It's important that you protect your email addresses and passwords since these are valuable pieces of information that can grant access to your emails, financial information, and other sensitive online data.
Protecting your email address is especially essential for websites where your email address is used as your username to log into your account.
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Don't enter your email address in the name field of your account. This field can appear in public searches and be viewed by anyone.
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Only include your personal contact information in the designated fields of your LinkedIn profile. This information can only viewed by 1st-degree connections.
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Only connect with professionals who you know and trust enough to share your personal email address.
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Don't connect to anonymous profiles using group or company names. Disclosing your email address to an anonymous group of people may increase the odds for unwanted spam messaging. Remember, you also always have the option of removing a connection at any time.
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If you're interested in a company, we recommend following them via their LinkedIn Page. This way, you can follow a company without disclosing your email address.
Choosing a strong password that includes a mixture of letters, numbers, and symbols is critical for keeping your online information secure.
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Don't use the same password across all the sites you visit.
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Don't share your password with others, and ensure you change it often.
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Reset your password every couple of months.
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Sign out of your account anytime you leave a shared or public computer.
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Don't enter personal contact information within the name fields on your account. This information is often made public in Internet searches.
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Install antivirus software on your computer and keep it up to date.
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Only connect to people you know and trust.