TTC – Taking Control of your Personal Data

•  Learn how your Without your permission, personal data may be used. your knowledge.
•  Discover the secrets behind these stories of America’s most scandalous data breach.
•  Find out what you can do for your protection your Privacy of data

Never before in human history have we been able share so much about our selves so quickly. We have never been more exposed to the forces of profit. of That ability. The 12 revealing talks of Taking Control of Your Personal Data Will open your Eyes wide open to an amazing extent of That exposure and will discuss your There are many options for keeping your personal data as safe as possible. Professor Jennifer Golbeck is your instructor of The College of Information Studies at University of Maryland College Park will let you see the real workings of the data that you unknowingly and knowingly share every day.

 Is That Possible?

 Dr. Golbeck explains how Europeans are protected in fascinating detail. of The world has some of the most restrictive privacy laws. China is at the opposite extreme. Personal data are regularly used on multiple levels in China. The United States currently finds itself somewhere between the two extremes.

 While your Private communication is protected by the Supreme Court. However, you must give up your right to privacy when you are involving a third party. You might discuss the price. of A home with your That information will not be made public if you contact a realtor by telephone. However, if you send the same information via social media to the same person, it is not secure. It doesn’t matter what your privacy settings are, once you’ve used the platform for that conversation, the company that runs that particular forum owns that information to analyze and use as it sees fit.

 There are some uses of your data constitute a crime, of course—scams, extortion, fraud, data theft—and the FBI receives more than 900 cybercrime reports each day. But you’ll be surprised to find out how much of your personal data is being manipulated in ways that are perfectly legal—data you never intended for another person to see, even data you didn’t even know was out there. Consider:

• Manipulation of your Facebook world. Facebook wants you to have as many friends as possible, so it analyzes data you didn’t know existed to determine which “non-friends” You might have been at the same event. Now, suddenly, you have a friend suggestion!
• TV commercials targeting specific viewers. If you use the same provider to receive both television and internet services, your Your browser history can be used to determine the placement of online ads as well as which TV commercials are shown.
• Broadcasts available from your phone. If you have a smart phone, it’s busy collecting vast amounts of Data about you, and its broadcast to a variety of receivers. One experiment was conducted by a columnist for a newspaper and a representative of a technology company. of Just one week ago, 5,400 hidden apps or trackers obtained personal data from the victim’s phone.

 Companies work hard to maintain their customers. your Data is only made public when the market demands it. However, it is not required by law. Even if all privacy policies are read and signed, your Hackers work hard to stay ahead of the curve, regardless of whether they are hacking apps or desktops. Whether legal or illegal, hackers are always on the lookout for ways to improve their systems. your Most private data will be misused by uninvited parties in unexpected ways at some time.