These tips require a bit more commitment or technical comfort, but are worth the effort.
For more information, see the Freedom of the Press Foundation’s Secure Communication guide.
Examples of sensitive information:
If someone contacts you via phone or email and asks for sensitive information, don’t give it to them. This often comes up as fake customer support or debt collectors. If this happens and you think it might be legitimate, follow up via official channels (the customer service number on the back of your credit card, etc.)
Don’t share sensitive information in SMS or (unencrypted) email directly. See more info for Gmail and Outlook. An easy alternative is putting the information in a file/document in Google Drive / Dropbox / etc. and sharing that.
Your personal information is constantly being sold by data brokers.
Your personal/contact information, passwords, etc. may have become available to people that shouldn’t have it.
A password manager solves a number of problems:
It’s worth paying for one of the top-recommended options, but if you’re cost-conscious or want minimal hassle, you can use one that comes built into your browser:
Do these for all of your computers, phones, tablets, etc.