How do you protect your privacy when writing personal stuff down into journals, diaries, or self-help books? [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - 28 answers

Where can I anonymously complain on the internets? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 17 answers

Does everyone really have to know who lives in my apartment? [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2008 - 25 answers

Is there an easy way to get rid of hundreds of pages of private documents? [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2008 - 14 answers

What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act)? How does it protect an individual in terms of Doctors and medical conditions that , say, an employer might ask. Does it protect your privacy?
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 9 answers

Why is my Wordpress blog showing up in Google when I have specifically chosen the option to keep it private from search engines? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2008 - 9 answers

How anonymous is my anonymous blog? [more inside]
posted on Jun 14, 2008 - 21 answers

I want a quick and easy way to understand a web site's privacy policy - preferably, by someone else who knows what they're talking about. Is there a resource where people can submit privacy policies for evaluation? [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2008 - 5 answers

I need window coverings that let in light during the day, but offer privacy at night. [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2008 - 10 answers

If a national news station publishes your home address on television without your consent, what is(if any) the recourse? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2008 - 9 answers

Blackberry privacy: the Blackberry user has the option to get an email receipt and a read confirmation from other Blackberry users for each email sent. Does it notify the sender every time the mail is opened, or only the first time? When the Blackberry email message is sent to Yahoo web based mail would these confirmations also be sent back to the Blackberry for the first time and every subsequent time the email is opened? Even if Yahoo Mail blocks images from being shown (I think this is a way mail opening is detected)?
posted on May 19, 2008 - 2 answers

I am thinking of using GrandCentral for my telephone needs, and want to know the safety and privacy of the service. [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 7 answers

I want software which will allow me to capture text thoughts at work, to a remote web location - quickly, discreetly and privately. [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2008 - 41 answers

How can I opt out of business credit card offers for my home business when the usual junk mail filter options are geared towards individuals? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 6 answers

Is there a blog service that has all the features I need? I've tried Blogger, Livejournal, and Wordpress.com, but none of them seems like quite the ticket. See inside for the 3 features I'm looking for. [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 31 answers

How can I give my 9 year old more privacy? [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 15 answers

Virginia Beach Hotels: best one for 50ish almost honeymooners? Googled to death.... [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 6 answers

How my web privacy do I have when I use the internet at work? [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 28 answers

Is anybody else experiencing privacy setting wierdness on facebook today, or have I broken my internets? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 3 answers

As more of my friends take up blogging, it becomes nearly inevitable that I'm going to show up in a blog post somewhere. This makes me somewhat uncomfortable. Is my discomfort justified? And if it is, what guidelines can/should I ask these blogging friends to follow to protect my privacy? [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - 29 answers

Does it become legal to use a person's image without their consent or knowledge, as long as you put a black bar over their eyes and don't use their real name? I cannot afford to talk to a lawyer about this. [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2008 - 16 answers

How do I get my roommate out of the house?? [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 29 answers

Am I being spied on at work? IT got into my computer last week and now I hear a little doorbell sound whenever I visit a website that does not belong to the company ... [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 15 answers

How long will it take to do a 7 pass US DoD 5220 Compliant data wipe on a 120 GB Hard Drive? [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2008 - 7 answers

I am a new college graduate (last June), a typical overachiever, and I landed one of those high-paying, high-stress, high hours analyst jobs at an investment bank in New York City. I am now seven/eight months in and struggling with some pretty serious depression. [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2008 - 22 answers

Help me with some ideas on protecting my personal privacy. (U.S. question) [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 7 answers

How can I prevent Google from tracking my visits to web sites that use their services (Google Analytics, AdWords, etc.)? [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2008 - 10 answers

How can I record phonecalls taking place on my cell phone? [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - 13 answers

Oh, Christ. I just clicked on someone's profile on Facebook. I really don't want them to know I found them there. If it's an open profile, meaning a relative stranger could find it and open it with no restrictions, will this person get any kind of notification that I viewed it?
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 23 answers

