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Guide to Internet security

Tips and advice to help you stay safe on the Web

Last updated: March 2013

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Keep your phone safe
39 percent of smart phone users don't secure their phones
Don't ignore a data breach letter
Don't get phished
How to create a strong password (and remember it)
Online-shopping safety tips
Hack-proof your passwords
Take our phishing quiz

Privacy

Expert panel on privacy
Test your app-titude: Would you download these 5 apps?
Keep Wi-Fi snoops off your smart phone
FTC settles COPPA charges against social network
Online-privacy panel debates social-media issues
Consumers worried about companies sharing their data
White House unveils online privacy initiative

Malware

How safe is your home computer?
Beware of fraudulent USPS package alerts
AARP warns of gift-card scam e-mails
FTC cracks down on tech-support scams
Phony malware-removal sites

Social networks

Instagram's new terms of service broaden its ability to use your content
Facebook & your privacy
Profile-pruning and unfriending on the rise in social networks
Consumers Union urges stronger privacy protection
7 things to stop doing now on Facebook

Identity theft

Most ID theft victims don't know their rights
Beware of scams during Hurricane Sandy cleanup
Identity theft again tops annual list of consumer complaints
New ID fraud study: Good news

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