Opening Pandora's Privacy Box
Just remember when you log into Pandora and stream your free music play list, there is a cost. When you are getting something for "FREE", there is always a cost, and it's often your personal information.
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Facebook Reveals the End of Your Privacy | Sileo
According to America's top identity theft speaker, privacy is just about dead, especially for avid Facebook users who don't customize their settings and who use little discretion in sharing personal information.
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Cyber-Bullying and Social Networking Identity Theft
Every parent needs to know how to shield their child from the destruction of cyber bullying and character identity theft.
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Electronic Pickpocketing Hype Banks on Your Fear!
Identity theft expert John Sileo wants to make sure you realize that the person they are interviewing for the news piece in the video MAKES MONEY FROM YOUR FEAR OF ELECTRONIC PICKPOCKETING!
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Identity Theft Expert John Sileo on 60 Minutes
In a recent 60 Minutes interview filmed in New Zealand, identity theft expert John Sileo demonstrates the ease of exploiting personal and corporate information that you fail to protect.
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Google Maps Street View: Removing Your House
According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, if you are looking for more privacy, then you should move. Privacy expert John Sileo has a better option for removing your house from Google Maps Street view.
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Geotag, You’re It! Disabling GPS Coordinates
Geotagging Downside: by taking a picture at the Barry Manilow concert and uploading it to your twitter account, you are broadcasting the fact that you are probably over 40, wealthy, away from home and, thanks to the geotag, exactly how long a thief has to rob your home.
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6 Things You Should Never Reveal on Facebook
John Sileo, Identity Theft Expert posts a recent Yahoo.com article about 6 things you should keep off of Facebook. I think every Facebook user should read this and I recommend every single one of these suggestions.
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Identity Theft for Businesses: Mobile Data Breach
More than 1/3 of all data theft is due to the loss of a mobile computing device. Is your company ready to prevent mobile data theft?
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3 Steps To Take When Disposing Of Your Computer
CreditCards.com recently quoted John on how to properly dispose of your computer to avoid data theft.
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Facebook’s Law Enforcement Phone Option | Sileo
Why is "Law Enforcement" the second option on Facebook's automated attendant? John Sileo, Social Networking and Privacy Expert discusses how law enforcement constantly utilizes Facebook.
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Business Identity Theft Radio Interview, Part II
“We spend thousands of dollars on our computers but we don’t necessarily put the money into protecting the data that is on them,” reports identity theft expert John Sileo.
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Business Identity Theft Radio Interview, Part I
Data breach, identify theft, and corporate espionage can cause huge damage if you don’t stop them upfront because the impact goes right to your bottom line. Listen to John Sileo, author of Stolen Lives, describe the horrors of not protecting yourself as well as what you must do to protect yourself.
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Child Identity Theft Expert – Part IV Protection
In the same way that you can’t protect your children from every bruise and scrape, you can’t entirely remove the risk of identity theft. You can, however, prevent or soften the fall if it does happen. Take these steps first:
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Child Identity Theft Expert – Part III
The identity thief is not always a stranger. In many cases, it’s a relative with bad credit who takes advantage of a child’s pristine credit. Conveniently, these family members generally have access to the information necessary to maximize the fraud with little attention.
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Child Identity Theft Expert – Part II
All too often, background checks involve simply matching the name and the Social Security Number provided. This leaves doors wide open for scandalous minds to wreak havoc on your child’s perfect credit. The most unsettling part is that the age of the applicant (in this case, the person posing as your child) becomes official with the credit bureaus upon the...
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Child Identity Theft Expert: A Growing Concern – Part I of 4
You and I are called on to protect our children from many things, starting in the womb. Even before they are born, we practice good preventative care. We take specially designed pre-natal exercise classes, coax ourselves to eat right for their benefit, learn CPR and Love and Logic and screen regularly for signs of trouble. But how often do you...
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Facebook Status Update Leads to Robbery
Woman robbed based on Facebook status.
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Comcast Asks for Your Social Security Number
Too many businesses ask for your Social Security number when they don't actually need it. The solution...
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Nigerian Scam Takes a New Form
Identity Theft Expert & Speaker, John Sileo, proves that criminals even try to scam him. If you have never seen a Nigerian Scam before read this and protect yourself form becoming a victim.
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