Compiled and designed by Mark Fullbright , Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist™ (CITRMS) as a free service for consumers to protect themselves online and reduce their exposure to identity theft and from online websites that store and sell our information. Stay Safe, Stay Secure *Company names mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners and are for educational purposes only.

1. Privacy Settings
Online websites
Updated 04/14/2014

2. E-Commerce

3. Amazon
• Security & Privacy
• Your Security
• Security Researchers
• http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo
mer/display.html?nodeId=551434

4. eBay
• Customizing your privacy settings
• Collections you create
• http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/privac
y-settings.html

5. PayPal
• Manage settings
• Resolution Center
• https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpc
enter/helphub/topic/?topicID=11500019&p
arentID=11500017&m=BT

6. Email

7. Gmail
• Change your settings
• https://support.google.com/mail/answer/65
62?hl=en

8. Outlook.com
• Manage who can send you email
• Under Preventing junk email, click Filters
and reporting
• Manage individual safe and blocked
senders
• http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-
privacy/outlook.aspx

9. Yahoo!
• Privacy Option
• Email Accounts
• Opt Out of Ad Matching
• http://blog.gcflearnfree.org/2011/01/31/sett
ing-privacy-for-your-yahoo-email/

10. Mobile Services

11. Apple iOS
• About location precision or accuracy
• Turning Location Services on or off
• Settings > Privacy > Location Services
• Privacy
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5467

12. AT&T
• Control who has access to see your
location.
• Manage AT&T privacy settings
• http://www.att.net/smartcontrols-
LocationPrivacySettings

13. Verizon
• OptOut of Customer Proprietary
Network Information
• View full privacy policy
• http://www.verizon.com/about/privacy/cpni
wireless/

14. Windows Phone 8
• To turn location services on or off
• Privacy Settings in Internet Explorer 10
for Windows Phone.
• To change advanced Internet Explorer
settings
• http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-
privacy/windows-phone.aspx

15. Music

16. Pandora
• Profile Privacy
– On the Web
– On an iPhone or iPod
• http://www.pandora.com/privacy Opting
Out of Behavioral Advertising on the
Web
• http://help.pandora.com/customer/portal/ar
ticles/24663-profile-privacy

17. Spotify
• Preferences.
• Change the privacy settings of
individual albums
• Turn on a private session
• http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Privacy-
Settings-on-Spotify

18. Search Engines

19. Bing
• Turn off search history
• Filter offensive content with
SafeSearch
• Email and social networking
• Help protect email and social
networking accounts with strong
passwords
• http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-
privacy/bing.aspx

20. Google
• Incognito mode (browse in private)
• Information stored by other sites
• https://support.google.com/chrome/answer
/95464?hl=en

21. Social Networks

22. Facebook
• Controlling Who Can Find You
• Basic Privacy Settings & Tools
• Reviewing Stuff Others Tag You In
• https://www.facebook.com/help/445588775
451827

23. Google+
• Your profile privacy settings
• Change your profile's search results
setting
• https://support.google.com/plus/answer/10
47281?hl=en

24. LinkedIn
• Managing Account Settings
• Privacy & Settings
• “Who‟s Viewed Your Profile” - Overview
and Privacy
• http://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_
id/66

25. Match.com
• Information we collect about you
• How to OptOut
• Cookies and Use of Cookie Data
• http://www.match.com/registration/privacy
statement.aspx

26. Meetup
• Account Privacy Settings
• Email and greetings permissions
• Hide list of Meetups on my profile
• http://help.meetup.com/customer/portal/art
icles/864924-meetup-account-privacy-
settings

27. Pinterest
• What information do we collect
• How do we use the information we
collect?
• What choices do you have about your
information?
• Our Policy on Children‟s Information
• http://about.pinterest.com/privacy/

28. Reddit
• How to Increase Reddit Privacy
• Uncheck "make my votes public" and
"allow my data to be used for research
purposes
• Preference Settings
• http://www.wikihow.com/Increase-Reddit-
Privacy

29. Tumblr
• Privacy and Ignoring Users
• Can I make my primary blog private?
• How else can I protect my privacy?
• http://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/ignoring

