Founder and CEO on iHeartRadio 700WLW Podcast
On December 5, 2019, Guard Well Identity Theft Solutions Founder and CEO was interviewed by Rocky and Rachel on Cincinnati’s News Radio 700WLW. Topics discussed during the ten-minute segment (51:50 to 60:52) include the risk of living in a technologically advanced society, what a digital footprint is and how to reduce the risk of your data being collected and sold online.
“We all have a social security number. We are all at risk. If you haven’t already been victimized by identity theft or identity fraud, it’s going to happen. It’s a sad reality…” Guard Well’s Founder and CEO stated that there are 3.5 million Google searches every minute and 4.3 billion Facebook posts every day “…all of that information is being collected and sold.”
What can be done to help reduce this risk?
– Be careful about what information you put on social media. For example, remove your birthdate from your Facebook account.
– When you search online, do it privately. Don’t allow cookies if possible when looking at websites.
– Try not to share your location with Google Maps.
– Inactivate and delete any old email accounts.
– Search for your own name on Google and see what pops up. If your name is listed on People Search or People Finder, you can submit a request for them to pull your information down.
Additionally a service site called DeleteMe.Com was discussed that will facilitate users in deleting their presence on other sites and will provide information on privacy laws in multiple countries to better educate the users on their rights in relation to data privacy.
To listen to the full podcast, visit https://www.iheart.com/podcast/eddie-rocky-20799661/episode/rocky-and-rachel-12519-53509284/?fbclid=IwAR2zfrqzsSc8c08pB3-YOiBR6WH3k3jszEVWPJytlzSlnyvJ3qVihPD7j6c
