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Just thinking out loud today and going off on a tangent about best practices for online management of your data and security.

1. Read terms

2. Use password manager

3. Enable 2FA

4. Get your own domain name

Hooray for better privacy and protection. Well almost.

GDPR is here and I am already starting to file requests to remove my personal information from poorly secured servers.

One day to go until the GDPR act comes into effect. I decided to check Twitter for some epic #GDPRfails and here is what I found...

https://www.ptoone.com/2018/05/which-companies-are-failing-most-at.html

Either way I think it is good to increase awareness and discussion about the privacy and security of our data. This list of GDPRfails shows how even the largest tech companies with biggest budgets are failing at protecting your personal data and information.

Apple is planning to roll out this feature worldwide in the coming months. "We intend to provide these capabilities to customers around the world in the coming months," the company wrote.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208501

Here's the List of Data that You can Download:

App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store and Apple Music activity

Apple ID account and device information

Apple Online Store and Retail Store activity

AppleCare support history, repair requests and more

Game Center activity

iCloud Bookmarks and Reading List

iCloud Calendars and Reminders

iCloud Contacts

iCloud Notes

Maps Report an Issue

Marketing subscriptions, downloads, and other activity

Other data

iCloud Drive files and documents

iCloud Mail

iCloud Photos

Top child safety experts have warned over the risks of a new gadget designed to chat with kids alone in their bedrooms. Here is a press release that Amazon responded to: https://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/experts-and-advocates-caution-parents-steer-clear-new-amazon-echo-dot-kids

Email have survived several waves of "email killing apps" and it is still the key to your online world.

Here is the link I mention in this podcast: https://switching.social

The right to data portability allows individuals to obtain and reuse their personal data for their own purposes across different services. It allows them to move, copy or transfer personal data easily from one IT environment to another in a safe and secure way, without affecting its usability.