‘Tis the Season: Beware These 12 Holiday Scams’
Happy holidays seem more important than ever this year. So it’s important not to fall for holiday scams. Most holiday scams are everyday scams dressed up for the season when we’re too busy to notice. Our best advice is to take care, and if something doesn’t feel right or seems too good to be true, […]
How to Stay Safe and Private Online During COVID-19
Statistically, you’re a sitting duck for cyberattack during COVID-19. ZDNet research reports since the start of the pandemic: a 40% increase in unsecured remote desktop computers brute force attacks on remote desktops increasing by 400% during March and April 2020 email scams skyrocketing by 667% in March 2020 90% of the nearly 5 billion COVID-19 related web pages being […]
See How a MySudo User Applies the App to Their Busy Life
MySudo is the only app on the market that gives you private phone, text, email, browser and virtual cards all in one app. That’s why we call it the world’s only all-in-one privacy solution. With the private phone numbers, you can engage with companies and one-off contacts without losing control of your peace and privacy (a wise safety […]
What is a Data Breach?
You’ve seen the steady stream of headlines reporting massive data breaches. Now let’s go inside the concept of a data breach to see what’s really going on. A data breach is a security event where highly sensitive, confidential or protected information is accessed or disclosed without permission or is lost. Organizations, governments and individuals can be victims […]
Stay Safe When You Date, With MySudo
We know dating isn’t all heart emojis and chocolates. There are real risks along with the rewards. Personal safety is one of those risks, whether you meet on a dating app or in person. Dating apps and websites are a convenient way to meet new people, particularly as we live through COVID-19 restrictions, but as […]
What is a Sudo?
A core capability of our products here at Anonyome Labs is the Sudo—a secure, customizable digital identity or ‘profile’ that intentionally differentiates from your personal identity and protects your personal data. A Sudo isn’t a ‘burner’ or fake ID—it’s a real, alternative identity that you can use anywhere your personal identity is required. Your Sudo profile is a secure stand-in […]
14 Real-Life Examples of Personal Data You Definitely Want To Keep Private (Plus, How to Do It)
Apple’s new ‘Over sharing’ ads have everyone thinking about the type of personal information we freely share on our devices and the shocking reality of it being publicly exposed. The scenes are intentionally cringeworthy and ridiculously ‘TMI’. There are people loud-hailing their credit card information, telling strangers their logins, announcing purchases of pregnancy tests and searches for divorce […]
The Privacy Risks of Telehealth and What You Can Do To Protect Your Privacy
In the current COVID-19 world, telehealth and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) are booming but the healthcare industry is unsurprisingly under unprecedented levels of cyberattack. If you’re a telehealth patient or you use an Internet-connected medical device like a smart continuous blood glucose monitor or connected asthma inhaler at home, you might be rightly concerned about the privacy and security of the […]
6 Things You Might Not Know About Data Privacy But Should
With constant headlines about data privacy, and the sheer volume of data breaches and cyberattacks that prompt much of this coverage, you’d be forgiven for having privacy fatigue. But being savvy and alert to the dangers online and knowing how to protect your personal data are not only your best defense they’re really your only defense. Of course, the ideal scenario is to not give […]
How Your Sudo Profiles Are Like Your ‘Stunt Doubles’
Every great movie star has a stunt double, right? You know, the other guy they send in when the risks are real and the stakes are high? Stunt doubles take the fall so the real star doesn’t have to. So here’s the thing: when you use the MySudo app, the world’s only all-in-one privacy solution, you get […]
The 3 Big Benefits of Using the Private Browser in MySudo
If you feel a bit like a puppet on a string when you use the Internet, it’s probably because you are. The companies you’re engaging with, and the data brokers and advertising technology companies they’re engaging with, are pulling your strings to heavily influence the ads you see, the social media content you’re shown, even the major decisions […]
Where Do I Start When it Comes to Personal Privacy?
If this is a question that has gone through your mind, don’t worry: you’re not alone. According to the Cisco Consumer Privacy Survey, 43 percent of survey respondents don’t believe they can adequately protect their personal data and, according to the Pew Research Center, 81 percent of Americans think the potential risks of having companies collect data about them outweigh the benefits those […]
The Most Private Way to Use MySudo Virtual Cards
Privacy is primarily about the freedom and ability to exercise control over access to your personal information. In your online activities, two great principles for controlling your privacy are: Share no more information than is required to get the outcome you want while acting lawfully. Compartmentalize your online activities to avoid your data being correlated and tracked across your […]
What is Digital Exhaust and Why Does it Matter?
Just as engine exhaust is residue from using a car, digital exhaust (or data exhaust) is residue from using the Internet. Digital exhaust is all the information or ‘consumer data’ a person creates as they interact with web sites and services. Let’s take you, for example. Your digital exhaust might include your name, phone number and email address, your credit card number, your billing and shipping […]
Why Your MySudo Virtual Card is More Private than a Bank’s Virtual Card
In an earlier article , you learned the six top privacy benefits when you use MySudo virtual cards: You stay private online. MySudo virtual cards are not linked to your name, age, address, phone number, SSN, or any other identifying information, so your private data stays private. Your spending habits can’t be tracked. The charges you make with your […]