{"id":13097,"date":"2023-01-13T23:48:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlanguageblog.com\/?p=13097"},"modified":"2023-01-13T23:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:48:19","slug":"what-we-can-learn-from-major-hacking-scandals-of-the-past-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starlanguageblog.com\/what-we-can-learn-from-major-hacking-scandals-of-the-past-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Can Learn From Major Hacking Scandals Of The Past Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you feel like you take privacy a lot less seriously than you once did, you’re not alone. While no one willingly gives up their privacy, we have become used to the fact that our lives are online now. Data that would once have only been accessible if someone broke into your house can now be accessed from across the world.<\/p>\n
There have been a number of big scandals. These include leaks from massive companies like Facebook, Yahoo!, and Equifax. The Equifax breach was particularly disturbing, considering that the company holds the confidential financial data of millions of Americans.<\/p>\n
Keeping yourself safe is not such a simple matter. You should have a strong PIN on your phone, as well as insurance coverage. Phone insurance covers damaged, stolen, or lost phones<\/a>. You can simply get a new device, erasing your old device so that the thief cannot get your data.<\/p>\n However, the risk is ubiquitous even when your devices are in your possession. Even if you scrubbed all of your data from all your devices, companies like Google will still have a lot of data that can be used against you.<\/p>\n So, what have we learnt from these scandals? Will these lessons be pertinent in 2023?<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the biggest lesson we have learnt is that no one is totally safe from cyber crime. No matter how many VPNs and private browsers you use, you’re no longer in control of your data. There are times when it is necessary to share your data, especially with companies like Equifax, and they are always going to have some vulnerability to hacking.<\/p>\n This doesn\u2019t mean you should give up. On the contrary, it is a reason for you to take your privacy as seriously as possible. The less data you put at risk, the less a potential leak from a big company is likely to harm you.<\/p>\nNo one is safe<\/h2>\n
Privacy software is only so effective<\/h2>\n