When you encrypt your storage, your information stays private even if the device is stolen.

Don’t need it? Delete it

If it isn’t there, it can’t be stolen.

Consider deleting or securely archiving sensitive information on devices not connected to the internet. 

Review privacy settings

Check the settings of your software and services to confirm they match your privacy choices.

Find all of them in one place at StaySafeOnline.org’s Privacy page

Converse with confidence

Keep private conversations by using messaging apps that encrypt end to end like Signal or WhatsApp.

Know your data’s classification and how to use it securely

Some data we want to share with the world, other data we choose to protect, and some data is protected by regulations and laws. The first step to protecting the data you work with is to know the security level.

Once you know it’s security level, choose the right services to collect, store, collaborate and share the data securely.

When it comes to personal information, security and privacy are equally important.

Consider Harvard’s privacy principles as you collect, collaborate, and store data.

What to do when you’re done

Information still exists after you’ve finished working with it. Leaving information laying around can lead to privacy breaches.

Thankfully, Harvard provides an excellent resources for understanding how long data should be retained, when it should be archives, and when it should be deleted.

Resources

Data Privacy Week is an annual event the happens in January.

Click the button below to download a tip sheet.