Checklist on your Personal
Information
- Is your user ID obviously female? How much of your
name does it reveal?
- Check your .sig file for personal info such as your
full name, address (even just city and state), workplace, and phone numbers.
- Have ICQ? Remove any information in your
Global Directory (user's details) that could tell a person who you are or where you are.
Check that the email address listed is not your personal email. Use one of
the free one's on the internet.
- Use finger to see what kinds of information might be
listed about you, especially if you have a .edu account. If you think finger
reveals too much about you, edit your .plan file or contact your system administrator for
help.
- Does your Web site contain a photo, a resume, your
name, address, or phone numbers? Any information about friends, family, or the area where
you live?
- Check your source code to make sure registration
information (like your name) hasn't been inserted by your HTML editor.
- Internet directories. Remember six months ago when
you put your resume on that BBS? Did you ever leave personal information at someone's Web
site for all to see? Check Web/Usenet search engines (Alta Vista, WebCrawler)
and 411 phone directories for your name.
- Is your phone number listed in the local phone book?
Your address? Could someone conceivably make a link between your online information and
what's in the local phone directories?
- How easy would it be for someone to find you at
work? What kinds of security measures do you have there?
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