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My 21-year-old daughter and I have had multiple conversations over the years about being careful with what she posts online, first when she was on MySpace years ago and then when she migrated to Facebook more recently.
My angle to her was all about protecting reputation. But I missed the bigger picture: Criminals go where the traffic is. The Seattle Times reports it’s so easy for crooks to take info that people post on their Facebook page and use it to con that person’s family and friends out of money by masquerading as them online and saying they’re in trouble.
The FBI recently logged its 2 millionth complaint about Internet-related crime! Think about that. Meanwhile, the Internet Crime Complaint Center says the number of dollars being stolen through this and other scams is growing potentially into the billions.
In general, here are a few tips to keep you safe while you’re enjoying Facebook:
If you go back before 1995, before the Internet became a part of people’s lives, there was no record to speak of when young people made youthful indiscretions. Now everyone just lets it all hang out. We’re making ourselves completely open books with what we post online. Be careful out there!
This post was last modified on March 22, 2017 2:42 pm
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