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How to Help Protect Your Digital Footprint

Identity IQ

How to Help Protect Your Digital Footprint IdentityIQ Every click, search, and interaction online contributes to your digital footprint – an intricate trail of data that encapsulates your digital identity. While the digital landscape offers unprecedented convenience and connectivity, it also presents many risks.

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What To Know About Privacy Data

Identity IQ

Every year, up to 10% of Americans fall for a scam, which often leads to the exposure of their personal data, according to Legaljobs. Identity theft also affects around 1.4 Staying safe on the internet means knowing what privacy data is and how to help protect your personal information. Why Is Data Privacy Important?

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What is Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Protection Act?

Centraleyes

Maryland Takes the Lead in Privacy Legislation with Comprehensive MODPA The Maryland legislature enacted two comprehensive privacy bills to limit how big tech platforms can acquire and utilize customers’ and children’s data. Maryland has taken one of the strictest positions among U.S.

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How to Secure Your Business Social Media Accounts

BH Consulting

When we think about social media, we think about the nice side of it: staying in touch with friends and family, getting updates about our interests – but the more active we are on it, the more risk we’re exposed to. The more exposed we are in the online space, the more potential there is for risk to a business. More than 4.7

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Alleged FruitFly malware creator ruled incompetent to stand trial

Malwarebytes

Apple released a security update to protect users against FruitFly, Malwarebytes published a blog post with technical details about the malware, and the FBI knocked on the door of the house linked to the IP address used by the malware. The IP address was linked to the malware using data collected by CWRU, Malwarebytes, and AT&T.)

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Doxing in the corporate sector

SecureList

Confidential corporate information is no less sensitive than the personal data of an individual, and the sheer scale of financial and reputational risks from potential blackmail or disclosure of such information can have a colossal impact. Where does your personal data end up? Identity theft.

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Privacy predictions 2023

SecureList

On the other hand, we saw the repeal of Roe vs Wade and the subsequent controversy surrounding female reproductive health data in the US as well as investigations into companies selling fine-grained commercial data and facial recognition services to law enforcement. One way to do that might be to insure yourself against data breaches.

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