You wouldn’t
date the internet, so
stop hard-launching
your data onto it.
Sharing a new relationship online is all about choosing what’s private. Faces stay hidden, names are unwritten, every detail gets “soft-launched” with care.
But these same rules aren’t followed anywhere else. People grant 24/7 location access to every app on their phone. They trust wayward texts and emails as though sent from long-time lovers. They even rely on cyberspace to carry their riskiest photos.
If you wouldn’t behave this way with a new partner, you definitely shouldn’t behave this way with the internet.
This Valentine’s Day let’s try something different.
Let’s take this offline.
You wouldn’t date
the internet, so…
…why are you telling it everything about you?
Not every website or app needs your name, address, birthday, Social Security Number, credit card info, genealogy, and baby photos—even if they ask. Once it’s online, that data can linger, making it easier for hackers to buy it, steal it, and even abuse it to commit identity fraud.
Try our free Digital Footprint Portal to see who’s leaked your data.
…why does every app know your location?
Your location data can be some of the most valuable info online. Unfair pricing, aggressive notifications, and invasive ads—which have targeted people based on their visits to hospitals and abortion clinics—are only possible because your location is being constantly fed to smartphone apps.
Learn how to turn off location sharing for apps on iPhones and Androids
…why do you trust all its messages?
10% of romance scam victims lose $10,000 or more. Stay safe by scrutinizing every email, text, and direct message that comes from an unknown sender. It could be a quick trick to deliver malware, or a long-term ploy to steal your life’s savings.
Learn more about romance scams and “pig butchering”
…why are you sending it your nudes?
Sexy smartphone mirror selfies are so over. Why not send a risqué reminder in person, with an instant film camera? It’s personal, it’s different, and it leaves behind the safest kind of data—the kind that doesn’t exist.
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