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“The hardest thing is trying not to correct everything on the Internet. It’d be night and day—wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. So you just have to say, ‘All right, I’ll take it, bring it on.’”

—GEORGE CLOONEY

In this chapter, you’ll find links to the resources cited in this book. For more supplementary material, visit the book’s websites at http://www.smartprivacy.tumblr.com/ and http://www.nostarch.com/smartgirlsguide. I also recommend checking out the Electronic Frontier Foundation (https://www.eff.org/), Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (http://www.privacyrights.org/), and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC; https://www.epic.org/) for more information on online privacy and your rights.

CHAPTER 2: BUT IT’S JUST MY PHONE NUMBER

Red Alert List

• Passwords

• Real, full (family) name

• Address of your home, workplace, or school

• Social Security number

• Government ID numbers (driver’s license number and passport number)

• Date and place of birth

• Biometric information (fingerprints, facial recognition, voice recognition)

• Computer’s IP address (a unique number that identifies your computer on the Internet)

• Specific location (geolocation numbers, like from your phone or in tagged photos)

• Credit and debit card numbers, security codes, and expiration dates

• Bank account numbers

• Answers to common security questions

Yellow Alert List

• Name you use day to day, if different from your legal name

• Primary screen name(s)

• Email address (if it’s not public)

• Telephone number

• Race, sexual orientation, and gender

• Mailing address (if it’s different from your residence; otherwise it’s red)

• Country, state, and city of residence

• ZIP code (or postal code)

• Google Voice number

Green List

• Secondary screen names or account names (say, a throwaway email address that forwards to your primary address)

• Mailing address or PO box

• Digital, online phone number, such as a Skype number

• Email addresses that are not linked to a vital service, such as your bank account

• Photos and videos that don’t embarrass you or reveal private information

• Social media profiles on sites where you’re confident you understand the privacy settings

• General likes, favorites, and things you enjoy sharing on social media sites

• Single-use or gift credit cards

CHAPTER 3: YOU GOT HACKED

FTC data breach complaint report: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and click Identity Theft

Hack checker: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ (has many, but not all)

Hard drive recovery: DriveSavers; http://www.drivesaversdatarecovery.com/

Account Recovery

Amazon: Use Help ▸ Contact Us

AppleCare: https://www.apple.com/support/applecare/

eBay: 1.866.961.9253 (Tell them you’d like to talk about “Account—someone has used your account.”)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hacked/

Google: http://www.google.com/accounts/recovery/

Microsoft (Outlook, Xbox, Hotmail, and so on): https://account.live.com/acsr/

PayPal: 1.888.221.1161 (Outside the United States, call 1.402.935.2050.)

Twitter: https://support.twitter.com/forms/hacked/

Yahoo!: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/helpcentral/or 1.800.318.0612

For help finding direct phone numbers that may save you a ton of time, check out http://gethuman.com/.

Backup Services and Products

Amazon Cloud Services: http://aws.amazon.com/backup-recovery/

Box: https://www.box.com/personal/file-sync/

CrashPlan: http://www.code42.com/crashplan/

iCloud: https://www.apple.com/icloud/

DropBox: https://www.dropbox.com/

Create an Account with a New Email Provider

Gmail: https://accounts.google.com/signup

Hushmail: https://www.hushmail.com/signup/

iCloud: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph2620?locale=en_US

Microsoft Outlook: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-com/ (click Sign up)

Yahoo! Mail: https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/

Zoho Mail: https://mail.zoho.com/biz/createAcc.do

Encryption Products

VeraCrypt: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/

CipherShed: https://ciphershed.org/

Encryption Programs

BitLocker for Windows: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732774.aspx

FileVault for Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204837

Place a Fraud Alert

Equifax: 1.800.525.6285; http://www.equifax.com/; PO Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241

Experian: 1.888.397.3742; http://www.experian.com/; PO Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013

TransUnion: 1.800.680.7289; http://www.transunion.com/; Fraud Victim Assistance Division, PO Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

