Look Yourself Up

Like I said, last night's post was a freebie, but this one will be short.

One of the easiest things you can do for your own personal security is to google yourself.  Google your name with quotes around it and see what you find.  Maybe google some of your usernames. Look for your personal information being exposed.  While you are at it, look at the results in the perspective of what an employer would look at (I google any applicant before I hire them).

Use different search engines...Google, Bing, Duck Duck Go, Yahoo.

A couple years ago, I found that a group my son was a part of had accidentally left all their registration records exposed, so when I looked up my name, I saw records that included my name, address, phone, email, and kid names.  In working with the group, I was able to close the exposure for all the kids involved.

You may find forum posts you made when you were more young and stupid that you may want to have deleted or marked as private.

Take a look at your social media profiles as someone who isn't logged in.  Is that political rant against Donald Trump public?  Are those updates to LinkedIn when you are dissatisfied with your job being broadcast to your boss?  Tweak your security and privacy settings so you are only sharing what you want to share.