Tips on how to stay safe

Tips:

-Don’t post that you are going on vacation, this implies that your house will be vacant for enough time for potential robbery to occur.

-Don’t post anything you wouldn’t want your grandmother, parents, or employers to see online.

-Think about what you post before you post it, imagine it was written by someone else, if you don’t want to read it chances are no one else does either.

-Protect your information, update your privacy settings and be aware what your rights are.

 

Your public image matters,  even if you don’t think so. No one would want to date someone who has racy pictures online. No one would want to hire someone who posts about smoking pot constantly. No one would want a political leader who was seen in a strip club. Think before you post, be safe and smart. Social media is the reality of the future, you can choose that future.

 

Public image

a good public image leads to a drama free happy family

a bad public image will make your family embarassed by you and full of shame.

Twitter safety

Twitter: Many of us find a simple rant over twitter relaxing or harmless, but many employers now check twitter , Facebook and other online sources to get a look at your real character. Even current employers can and will check to see how you are representing your company. Lets be honest, would you really want someone to work for you with pictures of drug and alcohol use working for you. Based on the images below, who would you hire if they all had the same resume? The choice isn’t hard is it?

 

Who would you hire?

blunt girl

Courtney Stodden

Kate Hudeson

The choice is clear, represent yourself how you would in a job interview.

Photo safety

Photos: Did you know  that smart phones have the GPS technology that can show exactly where your picture was taken. Doesn’t seem too bad right? Well  with a simple right click of a mouse anyone can see where your picture was taken. In a world of predators and stalkers that can be a very dangerous thing. Unlike Facebook’s privacy, this can easily be changed through a setting on your  phones camera.

 

How safe are you online?

On a scale of 1 to Michelle Duggar, how protected are you?

 

Facts about your privacy on Facebook

Facebook: When you agree to sign up for, or use Facebook you grant them ownership of all of your information, that’s right ALL OF IT. In fact, on those terms of use you probably didn’t read, this is what you agreed to: For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (IP License). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it. This means that Facebook is allowed to use your information and pictures until you delete it. Although Facebook insists they are not selling your photos there is the possibility they can, meaning your photos  and information can be anywhere. This is not to say don’t use Facebook, just to be aware of what you are posting because despite insisting they don’t sell your pictures, Facebook can sell your photos.