online community experience that is rewards-based, content appropriate, age-relevant, and socially conscious.

Yoursphere leads the global social media industry in online safety through our unparalleled common sense approach. We verify identities, require parental consent, perform a predator check, and use both technology and human oversight to monitor site activity. Because of these standards, Yoursphere is the sole youth-only online community approved by the Privacy Vaults Online Safe Harbor of the Federal Trade Commission.
Parents are empowered and educated with tools and information to help create a safety-first experience for their children online through Mary Kay’s Internet and Social Networking Safety Blog: Yoursphere for Parents.

Sue Scheff: Online Privacy: Your Reputation is ON the Line - Event on January 28th

On January 28th, Canada, United States and the European Union will celebrate Data Privacy Day to educate consumers about protecting their online privacy. Today, people of all ages and backgrounds are sharing more of their lives online through social networks, micro-blogging, photo sharing and other online services. With people living more of their lives online, it’s important that they are aware and in control of the information they share.


If you are able to attend, this will be a very informative event with a strong cast of experts speaking out about how to empower consumers to take control of their online reputations.

*Featuring*


Michael Fertik, Chief Executive Officer, Reputation Defender

January 28th 2010

10:00am – 1:00pm

Lunch will be provided

Newseum

Knight Conference Center

555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

Washington, DC 20001

Opening Remarks (10:00am)

Jules Polonetsky, Co-chair and Director, Future of Privacy Forum

Remarks by (10:30am)

Brendon Lynch, Senior Director, Privacy Strategy, Trustworthy Computing Group Microsoft Corp

Panel discussion (11:00am)

Nat Wood, Assistant Director, Consumer & Business Education, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Federal Trade Commission

Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, The CATO Institute

Marsali Hancock, President, iKeepSafe

Keynote Presentation (12:00pm)

Michael Fertik, Chief Executive Officer, Reputation Defender

Please RSVP to jan28event@futureofprivacy.org

Provided food and beverage compliant with Congressional Ethics and Gift Rules, Executive Branch Officials should consult their Executive Branch ethics rules

The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a Washington, DC based think tank that seeks to advance responsible data practices. The forum is led by Internet privacy experts Jules Polonetsky and Christopher Wolf and includes an advisory board comprised of leading figures from industry, academia, law and advocacy groups. FPF was launched in November 2008, and is supported by AOL, AT&T, The Better Advertising Project, Deloitte, eBay, Facebook, Intel, Lockeed Martin, Microsoft, The Nielsen Company, Verizon and Yahoo.