Your privacy matters, and you have the power to protect it effectively. Our expert advice helps you understand your legal rights and navigate everything from workplace situations to internet security with confidence. Your Privacy is here to help.
Try our 2 free tools including the Image and Photo Use Rights Checker (UK) and Personal Privacy Risk Audit to get instant personalised help.
How Do I Prevent My Address Being Traced via Mobile Number?
Stop your address being traced through your mobile number by using a separate SIM registered to a different address.
Your Privacy Rights at Work
Know what your employer can and can't do with your email, phone calls, and personal data at work.
Can Comments Made in Counselling Be Added to Medical Record?
Your counsellor can't share what you say in sessions with your GP unless you've agreed to it, and you can complain if they do.
Image and Photo Use Rights Checker (UK) (Free Tool)
Someone has used your photo (or your child's) on a website, social media or marketing and you are not sure what your rights are. Answer a few questions and we will explain the position and what to do.
Personal Privacy Risk Audit (Free Tool)
Identify privacy vulnerabilities across your digital and physical life.
Subject Access Request Refused: What Companies Can Legally Withhold
You sent a Subject Access Request to a company. They were supposed to provide a copy of your personal data. Instead, you have received a refusal, a heavily
How to Choose and Protect Your Passwords
Set strong passwords that are easy for you to remember but hard for hackers to crack, and keep your accounts secure.
Big Business and Wikileaks
How Wikileaks has exposed financial secrets that major corporations and wealthy individuals would rather keep hidden.
Data Leaks: Are IT Department to Blame?
IT staff are most likely to deliberately leak company data, often on Tuesdays and usually via laptops or removable drives.
Facebook Security Tips to Keep Your Details Private
Adjust your Facebook privacy settings to control who sees your personal information and keep your account secure.
What Is Wikileaks?
Wikileaks is a whistleblowing site that publishes leaked government and corporate documents, operating since 2006 despite controversy.
Banks and Your Data: Why It's Still Getting Lost
Banks keep losing your data through their own mistakes, not yours, and it's costing them millions in fines.
Online Dating Sites and Data Breaches
Popular dating sites like eHarmony have suffered data breaches, exposing user passwords and personal information to hackers.
The True Cost of Cyber Crime
Cyber crime costs the UK £27bn yearly, but the real figure is likely far higher because most attacks go unreported.
My Credit Card Details Were Stolen: A Case Study
How one woman's credit card was fraudulently used while she was abroad and what she did to stop it.