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Contact: Scott Germaise 845-348-3946
Email: contact@tetramesa.com Media kit: www.privacytactics.com/cs/media.htm
Privacy Tactics, a new 400 page book on consumer privacy, describes in-depth how to
protect personal information assets against these and other sorts of attacks
with over 40 personal information privacy and security tactics.
Here are some of
the basic top tactics consumers may use, but often don’t; thus placing
themselves at higher risk for simple wastes of their time through the
difficulties of identity fraud.
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Don’t give out more information than necessary for a transaction!
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Most businesses ask for
more than they need. Don’t automatically cough up information that’s not really
needed.
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Check into privacy
policies the same way you check return and other policies.
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Stay alert to your own status!
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Carefully check banking,
credit card and other statements.
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Consider personal credit
monitoring services.
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Really FOLLOW the basic rules for “Computer Cleanliness”
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Keep computer virus and
junk mail software up to date.
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Use “anti-spyware”
programs if you have a tendency to download a lot of Internet “freebie” type
programs.
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Use a password to
protect home wireless networks.
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Use firewall software or
a firewall in your router if you use a router.
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Do not click on program
files in Email unless you are ABSOLUTELY SURE of their source, why they were
sent and what they are.
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Avoid storing sensitive
data, (or use encryption products), for laptop computers.
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Pay attention to kid’s
online usage.
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Protect your paper!
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Shred anything with
personally identifying information on it before tossing it out.
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Choose carefully where and when to Opt-in to promotions or freebies!
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Only opt-in to
promotions or deals after checking what will be done with information you
provide.
Privacy Tactics includes
everything from how to decrease exposure to junk Email & viruses, junk
postal mail, hidden tracking of Internet use, credit card/identity theft,
safety techniques for home networks and more. Additionally, Privacy Tactics offers an introduction
to the history of how ideas about privacy have developed in the
Privacy Tactics is available online from TetraMesa
Publishing at privacytactics.com and major online bookstores. Customers can
have their favorite local bookstore order via Ingram. (ISBN 0-9744497-0-9 / 400
page paperback / $24.95)
More information
on identity fraud is available at: www.privacytactics.com/cs/media.htm
Review copies
available on request. Author Scott
Germaise is available for interviews.
Contact: Scott Germaise 845-348-3946
Email: contact@tetramesa.com Media kit: www.privacytactics.com/cs/media.htm