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Check out these tips for protecting personal information and safely using technology.

  • Protecting Personal Information
    Ohio State University has a strong collective and individual commitment to protect the personal information of its academic community. In addition, both federal and state laws protect this information. It is in our best interest to understand and abide by the laws and the university policies and best practices that work in parallel to protect us.  In order to accomplish this goal there are steps faculty and staff are asked to take to reduce the chance of exposure of legally protected information. [more]

  • Ohio State is Making It Easier to Reduce Spam
    The anti-spam defense on the central e-mail system is automatically turned on for all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, and for users of the Lifetime E-mail Forwarding Service. In addition, a new, simple interface makes it easy for everyone to control the filtering level. [more]

  • Identity Management and
    Social Security Number Privacy
    Over the years, universities, businesses, organizations, and government agencies have developed electronic identity management systems that rely on the Social Security Number as a unique identifier. Ohio State acknowledges the need to move to a new system that better protects identities. [more]

  • Identity Theft
    Identity theft is a widespread and growing problem that should concern everyone. Even if you have no appreciable assets, having your ID stolen can wreck your credit rating and load you with unauthorized debt. [more]

  • Social Networking Sites
    It's not just your friends and peers visiting social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, MSN Spaces, and Craig's List. Consider how parents, university officials, and potential employers, even predators, may react to the text and images you post. [more]

  • Phishing
    Phishing is an illegal Internet activity that often ends up in identity theft for its victims. Phishing scams try to steal confidential and financial information by trolling for victims through e-mails, sending them to fake web sites, ... [more]

  • Spyware
    Spyware and adware belong to a group of malicious software called malware, which can be invasive, and threatening, not only to you computer, but to your identity. [more]

  • Privacy Issues
    Guard your privacy and your confidential information, whether at home or at the office, whether offline or online. [more]

For more information on computing safety and privacy, visit Stay Safe Online and staysafe.org


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