The use of data helps make our lives more convenient and streamlined which likely means the proliferation of online data and devices are here to stay. There is one best practice that each of us can apply that will help personal data stay more secure – only share on a need-to-know basis. Information beyond name and email such as birthdate and address should not be provided freely as a best practice – you should only provide this information to trusted companies with which you have an established relationship.
