Apple pie? 3.1416? Not quite… PII is an acronym for “Personally Identifiable Information” which includes (but is not limited to) the following: Name Social Security Number Fingerprint Date and place of birth Mother’s maiden name Address / telephone number PII broadly refers to ANY information which could be used to distinguish or trace an individuals identity. Even the [...]
Posts Tagged Privacy
What is PII?
Feb 20
The Law and Your Privacy
Feb 4
Following the theme of yesterday’s article about privacy and the law I would like to expand it into this post. Search engines keep track of our IP address and search information. This is explained in our Google information page. What is stored can help identify who you are as well as create an electronic dossier [...]
About OOP
Feb 3
Our Online Privacy is a website that is dedicated to reporting on online privacy issues as well as educating the public on how to maintain their personal privacy online. With the web growing at an impressive rate, there are countless ways that your online privacy could be breached. I hope you find the information on [...]
When we create an account on a website, we are creating an electronic identity for our self. We use this identity to interact with others or the services provided by the website. When utilizing these provided services, should we expect our privacy to be respected? This question brings up a few key points. When we [...]
In an article posted on the LifeHacker website, an anonymous author wrote about how to protect your privacy online in an area “where privacy isn’t respected.” This article is an excellent crash course for protecting your privacy when traveling to other countries as well as just visiting your local coffee shop. It is important to [...]
Online Privacy is Over?
Jan 11
Marshall Kirkpatrick posted an excellent article on “Read Write Web” about Facebook founder and CEO, Marc Zuckerberg’s recent question and answer session. The article and video clip and article can be found on the Read Write Web website. Please take the poll below and share your thoughts in the comments. [Poll removed] Do you like [...]
2009 : A Year in Review
Jan 1
Well, if the site had started sooner or had more news flow on it I would regularly put together a year in review post covering our top stories. You can easily see what the top stories were though as they are currently on the front page. 2010 will bring many new stories and lots of [...]
Facebook Privacy Update
Dec 21
With the countless sources saying that the most recent privacy change on Facebook was an unethical money maker for them, Facebook has added a note to its privacy page. If you go into your privacy settings and then click on “Search” it comes up with a dialog window which states, “Worried about search engines? Your [...]
Dec 21
Google is a massive online company. They have so many free products for you to use in so many different realms. From Google Documents, to Google Maps, and more, a lot of personal information is collected by this giant. What does Google do to keep your information safe? For starters, they have a privacy FAQ. [...]
Welcome to what I hope becomes the number one source for how to maintain your online personal privacy. Everyday there are new sites popping up which you can register for and enter personal information. Each of these pose a risk to your privacy. To find out more about OOP, Our Online Privacy, please check out [...]
