The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy by Blue, Violet -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Brief Contents Contents in Detail 1. Get Smart

Take the Online Privacy Test Eight Privacy Tips to Use Right Now Targets and Nontargets Losing Your Privacy

Ways You Can Lose Your Privacy

Protect Yourself Right Now

Tape Over Your Webcam Lock Your Phone, Computer, and Tablet Do a Privacy Check-Up Don’t Email Your ID Use a Password Manager and Install an Antitheft App

Be the Firewall

2. But It’s Just My Phone Number

You Control What You Share Private Spaces and Activities Lock Down Your Personally Identifying Information

Red Alert List Yellow Alert List Green List Information-Sharing Guidelines

He Said, She Said Worst-Case Scenario

3. You Got Hacked

One Compromised Account to Rule Them All What Honan Did Wrong Hack-Proof Your Life

Make Your Address Hard to Find Don’t Link Major Accounts Don’t Use One Service for Everything Back Up Your Everything: Your Contacts, Your Files, Your Photos Encrypt Your Computer’s Hard Drive

What to Do When You’ve Been Attacked

Recover Your Accounts and Data When a Service Gets Hacked

If Your Financial Information May Have Been Exposed in a Data Breach How to Change Your Email Address

Choose a New Home Set Up Forwarding Move In Update Your Accounts Tell Everyone

4. Female Trouble

Recovering from Harassment

When Will It Stop? Staying Strong

Fighting Back

Navigating the Legal System Getting a Restraining Order

Getting Your Private Photos Offline

Doing It Yourself If You’re a Minor Outsourcing the Work

Preventative Maintenance

5. Identity Theft

Signs of Identity Theft Run, Don’t Walk

Place a Fraud Alert Order Free Credit Reports File an Identity Theft Report Contact the IRS Alert Businesses

Don’t Let It Happen to You

Prevent Identity Theft Avoid Phishing Attacks If Your Phone or Computer Is Stolen Install an Antitheft Tracking App Permanently Delete Information from Your Device

6. How to Share

Social Media Checklist

Sharing Only What You Want Friending

But I Can’t Give Up Facebook (or Instagram, or Twitter, or FourSquare, or . . .) Quit Humping My Leg, Facebook

Location Information in Photos Be Smart About Checking In

Controlling What You Share with Google and Google+

Managing Your Google+ Profile Locking Down the Privacy Settings on Your New Phone

Safely Disposing of Old Devices

7. People-Search Websites

But I’m Not That Interesting The Dangers Lurking in People-Finder Sites How People-Finder Sites Get Your Information It Sounds Like There’s Nothing I Can Do, So Why Do Anything?

8. Dating and Sexytime

Make a Smart Dating Profile Screen Out Scammers and Stalkers Make the Internet Wear a Condom Private Time Online: Browsing Privately and Securing Your Sensitive Information

Search Engine Creep Cookies Leave No Trace Keep Your Sensitive Files Private Erase Files Completely Make Your Browser Private Do Not Track Private Browsing

How to Tell If Someone Was on Your Computer

9. Ninja Tricks

Ninja Your Credit Cards Ninja Move: Freeze Your Credit Stealth Out Your Mailing Address Stealth Out Your Phone Number Ninja Tricks: Encrypt Your Private Communication

Protecting Your Email Keeping Your Chats Private Encrypting Your Internet Activity

Ninja Choke Hold: Strong, Easy Privacy Apps Ninja Your IP Address

Use Tor Use a VPN

Get Hard-core: Make a Data Silo

10. I Hate Passwords

How People Steal Passwords But I Have to Share My Password Password Fu

Resources

Chapter 1: Get Smart

Antitheft Apps (see also Chapter 5) Antitracking Plug-ins and Extensions (see also Chapter 8) Password Managers (see also Chapter 10) Searching Your Name (see also Chapter 7)

Chapter 2: But It’s Just My Phone Number

Red Alert List Yellow Alert List Green List

Chapter 3: You Got Hacked

Account Recovery Backup Services and Products Create an Account with a New Email Provider Encryption Products Encryption Programs Place a Fraud Alert

Chapter 4: Female Trouble

Counseling, Therapy, and Support DMCA Takedown Request Services Outsourcing Reputation Services and Image Removal Revenge Porn Support Organizations

Chapter 5: Identity Theft

Antitheft Tracking Apps FTC Identity Theft Report Place a Fraud Alert and Get Copies of Your Credit Reports Place a Security Freeze on Your Credit

Chapter 6: How to Share

Social Media Privacy Settings Photo Sharing Site Privacy Settings

Chapter 7: People-Search Websites

Find Tracking Companies People-Finder Sites Opt Out of Data Mining

Chapter 8: Dating and Sexytime

Browser Plug-ins and Extensions Browser Security Settings

Chapter 9: Ninja Tricks

Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts Prepaid Credit Cards/Gift Cards OpenPGP Encryption OTR Recommended Privacy Apps Tor (The Onion Router) VoIP

Chapter 10: I Hate Passwords

Password Generators Password Managers

Index Footnotes

1. Get Smart 3. You Got Hacked 5. Identity Theft 9. Ninja Tricks 10. I Hate Passwords

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