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Financial Privacy and Security Online

Your financial data is valuable and vulnerable. Learn essential practices for protecting accounts, preventing identity theft, and maintaining financial privacy online.

By FlowFund TeamJune 28, 20263 min read

Your Financial Data Is Valuable

Financial institutions, fintech apps, and data brokers collect your financial behavior. Used for advertising, sold to third parties, and in worst cases used by criminals.

Essential Security Practices

Password manager: 1Password or Bitwarden. One compromised password should not unlock your bank.

Two-factor authentication: Authenticator app, not SMS. SIM swapping is a real threat. Use Authy or Google Authenticator.

Credit freeze: In the US, free freeze at all three bureaus prevents anyone opening new credit in your name.

Virtual card numbers: Privacy.com creates virtual card numbers for online purchases. Merchant compromise exposes only that virtual card.

Dedicated email: Separate email address only for financial accounts.

Red Flags of Compromise

Login alerts from unknown devices. Unexpected small transactions (test charges). Password reset emails you did not request.

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