Online Privacy Becomes a Growing Concern as Data Becomes More Accessible

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Online Privacy Becomes a Growing Concern as Data Becomes More Accessible

WXYZ - Experts say a simple search on the internet can reveal an individual's home address, phone number, and more. According to the latest annual Data Breach Report, the overall number of data compromises last year was up ~68% compared to 2020. Senior VP of OneRep Mark Kapczynski says these days you can find a lot about someone on the internet in 30 seconds. "They are called people search websites," says the security expert. "They buy all our personal information, name addresses, DOB, where we work, everything about our kids.They create pages that can be indexed by google, so that's why it shows up on google." Kapczynski says one of the most effective solutions is to sign up for a web scrubbing service, where a customer's data is monitored and removed every time it pops up.