Cover Your Bases: 10 Cybersecurity Basics
You need to protect yourself from all of the threats that exist in today’s world – from hackers to scammers…
Oregon Invests in Cybersecurity: Leading the US in Securing Citizens and Communities
Oregon just took a big step forward in securing their citizens, systems and data. On September 20, 2017 Kate Brown…
The Sharon Herald: Sharing Kids Personal Information Online
The Sharon Herald is a small newspaper in a small town in Pennsylvania. And yet, their power to have a…
5 Social Media Tips to Keep Kids Safe
At Hueya, we’re always looking for small ways to make a BIG difference in online privacy, as taking small steps…
Part 3: Who Can See You…
Last week, in part 2, we learned about what we share online, including an introduction to the risky data we…
Part I: What Are Your Digital Doors?
Most of us lock our front door, our back door, even our windows. Many of us even have shades on…
4 Steps to Protect Your Location on LinkedIn
At Hueya, we are constantly looking for ways to help you take control of your digital world and one area…
Online Dating: 4 Ways to Date Safer and Find Your Mate
After a couple weeks of exhaustive research into the online dating world, I am sure of one thing: dating online brings with it a lot of questions around personal safety and how we protect ourselves.
Questions like, which app is safest? Where can I be safely exposed to the best potential matches? How do I know someone is real and not catfishing me? Is it too dangerous to meet face-to-face?
Today at Hueya we wonder, how can you date smarter in the increasingly complex online dating world?
How Much is Your Freedom Worth?
Not long ago, as I was considering what subject to write about for this blog, I googled the words “personal privacy”. I didn’t expect much. I simply wanted to see how the internet defined the term.
What caught my eye, however, was a sponsored ad which came up with my search results. The ad was for a “privacy pop tent” that goes over a bed and zips up to give the user a private place to sleep. It’s likely something advertised to college students living in a dorm. What intrigued me is I think it says a lot about how Americans view privacy.
Location Tagging: Why It’s Dangerous
Google defines the word ‘geotag’ as “an electronic tag that assigns a geographical location to a photograph or video, a posting on a social media website, etc.”
In other words, any time you add a location to a post you’ve created a geotag. You’ve essentially marked your presence at a geographical location on a specific date at a specific time.
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