Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) Content Topic Results

This page reviews internet activities that reveal your personal information, how others can get information about your online privacy, and what to know about cloud computing.

With cell phones now the primary way of communicating, harassing phone calls can be especially distressing and disruptive. This fact sheet offers steps that victims of harassing calls, text messages, or spam can take to increase safety.

The guide provides statistics and references to reports, including ongoing studies of the credit reporting industry by the Fair Trade Commission.

This page reviews advantages and disadvantages of using social networks, what kind of information may be safe to post and how to protect it, as well as who is able to access different types of information posted to these networks.

Topics included are: describing what is in a credit report, explaining credit scores, access to credit reports, how individuals can get a copy of their reports, free annual credit reports, dealing with negative information and errors, uses of credit reports for marketing purposes, enforcing rights through lawsuits and government complaints, and describing investigative consumer reports for employment, insurance, and rental housing.

Relevant reports and studies are linked within the document making this document an efficient 'one-stop' reference tool.

This tip sheet includes steps to take to guard personal information from appearing in directory listings and public records. Includes a detailed listing of data vendors with complete contact information for each.

Discusses the privacy implications of making public records containing personal information available on the Internet. Lists 9 negative consequences and offers 11 recommendations for safeguarding personal privacy while upholding public policy requirements.

This document is a primer on employer background checks for jobseekers, including why they might be conducted and how they might be conducted. Special attention is paid to rights and remedies under the FCRA.