Friday’s Food for Thought: Keep Your Data Safe Over the Holiday Weekend

Written on July 5, 2010 – 3:39 pm | by Jasmine Haller

Welcome to the Friday’s Food for Thought post from the ITAC blog. As many of us are counting the hours down to a long holiday weekend, we thought we would discuss the importance of this holiday weekend and how safety should be paramount – for everything including your personal data. Of course, there are many stories about firework safety and how to combat the heat, which thankfully broke on the east coast. We even found a story about BBQ safety tips.

But, alas, we did not find any stories about tips for keeping your personal data safe over the holiday weekend. So, we decided to fill this editorial void. We have pulled some key information from the Protect Your Identity Now web site from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling that focuses on travel tips. This is also the site for the Protect Your Identity Week happening this fall. Here are the tips:

- Leave Your Check Books at Home
– Watch Out for ATM Scams and Fake ATM Machines on the Road
– Leave Your Bills at Home
– Lock Up Your Stuff in the Hotel Safe
– Watch out for Pick Pockets
– Clear Your Wallet of Anything that Has Your Social Security Number on It
– Watch Out for Shoulder Surfers
– Put Your Mail on “Postal Hold”
– Don’t Leave Your Purse Unguarded in a Public Restroom

The editorial team of the ITAC blog wishes you a happy and safe holiday weekend!

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