Many of us have become aware, that with the fun of sharing our lives on social media, come inherent dangers of exposing too much information. Many people have made their Facebook pages private, but sharing photos and location “check-ins” on other forms of social media can leave us vulnerable to dangers from strangers with bad intentions.
There is a new trend of putting really cute decals on rear car windows, showing off our family members, their hobbies, our pets, and our kid’s achievements.
Seems harmless enough, but as people go online to customize their depiction of their family for their car, they are sometimes offered name decals, school names and various other details which they exhibit. Getting carried away with your family pride in this way, offers information that predators are just waiting to get their hands on.
As you will hear in the video you are about to watch below, police have begun issuing warnings about these seemingly fun and innocent stickers. Depending on the details displayed, you may be giving burglars or child predators (particularly when you have a sticker saying proud parent of..with the name of their school), information that has the potential to put your family at great risk.
While you may be wary of guarding your privacy on social media, you could be undoing it with bumper stickers and family decals. You would be amazed at how much information can be put together that can make your family a target.
Such figures as showing a dad in the military, can signal a mom at home alone with kids. Showing their kids in their favorite extracurricular activity can indicate when your home is likely to be empty, or where and when your child goes to practice. For further information that will help you to be more aware of information you may be innocently giving away, watch the footage below.
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