A User’s Guide: 10 Ways to Protect Your Personal Data In 2018 | Boycott | Digital resistance

A User’s Guide: 10 Ways to Protect Your Personal Data

In 2018, Facebook had to contact over 50 million users who had their personal data exposed in a security breach. This was on top of the 87 million Facebook users who had data sold to Cambridge Analytica without their consent. Our personal data, the stuff that lets the world know who we are, what we like, how we plan our day, what ails us, is valuable.

Personal data is anything that can be linked to you as an individual and it includes:
- Name
- Address (current and previous)
- Date of birth
- Email address
- Health data, including scans and test results
- Identity documents such as passport, driver’s license and so on
- Employee data
- Bank and other financial details
- Login credentials
- Location data
- Biometric data
- Information on your political or religious views

This list is by no means exhaustive.

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