How to protect your privacy when working from home
Live MintThe cybersecurity world pays a lot of attention to protecting privacy. No matter how many times my husband reassures me about his camera angles, I really hate getting dressed in the same room where he’s taking a Zoom call with six colleagues. Even if they aren’t in the room during your calls, your family members or roommates may not want their bookshelves, art projects or photos visible to your colleagues or clients, so consider a family meeting where you collectively talk through what needs to stay off-screen, out of earshot or off the radar of your work contacts. But if your work gadgets do double-duty as the family computer or gaming platform, you can still create some sense of privacy by creating a separate user account for family use. Now that we’re all spending even more time at home together, I’ve invested time and money creating cozy spaces for each of my family members—closed-door rooms where they can retreat for schoolwork, Zoom calls or gaming sessions.