Safety Precautions

I could write for dayssss about safety precautions. Probably because I am paranoid from watching too many murder shows on TV. The safety precaution I am compelled to bring up is internet safety.

Ahhh the age of social media. If you're reading this blog, you probably partake in some form of social networking. Why wouldn't you? It's totally fun and entertaining. You can spy on people all the time and no one thinks there's anything wrong with it! ;) The problem with networking on the internet is that sometimes we give TMI (too much information).

I was watching that Kirstie Ally show "Big Life" and she was complaining to all her assistants and entourage because the tabloids were publishing all this personal information about her. She was convinced she had a mole on her staff and launched an investigation to find out who it was. Well, come to find out, the tabloids were getting all this information from what she published on Twitter!

More bothersome, I read an article about people's homes being burglarized when they were out for only 2 hours. The cause was traced back to victims posting where they were and what they were doing on facebook! Yes, it is sad to think that someone you know robbed you, but let's face it, you can't trust everyone you meet. I don't know how many times I see on facebook, my friends posting that they are going on vacation for a week or 2 weeks. Well if someone knew you had valuable things and where you lived, that's the perfect opportunity to rob you.

The moral of the story is be careful of the information you post about yourself online. Sure, posting now and again about what you're doing is great and people love updates, but don't put yourself at risk.