CHAPTER 4: FEMALE TROUBLE

NNEDV (National Network to End Domestic Violence) Technology Safety & Privacy Toolkit for Survivors: Safety tips, information, and privacy strategies for survivors of abuse, stalking, bullying and harassment; http://techsafety.org/resources-survivors/

Online copyright infringement claim forms: http://copyright.gov/onlinesp/agenta.pdf

Whois lookups: http://www.whoishostingthis.com/; http://www.yougetsignal.com/

Without My Consent: Legal paths for online harassment victims; http://www.withoutmyconsent.org/

Counseling, Therapy, and Support

American Counseling Association: Counselor and therapist locators; http://www.counseling.org/

American Psychological Association, Psychology Help Center: http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/

Breakthrough.com: Confidential online counseling and therapy

eTherapi.com: Reputable, secure website and network where you can talk to a therapist online

Fight Cyberstalking: http://www.fightcyberstalking.org/

National Association of Social Workers: Tips on finding a therapist and resource links; http://www.helpstartshere.org/find-a-social-worker/

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network: Sexual assault and sexual trauma help resources; https://rainn.org/get-help/ or 1.800.656.HOPE [4673]

Tech savvy therapists who “get it”: http://smartprivacy.tumblr.com/therapists/

DMCA Takedown Request Services

DMCA Defender: http://dmcadefender.com/ (Make sure you read reviews or talk to others who have used these services before you trust them with your private problems.)

DMCA email template:

Subject: Copyright Infringement Notification

To <DMCA at WEBSITE NAME>:

1. This document is notification of the copyright infringement of my photos on the website <WWW.WEBSITE.COM>.

2. I am the copyright owner of the photos posted at the following links:

<LINK>

3. I have not assigned or otherwise granted any rights to any third party in the contents now or previously appearing on <WWW.WEBSITE.COM>.

4. I hold exclusive rights to the copyrighted materials infringed.

5. The infringed copyrighted work has been identified in Paragraph 2, and the information has been adequately identified to require that such material be removed or access to it be immediately disabled.

6. I have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted material in this manner complained of is not authorized by the law.

7. I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information of this Notification is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, and thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Respectfully,

<YOUR NAME>

<YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS>

Enquiries can be made to:

<LAWYER NAME>

<LAWYER EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER, MAILING ADDRESS>

If it seems this has not reached you, <LAWYER NAME> and their staff will follow up with you in a timely manner for a speedy resolution.

Outsourcing

Amazon’s Mechanical Turk: http://www.mturk.com/

Elance.com

RemoteStaff.com.au

YourManInIndia.com

Reputation Services and Image Removal

Abine: https://www.abine.com/

DMCA Defender: http://www.dmcadefender.com/

Reputation.com

Revenge Porn Support Organizations

Army of She: http://www.armyofshe.com/

Ban Revenge Porn: http://www.banrevengeporn.com/

Crash Override Network: Combating Online Hate: http://www.crashoverridenetwork.com

End Revenge Porn: http://www.endrevengeporn.org/ and http://www.endrevengeporn.org/professionals-helping-victims/

IWF: https://www.iwf.org.uk/report/

Women Against Revenge Porn: http://www.womenagainstrevengeporn.com/

CHAPTER 5: IDENTITY THEFT

Fix credit reports: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0291-disputing-errors-credit-reporting-companies/

IRS ID Theft Affidavit Form 14039: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f14039.pdf

IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit: 1.800.908.4490

Social Security Administration fraud hotline: 1.800.269.0271

Wipe or overwrite the drive or memory on your phone: Blancco; http://dban.org/

Antitheft Tracking Apps

AVG: http://www.avg.com/us-en/for-android

Kapersky: http://www.kaspersky.com/mobile_security

Lookout: https://www.lookout.com/

McAfee: http://home.mcafee.com/store?CategoryId=Mobile

Prey: https://preyproject.com/

Where’s My Droid: http://wheresmydroid.com/

FTC Identity Theft Report

To create: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0277-create-identity-theft-report/

