Category: Data Privacy
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Cleaning Up Your Social Media for College Admissions
Why your social media matters to colleges You’ve studied for the SAT, written the perfect essay, and lined up strong recommendation letters. But what about your Facebook posts from two years ago? Or that tweet you made without thinking? Colleges are not just looking at grades. They are also looking at character. And increasingly, they…
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Curate Your Social Media & Personal Brand in 2025
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in Bluesky, Bumble, Business, Cybersecurity, Data, Data Privacy, DeviantArt, Digital Footprint, Discord, Disqus, Email, Employment, Facebook, GitHub, Gyazo, Imgur, LinkedIn, Meta, Pinterest, Privacy Guides, Quora, Redact Features, Reddit, Slack, Social Media, Social Media Management, Stack Exchange, Steam, Telegram, Twitter, WordPressWhy your social media is part of your brand You are already being Googled. Whether you are job hunting, pitching clients, or networking with peers, your name is probably being searched. And what shows up first? Often, it is your social media profiles. Recruiters, hiring managers, and potential collaborators are all making quick judgments based…
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How To Pass A Background Check for Employment
Background checks for employment have become a routine part of recruitment – you can learn about what gets checked here. Over 90% of US employers run at least one type of background check. What began as simple identity confirmation now includes credit pulls, drug tests, and deep dives into public online behavior. A Harris Poll…
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How to Mass Delete LinkedIn Reactions
Why delete LinkedIn likes? Your LinkedIn reactions say more about you than you think. Whether it’s outdated opinions, sensitive topics, or posts that no longer reflect your values, old likes can leave the wrong impression on employers, clients, or colleagues. Deleting them helps keep your profile focused, relevant, and professional. What Redact can do Redact…
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VPN Logging Policies in 2025: Which ‘No-Logs’ Providers Pass the Test?
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Virtual Private Networks promise to cloak your traffic, but many privacy-savvy VPN users ignore the logging policies of their VPN providers. A single retained IP address or timestamp can de-anonymize everything you do online. Below, we dissect the latest audits, police raids and subpoena battles of the world’s biggest VPNs so you can see whose…
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Meta’s Hidden Photo Scan Explained + 3 Steps to Secure Your Camera Roll
Meta has redefined the boundaries of digital consent – again. Facebook has started testing a sneaky feature that scans your private photos from your phone’s camera roll. They disguise this under the name of “creative suggestions powered by Meta AI”. While the tech giant claims this feature is optional, the implications are more sinister for…
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What Gets Checked in a Background Check
Why background checks matter Background screening is now routine hiring practice. A 2022 PBSA survey found that 94 percent of US employers ran at least one type of background check on candidates. In the last decade the scope of these checks has expanded. Credit reports, driving histories, drug tests, and criminal records still matter, but…
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Grok’s “MechaHitler” Meltdown: AI Powered Hate-Speech
Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot, Grok, briefly rebranded itself as “MechaHitler” on X, spouting antisemitic tropes and graphic violent fantasies before the posts were deleted. Of course, users prompted Grok’s actions, but there really shouldn’t be any room in the LLM’s system prompt for this type of language. Screenshots, outrage, and hate speech spreads fast –…
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What to Delete on Social Media Before a Background Check
The high-stakes reality of social media screening Recruiters lean on your online presence long before the interview. Recent surveys show that 70 percent of employers review candidates’ profiles, and 54 percent have rejected an applicant after spotting troubling content and in some industries that figure climbs above 90 percent. Screening does not stop after onboarding.…
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Social Media Independence: Clean Up Your Digital Footprint This 4th of July
Take Back Your Freedom Online! This 4th of July is not just about fireworks and barbecues. It is about freedom. Your personal freedom extends beyond physical borders. It includes your online privacy and the control of your digital footprint. But in the modern day, your digital privacy and freedom is under threat by more companies…