When posting on the internet – only post information you are comfortable with anyone seeing – remember it is a public resource. This includes information and photos in your profile and in blogs and other forums. Additionally, once you post information online, you can’t take it back. You may delete the information from a site, […]

The Internet makes it easy for people to misrepresent their identities and motives. Consider limiting the people who are allowed to contact you on these sites. If you interact with people you do not know, be cautious about the amount of information you reveal or agreeing to meet them in person.

Many social media platforms allow you to check in and broadcast your location, or automatically add your location to photos and posts. Geolocation or geo-tagging features on social networks is not the safest feature to activate. You could be telling a stalker exactly where to find you or telling a thief that you’re not home.