Understand the risks in sharing information
Sharing
personal information with the wrong people is one of your biggest
risks online. Be sure you are comfortable with how this information
will be handled BEFORE you provide it:
Address
and phone number
Risks
include: Making the
user a target for home break-ins as well as providing a stronger
persona in identity theft
cases.
Names
of husband/wife, father, and mother (including mother’s maiden
name)
Risks
include: Gaining
access to even more confidential information as this data is often
used for passwords
or “secret question” answers, but also exposes
additional family members to ID theft, fraud,
and personal harm.
Information
about your car including
license plate numbers, VIN (vehicle identification number),
registration information, make, model, and title number of car,
insurance carrier, coverage limits, loan information, and driver’s
license number.
Risks
include: Car theft,
insurance fraud, and access to more of your confidential
information.
Information
about work history and credit status
Risks
include: Building a
stronger fake persona and gaining more access to your financial
records; ID theft.
Social
security numbers
Risks
include: ID theft,
fraud, and access to additional information about you.