30. Twitter
• What is the difference between public
and protected Tweets?
• Who can see my Tweets?
• Why would I protect my Tweets?
• When you protect your Tweets, the
following restrictions are put in place
• https://support.twitter.com/articles/14016-
about-public-and-protected-tweets#

31. Video

32. Skype
• Privacy in Skype
• Control who can contact you
• Privacy settings
• Control your conversation history
• To opt out of targeted ads
• http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-
privacy/skype.aspx

33. Snapchat
• How to change your privacy settings
• Change who can send me Snaps
• Change who can see my Stories
• http://support.snapchat.com/a/privacy-
settings

34. YouTube
• Video privacy settings
• Change your video‟s privacy settings to
make it public, unlisted, or private
• Private videos
• Unlisted videos
• https://support.google.com/youtube/answe
r/157177?hl=en

35. Web Browsers

36. Internet Explorer
• Open IE‟s Private Browsing Mode the
Easy Way
• Open Private Browsing Mode
• http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/window
s-vista/open-ies-private-browsing-mode-
the-easy-way/

37. Google Chrome
• Chrome's privacy settings
• Enable phishing and malware
protection
• Automatically send usage statistics
and crash reports
• Send a „Do Not Track‟ request with your
browsing traffic
• https://support.google.com/chrome/answer
/114836?hl=en

38. Mozilla Firefox
• Private Browsing - Browse the web
without saving information about the sites
you visit.
• What does Private Browsing not save?
• How do I always start Firefox in Private
Browsing?
• Never remember history.
• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-
browsing-browse-web-without-saving-info

39. Safari
• Safari 5.1 (OS X Lion): Browse privately
– Turn on Private Browsing
– Turn off Private Browsing
• Keep your software up-to-date
• http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5000

40. Misc.

41. Dropbox
• Security and Privacy
• Can I specify my own private key for my
Dropbox?
• How do I opt out of Dropbox email newsletters
and tips?
• Is Dropbox HIPAA, FERPA, SSAE16/SOC1,
SOC2, Safe Harbor, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, or
PCI compliant?
• https://www.dropbox.com/help/category/Security%
20and%20Privacy

42. Microsoft Office
• Privacy in Microsoft Office
• Change privacy settings
• Remove hidden data and personal
information from documents
• http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-
privacy/office.aspx

43. Xbox One and Kinect
• Privacy in Xbox One and Kinect
• Privacy and online safety settings
• What data does Kinect and Xbox One
collect and how is that information used
by Microsoft?
• What data does Kinect use to identify me?
• http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-
privacy/xbox.aspx

44. Yahoo! Messenger
• Stealth & Privacy Settings
• Control who sees you online. Block
unwanted IMs too.
• How to handle unwanted messages
• http://messenger.yahoo.com/features/steal
th/

45. Passwords
• One the best and most important ways to enhance your
online security is to use a strong passwords.
– Don't use only letters or only numbers. Mix’m up!
– Don't use names of spouses, children,
girlfriends/boyfriends or pets.
– Don't use phone numbers, birthdates or Social
Security numbers
– Don't use the same word as your log-in, or any
variation of it.
– Don’t use the same passwords for all accounts.
Maybe use the first initial of your account and create
a password from that.

46. Privacy in the news..
• Major Internet Security Flaw Exposes Millions
Of Usernames, Passwords
• Yahoo fixes Flickr invitation bug that leaked
real names and email addresses
• Data Brokers Sell Information About Rape
Survivors, Alcoholics, Mentally Ill People, And
More
• Social media sites hacked, information stolen
• The Data Brokers: Selling your personal
information

47. COMPANY NAMES MENTIONED HEREIN ARE THE PROPERTY OF, AND MAY BE TRADEMARKS OF,
THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS AND ARE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
STAYSAFEONLINE.ORG & THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Compiled and designed by Mark Fullbright , Certified Identity Theft
Risk Management Specialist™ (CITRMS) as a free service for
consumers to protect themselves online and reduce their exposure to
identity theft
Stay Safe, Stay Secure