Social networks can be used for a variety of purposes. Some of the fun is creating a large pool of friends from many aspects of your life. That doesn’t mean all friends are created equal. Use tools to manage the information you share with friends in different groups or even have multiple online pages. If […]

Protect your reputation on social networks. What you post online stays online. Think twice before posting pictures you wouldn’t want your parents or future employers to see. Recent research found that 70 percent of job recruiters rejected candidates based on information they found online.

If you’re worried about potentially sharing personal information from your environment during your next Skype call, consider blurring the background. To do this for all calls, click on your profile picture, and navigate to the audio and video settings. You can select “Blur” under the section that reads “Choose background effect.”

If you share pictures with other users through a messenger service, you should be careful to not display unwanted personal information or the identifying features or people who did not consent to the exchange. On Signal, you can easily blur these details. With the image open and attached to the message, before sending, simply click […]

Mozilla offers a service called Firefox Monitor that will scan the web to report known data breaches that have exposed your personal information, including passwords. Go to monitor.firefox.com, log in to your Firefox account and review the information. They’ll recommend security steps you can take to resolve any issues.

If you post your email address out in the open on a personal or professional website, it’s likely just a matter of time before your inbox receives a flood of spam or phishing attempts. Embed a contact form on the page instead.