# 5 minute online privacy checkup

## WHERE YOU COULD BE TARGETED ONLINE <a href="#where-you-could-be-targeted-online" id="where-you-could-be-targeted-online"></a>

**You, your children, & your well-wishers:** 1. Your devices 2. Email 3. Social Media 4. Messaging apps 5. Internet enabled apps 6. Banking 7. Any other site requiring a signup or account

## COMMON TECHNIQUES USED FOR ONLINE TRACKING <a href="#common-techniques-used-for-online-tracking" id="common-techniques-used-for-online-tracking"></a>

1. Collection & transmission of data by a website or device
2. Public data shared by social media
3. Someone hacks into your account
4. Someone hacks into one of your accounts and uses that to gain access to others
5. Someone guesses or cracks your password
6. Spam & Spyware that corrupts your system and spies on you
7. Someone impersonates you, a relation of yours or stalks you

## PRIVACY CHECKLIST <a href="#privacy-checklist" id="privacy-checklist"></a>

### ☑ Google yourself with several combinations <a href="#google-yourself-with-several-combinations" id="google-yourself-with-several-combinations"></a>

“First Last”, “Last First”, “Your Phone number”, “Your address”, “Your name + job name” or anything that can identify you. Check the Images tab too. Also search yourself on Spokeo.

#### Result <a href="#result" id="result"></a>

Where do you find yourself?

#### Action <a href="#action" id="action"></a>

Remove questionable content and/or use it to your advantage.

### ☑ Find yourself on Social Networks <a href="#find-yourself-on-social-networks" id="find-yourself-on-social-networks"></a>

Make a fake account and try finding your social profiles. See how much is public for you and the ones close to you. Check location setting on your devices.

#### Result <a href="#result-1" id="result-1"></a>

How much can you find out about yourself and people who could lead your abuser to you?

#### Action <a href="#action-1" id="action-1"></a>

Check out how to secure your profiles. You can also create a fake profile which looks real to throw your abuser off your scent. Switch off location settings.

### ☑ Find websites you are subscribed to <a href="#find-websites-you-are-subscribed-to" id="find-websites-you-are-subscribed-to"></a>

Go to unroll.me and see how many websites you’re subscribed to.

#### Result <a href="#result-2" id="result-2"></a>

This will generate a list of websites/services.

#### Action <a href="#action-2" id="action-2"></a>

Unroll from the ones you don’t need. Use this list to help with the step below. Also install non-tracking plugins like Adblocker/Blur.

### ☑ Password & Webcam checkup <a href="#password-and-webcam-checkup" id="password-and-webcam-checkup"></a>

How many of your passwords are the same? Pay special attention to the websites which may not be that secure.

#### Result <a href="#result-3" id="result-3"></a>

Write down the passwords. Is your camera taped?

#### Action <a href="#action-3" id="action-3"></a>

Change passwords to more secure ones and don’t use the same one for all of them. Also cover your webcam with a Post-it - that way you can remove when you need to. Download a password manager & anti-tracking extension on your phone and laptop.

### ☑ Other online accounts & banking <a href="#other-online-accounts-and-banking" id="other-online-accounts-and-banking"></a>

Find out the accounts you have, their passwords and what accounts are connected to your partner. e.g. Your doctor or insurance etc.

#### Result <a href="#result-4" id="result-4"></a>

A list of accounts, their security questions, passwords & connected accounts.

#### Action <a href="#action-4" id="action-4"></a>

Change details to connected accounts or withdraw from them. Change details on accounts to protect yourself. Don’t use the same password twice.