To file: http://ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

Questions: 1.877.IDTHEFT (438.4338)

Place a Fraud Alert and Get Copies of Your Credit Reports

Equifax: 1.800.525.6285

Experian: 1.888.397.3742

TransUnion: 1.800.680.7289

Place a Security Freeze on Your Credit

Equifax: https://www.freeze.equifax.com/

Experian: https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html

TransUnion: http://www.transunion.com/securityfreeze

CHAPTER 6: HOW TO SHARE

Social Media Privacy Settings

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=privacy/

Google: http://www.google.com/dashboard/; https://plus.google.com/settings/; https://www.google.com/safetycenter/ (for more information on managing and securing your account); http://myaccount.google.com/

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/settings/security/

Photo Sharing Site Privacy Settings

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/account/privacy/

Imgur: https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/201746817-Image-and-album-privacy-explained/

Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/116024195217477/

CHAPTER 7: PEOPLE-SEARCH WEBSITES

Find Tracking Companies

Ghostery (http://www.ghostery.com/): With their free software download, every time you go to a website, a pop-up window tells you all the companies that are grabbing your data.

PrivacyFix.com: This site tells you only what Google, Yahoo!, BlueKai, Bizo, and eXelate know, but it also lists more than 300 tracking companies and helps you opt out of being tracked by them.

People-Finder Sites

BeenVerified: http://www.beenverified.com/

DOBSearch: https://www.dobsearch.com/

Intelius: http://www.intelius.com/

LexisNexis: http://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/public-records.page

Spokeo: http://www.spokeo.com/

WhitePages: http://www.whitepages.com/

Opt Out of Data Mining

There isn’t one single clearinghouse where you can put yourself on a “do not track” list, but you can opt out of data mining by all members of industry associations:

Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): http://www.aboutads.info/choices/

Do Not Track: http://www.donottrack.us/

Mobile App Tracking: http://www.optoutmobile.com/optout/index.html

Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has a constantly updated page of people-search information brokers, their removal policies, and links to all removal and opt-out pages (https://www.privacyrights.org/online-information-brokers-list/).

The mail template below is one I’ve used with success on multiple people-search websites via email, fax, and postal mail (first, see if you’re listed):

Dear <NAME OF COMPANY>:

As per your privacy policy, please remove my listing from your databases:

a. First name: <YOUR FIRST NAME>

b. Last name: <YOUR LAST NAME>

c. Middle initial: <YOUR MIDDLE INITIAL>

d. Aliases & AKAs: <ANY ALIASES OR OTHER NAMES, MAIDEN NAME, ETC.>

e. Current address: <YOUR ADDRESS>

f. Age: <YOUR AGE>

g. DOB: <YOUR DATE OF BIRTH>

Thank you for your assistance.

CHAPTER 8: DATING AND SEXYTIME

Sample in-person safety guidelines for online dating: http://www.chemistry.com/help/safety/

Browser Plug-ins and Extensions

Adblock Plus: Blocks ads and tracking for most advertisers; https://adblockplus.org/.

AppLock: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.domobile.applock

AVG PrivacyFix: Manages all social media privacy settings; https://www.privacyfix.com/start/install.

Blur: Blocks tracking, password management, disposable email addresses, and much more; https://dnt.abine.com/#register.

BugMeNot: Bypasses the sign-in on websites that require your info to simply read a page; http://bugmenot.com/.

Cocoon: Blocks tracking, offers disposable email addresses; https://getcocoon.com/.

Disconnect: Blocks Facebook tracking; https://disconnect.me/.

Do Not Track: http://donottrack.us/

DuckDuckGo: A nontracking search engine; https://duckduckgo.com/

Ghostery: Alerts you to bugs, tracking, and ad networks on sites you visit but can be overwhelming and controversially resells anonymized user metrics; https://www.ghostery.com/en/.

HTTPS Everywhere: Enables encryption automatically on sites that support it; https://www.eff.org/HTTPS-EVERYWHERE.

PrivacySuite: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacysuite/