Jenny Blaine, Security Analyst with UMN's Twin Cities Office Information Technology (OIT), explained in an April 22 , 2021 email to IT@UMN:
In today's digital world, it is almost impossible to eliminate our digital footprint or stop every organization from collecting information about us; we can only reduce it. The April 2021 edition of the "OUCH!" newsletter covers ways to protect and limit access to your personal data.
Highlights:
- Many free services such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram collect data about you regardless of the privacy settings you choose.
- Limit the information you share via social media as that information is often valuable to attackers (e.g. you are going on vacation, so your accounts may be unmonitored for a while).
Read the April 2021 edition of the "OUCH!" for more information.
Related Resources:
- Practice Safe Computing
- Information Security Awareness Topics
- University IT Policies:
- Learn how to report information security issues