{"id":29264,"date":"2025-05-14T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=29264"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:15:00","slug":"protect-privacy-and-practice-online-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/14\/protect-privacy-and-practice-online-hygiene\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect privacy and practice online hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-08-at-9.14.30-AM-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-600x345.png\" alt=\"Practice online hygiene\" class=\"wp-image-29266\" style=\"width:686px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-08-at-9.14.30-AM-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-600x345.png 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-08-at-9.14.30-AM-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-08-at-9.14.30-AM-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-08-at-9.14.30-AM-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-665x383.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-08-at-9.14.30-AM-Bridget-Weise-Knyal.png 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you get that urge to spring clean this year, don\u2019t forget to take a look at your life online as well. It\u2019s good practice to review regularly what information you share and with whom. The Safe Computing website offers a variety of options to guide you in this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/be-safe-online\/practice-online-hygiene\">Practice Online Hygiene<\/a> &#8211; practical guidance regarding limiting what you share online, controlling your online interactions, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/be-safe-online\/online-harassment\">Protect Yourself from Online Harassment<\/a> &#8211; guidance to help mitigate the risk of becoming a victim of online harassment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-privacy\/protect-your-privacy\">Protect Your Privacy<\/a> &#8211; lists basic privacy guidance, privacy settings, and resources specific to U-M.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safe Computing offers guidance on practicing 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