Chapter 12: Safeguarding Your Personal Information
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Exercise 12.1 What Might Your Web Browser Reveal About You?
http://homer.informatics.indiana.edu/cgi-bin/riddle/riddle.cgi

Does your P2P software install spyware?
www.benedelman.org/spyware/p2p/

Exercise 12.3 Phonebook Searches
switchboard.intelius.com
www.anywho.com


Exercise 12.4 What Can Others Find Out About Your Home?
www.zillow.com

Exercise 12.5 Advertising Cookies
http://www.networkadvertising.org/

RESOURCES

OnGuardOnline.com
The risks of P2P software are described at OnGuardOnline. Visit Onguardonline.gov/p2p.html.
Included on the site is a game quiz to test your knowledge about the risks of P2P software as well as a video from iSafe about some of the issues associated with P2P software.

PrivacyRights.org
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse posts a thorough list of data vendors who offer an "opt-out" policy and those who don't. Visit: www.privacyrights.org/ar/infobrokers.htm

W3.org
The World Wide Web Consortium has developed a Platform for Privacy Preferences project called P3P. Find out more about their recommendations and initiatives to build privacy tools into web browsers by visiting www.w3.org/P3P/

WorldPrivacyForum.org
The World Privacy Forum has posted the top ten "Opt-Outs" it recommends to consumers. Show your parent(s) or guardian(s) and recommend that they take advantage of this service. Visit: www.worldprivacyforum.org/toptenoptout.html