Privacy

Your Online Reputation Score is Your New Credit Score

Like many people, a less-than-ideal credit score has probably affected you at some point in your life. Whether it was an auto loan, a home loan, or an apartment rental, you may recall a feeling of gnawing anxiety waiting for your credit check to come back, wondering if you had the credit needed to buy that big-ticket item or sign a lease on that ideal apartment.

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Protect Your Personal Information Online

How To Manage Personal Consumer Information

From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to advertising industry groups and software manufacturers, there is a great scramble to find the right balance between protecting your online privacy and collecting your personal consumer information for their own purposes. But what types of personal consumer information do businesses and organizations collect, and what can you do to get maximum utility from your personal consumer information without sacrificing your online privacy?

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How To Block Internet Ad Tracking and Maintain Your Online Privacy

Everyone should know that many aspects of your online behavior are visible to others. This data is essential for all businesses with a presence on the Web; it enables them to determine how, where, and when to attract your attention, thus leading to smarter, targeted, and increasingly personalized Internet marketing. As more and more commercial entities turn to the Internet for customers, those potential customers unwittingly share personal information with a vast array of online parties through HTTP cookies.

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Four Free Privacy Protection Tools from Reputation.com

Free Privacy Protection Tools from Reputation.com

In the world of Facebook and Google, protecting your online privacy and reputation is a must. Unfortunately, too few people know the proper steps they need to take to protect their Internet privacy, often ignoring the problem until it’s too late and their personal information ends up on the Web for anyone to see.