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the smart girl's guide to privacy

practical tips for staying safe online

the smart girl's guide

to privacy

the smart girl's guide to privacy

practical tips for staying safe online

violet blue

The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy. Copyright ? 2015 by Violet Blue.

All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher.

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ISBN-10: 1-59327-648-6 ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-648-5

Publisher: William Pollock Production Editor: Laurel Chun Cover and Interior Design: Beth Middleworth Developmental Editors: William Pollock and Jennifer Griffith-Delgado Compositor: Laurel Chun Proofreader: Lisa Devoto Farrell Indexer: BIM Indexing & Proofreading Services

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Blue, Violet. The smart girl's guide to privacy : practical tips for staying safe online / by Violet Blue. pages cm Summary: "Discusses how to protect personal information from online privacy violations. Covers how to

set and store secure passwords, monitor online visibility, safely use social media and apps, and create online profiles. Contains emergency instructions for those who have been hacked or had their identity, phone, or laptop stolen"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN 978-1-59327-648-5 -- ISBN 1-59327-648-6 1. Computer crimes--Prevention. 2. Internet--Security measures. 3. Internet and women. 4. Internet-Safety measures. 5. Privacy, Right of. I. Title. HV6773.B56 2015 613.6'602854678--dc23

2015013420

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brief contents

chapter 1: get smart.................................................................1 chapter 2: but it's just my phone number............................... 17 chapter 3: you got hacked.......................................................31 chapter 4: female trouble........................................................49 chapter 5: identity theft..........................................................69 chapter 6: how to share..........................................................81 chapter 7: people-search websites..........................................95 chapter 8: dating and sexytime............................................103 chapter 9: ninja tricks.......................................................... 119 chapter 10: I hate passwords................................................133 resources............................................................................... 141 index......................................................................................155

contents in detail

1

get smart

1

Take the Online Privacy Test..................................................4

Eight Privacy Tips to Use Right Now......................................4

Targets and Nontargets...........................................................6

Losing Your Privacy.................................................................8

Ways You Can Lose Your Privacy...................................9

Protect Yourself Right Now...................................................11

Tape Over Your Webcam...............................................11

Lock Your Phone, Computer, and Tablet......................12

Do a Privacy Check-Up..................................................13

Don't Email Your ID......................................................13

Use a Password Manager and

Install an Antitheft App...........................................14

Be the Firewall.......................................................................14

2

but it's just my phone number

17

You Control What You Share................................................. 17 Private Spaces and Activities................................................18 Lock Down Your Personally Identifying Information...........21

Red Alert List................................................................22 Yellow Alert List............................................................23 Green List......................................................................24 Information-Sharing Guidelines...................................25 He Said, She Said...................................................................26 Worst-Case Scenario..............................................................28

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