Data Privacy Day is January 28: Learn How to Stay Safe Online

January 25, 2021

Roughly 60% of Americans believe it is not possible to go through daily life without companies or the government collecting data on them.
Approximately 80% of Americans believe they have little to no control over the data that companies or the government collects.
Almost 80% of Americans are somewhat or very concerned about how companies use the data they collect.
Nearly 60% of Americans have little to no understanding of what companies are doing with the data they collect.

Enable spam/junk filters on your email accounts, and report spam to help email providers identify unwanted emails in the future.
Beware of phishing attacks that try to solicit personal information like logins and passwords; verify the sender of any email before clicking any links or opening attachments.
Use a credit card rather than a debit card when shopping online. Credit cards companies often offer more protection against fraud.
Don’t click on links with enticing offers. Go directly to the vendor’s website to confirm that the offer is legitimate.
Back up your data to a separate hard drive or cloud storage in case something happens to your personal computer.
Enable antivirus and anti-malware software to prevent malicious programs from taking over your computer.
Never use the same password for more than one application or website.
Use a password manager to store your secure passwords.

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