You walk into a public toilet stall. There is a metal toilet paper roll holder. One of two annoying situations is happening. [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - 27 answers

How do I get a specific video to stop showing up as a related link to videos I post to YouTube? [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2008 - 8 answers

When my browsing and downloading is "encrypted," who or what am I protecting myself from? [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2008 - 18 answers

I recently registered a .co.uk domain name. I've since found out that my full name is visible on a WHOIS. What can I do to hide it? [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 16 answers

How can I have secure internet conversations with my girlfriend at her work that won't raise suspicions with her employer. [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2008 - 24 answers

How can I protect my privacy online? [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2008 - 13 answers

What is the privacy downside of seeing a therapist using my insurance plan? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 7 answers

Can I get photos uploaded to Facebook that include me against my wishes removed if the person who uploaded them will not take them down? [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2007 - 24 answers

As part of my work for a client I've begun researching online privacy, cryptography, and other sundry ways of protecting oneself online. And I'm now completely creeped out and must switch NOW to uncrackable passwords, multiple email accounts, encrypting the crap out of everything I do, and generally making sure that only the things I want public on the internet are publicly accessible. But we run into the question - how do I do that without driving myself nuts trying to remember my passwords, convince everyone I know to use encrypted communication, and maintain a reasonable amount of privacy in my web surfing? And how do I do that after 8 years of webwhorage where I wasn't too concerned who knew what about me? [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2007 - 15 answers

I love Gmail, but with all the security and privacy concerns, I'm thinking of bailing. Whereto next? [more inside]
posted on Dec 25, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm going to get a 'customer loyalty card' from Bloom's (aka upscale Food-Lion) supermarket. The terms and conditions don't mention anything about the validity of the information, and I know enough about security and datamining that I don't want to distribute that information. Do they have a policy, or is there any way I could get caught using a fake name/address/telephone no, etc.?
posted on Dec 16, 2007 - 36 answers

So I'm starting a business and someone has registered the domain name that would go perfectly with it, and then done nothing. It still has the register.com "Clevername.com is coming soon to Register.com" page at the domain even though it has been registered for several months now. Now here's the tricky part: They use register.com's private domain feature which means that all the whois information goes to domain discreet, a company which shortstops all your whois information for clients. [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 9 answers

I have accidentally come into possession of someone's private data. Now what? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - 22 answers

The problem is that I googled myself and found that a website had a bunch of my private documents, stuff like correspondence between me and colleagues, a manuscript draft, power of attorney, stuff about a failing (ultimately failed) relationship - very confidential stuff. [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 9 answers

Dear Mr. Rumpole: Thank you for your campaign contribution of $25. Please enjoy our $50 worth of mailings regarding why you should give us more money. [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2007 - 25 answers

How can I shop for auto insurance without compromising my privacy? I HATE telemarketing and junk mail, so I avoid giving my name, address and phone number to anyone that might possibly sell it. I am also very protective of my SSN. [more inside]
posted on Nov 11, 2007 - 8 answers

Besides the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Online Privacy Alliance, what groups, if any, protect or lobby for the concept of privacy or anonymity in the United States, and how involved are they?
posted on Nov 11, 2007 - 10 answers

I think my boss is spying on my computer. Complicated info follows... [more inside]
posted on Nov 9, 2007 - 28 answers

How to wipe a dead hard drive? After backing up my data to a recently purchased external drive, it promptly failed (and produced a horrible, burning electronics odor). As I'm still within the 14 day return policy, I shouldn't have any trouble returning it. However: I want to wipe all of my personal data from the drive first. How to do that with a drive that won't mount? [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2007 - 16 answers

Can I borrow your United confirmation number and last name for your flight departing within 24 hours? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me practice safe (ie. semi-anonymous) facebooking. [more inside]
posted on Oct 14, 2007 - 19 answers