http:\/\/www.google.com\/goodtoknow\/<\/a> where Google shared some tips on safety and privacy, both in terms of the general realm of the internet and on how Google handles privacy\/data collection.<\/p>\nFrom the perspective a young, internet-savvy generation, most of the tips that Google suggests seem to be common sense (run Windows Update\/Apple Software Update, don\u2019t click on weird links that you get in your email, signing out of accounts when you use public computers). However, I did like the article on choosing a secure password. I\u2019ll be the first to admit that I use essentially the same password for all of my activity online \u2013 instead of remembering different passwords to different accounts, I can just remember one \u201cmaster\u201d password and use that extra brainpower to cram for my psychology and math midterms.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, it\u2019s that great of an idea \u2013 it means that if one account is compromised, maybe from a site with not that strong of security, all<\/em> of your accounts could potentially be at risk. I learned this the hard way back in middle school; I let a stranger online use one of my smaller accounts for a MMOFPS and he ended up stealing items from my primary account since I used the same password for all my accounts.<\/p>\nI also liked the tip on using a password from a song, film, or play. For example, \u201cTo be or not to be, that is the question\u201d can be simplified into password form as \u201c2bon2btitq\u201d is a seemingly random, near un-guessable password at a first glance, but easy to remember.<\/p>\n
That being said, choosing a secure password is, while important, a small worry compared to some breaches of privacy perpetrated by large online companies (even Google, whose motto is \u201cdon\u2019t be evil\u201d). I\u2019ll discuss this in further detail the next time I post!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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