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Do You Know Where Your Data Is? The answer may be more complex than you realize. In this, the final email in the Carnegie Mellon Today's Special Edition: Cybersecurity series, we explore the "Data Trail." [.pdf] By 6:30 p.m., you've sent almost 600 emails; your teenage son or daughter has downloaded music; your mother has purchased a gift online; and you've paid your bills. Add it all up and your family is probably exposing personal data to snooping, fraud and theft. The data trail poses one of the biggest risks in the world of cyber threats. Latanya Sweeney, director of Carnegie Mellon's Data Privacy Lab, recently demonstrated that having a birthdate, gender and 5-digit ZIP code is enough to identify 87 percent of people in the United States. "Having so much sensitive information available makes it even more difficult for other organizations to release information that is effectively anonymous," says Sweeney. This article [.pdf] gives you an hour-by-hour snapshot of how a typical user exposes him or herself to dangers throughout the day. And, more importantly, Carnegie Mellon experts offer you advice on how to keep your data your own. Thank you for being a part of this special series. For this and other articles on cybersecurity, download the full publication - Carnegie Mellon Today Special Edition: Cybersecurity. |
PrivacyFinder A Carnegie Mellon study shows that people are willing to pay extra to buy items from online retailers when they can easily ascertain how their policies protect privacy. Visit privacyfinder.org to find out more.The Full Publication  Thanks for reading this special series on cybersecurity. To read additional articles on this topic, download the publication - Carnegie Mellon Today Special Edition: Cybersecurity.Related Links For more on cybersecurity issues, check out the following Carnegie Mellon centers and institutes focusing on this and other important issues: |
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