How much information do you reveal about yourself and your children?

@sprite1950 (30453)
Corsham, England
April 14, 2018 2:40am CST
I watched a very interesting programme on how easy it is to collect information about yourself and your children. One woman put a picture of her child up on facebook holding a football achievement certificate .. harmless you might say but from just that one picture a hacker could find out the football club he attended, his school and where he lived. Scary because I have mentioned my granddaughter's school many times on Facebook and never thought anything of it .. but a hacker can see what she looks like and the school she attends. Another common problem people make is posting pictures while they are away on their holidays .. it's telling people that your house is more than likely empty and an easy target for burglars. How much information do you give away online? Image from Pixabay
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
14 Apr 18
I have wondered about this often.Anyway,I do not like posting more about my family.But most often we are not careful.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
It's easy to forget that there are bad people out there. Facebook should be a safe place where we can share our children's achievements but it's not.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
15 Apr 18
@sprite1950 Sometimes,it will turn out to be dangerous,because of some evil people.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
14 Apr 18
@silvermist , We never know when those photos and where they are going to show up.
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@Maria24 (2661)
• United States
14 Apr 18
I don't post pictures of my babies anymore I also don't share where I go.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
I think you are very wise.
@LadyDuck (457969)
• Switzerland
14 Apr 18
I do not post anything personal on FB. I have read that teenagers check the pages and when people are vacationing, they go party in their gardens, better if there is a pool. I never post photos of friends, I do not want to be sued one day for violation of privacy.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
Do teenagers actually do that?! I think my neighbours might have something to say about that if they did that as our houses are all so close together! I usually make sure someone is in my house at least some of the time while I am away.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
@LadyDuck How awful! They would be out of luck here as very few people have pools in the UK.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
@LadyDuck I bet they did! I don't think we get that over here.
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@JudyEv (325654)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Apr 18
I have probably given enough away that people could find me, my husband and one son. I can't imagine why they would want to bother to find Vince and I and the son is easily found on a few sites through his own postings.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
Does it bother you.? I must I was quite surprised when I learned that a hacker could find out so much just from a certificate and I often post about vacations although I have someone stay at my house when I'm away.
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@JudyEv (325654)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I can't imagine that we'd be of much interest to anyone so no, it doesn't bother me too much. And it's pretty hard to keep much secret these days.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
@JudyEv True. I didn't think about it much until I saw the programme and then I started to worry about how much information I had put up about my granddaughter.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
14 Apr 18
Absolutely nothing flat out. I know that danger well.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
I have become more aware since watching that programme so will be more careful in future.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
@Courage7 I assume with bad consequences. Well we all make mistakes and hopefully learn from them.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
14 Apr 18
@sprite1950 I have already made some foolish mistakes years ago online Snowdrop.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
14 Apr 18
I rarely use my Facebook and I never post any information about my family..
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
I have been thinking about deactivating mine as I don't post on it often,
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
@Jessabuma Yes I have cousins in Australia so it's good for keeping in touch with them.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
14 Apr 18
@sprite1950 ohh, hehe!!! I don't post often also but I still want to keep it.
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@mayka123 (16584)
• India
15 Apr 18
I usually post my holiday pictures after I am back. I am not in the habit of posting things on Facebook immediately. And I do try to avoid giving too much information about the family.
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@mayka123 (16584)
• India
21 Apr 18
@sprite1950 In my family we usually are not able to plan our holidays together so there is always someone back home.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
21 Apr 18
@mayka123 At least your house is safe.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
15 Apr 18
I usually have someone to keep an eye on my house while I am away. Sometimes they stay there the whole time I am away to feed my guinea pigs so I don't worry too much.
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
15 Apr 18
I try not to review too much about myself. I will never know when will my enemy get access to my facebook and start to use it against my disadvantage.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
15 Apr 18
Yes we are all at risk if we reveal too much information. I intend to be more careful.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
14 Apr 18
I don't post any pictures of people. Try not to post too much personal stuff. It is a scary world out there.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
15 Apr 18
I post very little now and I shall definitely be more careful with posting pics of my granddaughter.
@Oshobu (661)
• Nigeria
14 Apr 18
I don't really like giving much information about myself online... I only give out the required information
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
Yes I think I am going to be more careful from now on.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
@Oshobu I've posted pictures of my granddaughter and mentioned her school before which I won't be doing again.
@Oshobu (661)
• Nigeria
14 Apr 18
@sprite1950 Do you always give out all your information before?
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
15 Apr 18
I dont post pictures of my family on social media. If I go on holiday, I do not post instant photos. I wait for a week after I'm back home to post
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Apr 18
I don't worry too much about that because someone stays a my house when I am away to feed my guinea pigs but I hadn't given it much thought to be honest,
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
25 Apr 18
@sprite1950 okay. its important that we always take precautions
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
14 Apr 18
Finally someone said something about this. I actually do not like to post much about me or anyone in my family, most especially kids. I told my husband that once we have our child/ren, no pictures whatsoever will be posted in any sites as I want to secure them and their identity. It is not that I am not proud of them but if my children's lives are at stake, I will never risk it. I stopped liking pictures of my friends with their children. Not because I do not like it but because it gives them a thinking that it is okay to risk their children. But we do not know is that there are people lurking around and would take all the opportunities to harm other people. Prevention is better than cure and I guess people do not understand the precautions of their actions. Another is posting about people with their travels or holidays. For one, I do not want anyone to know where I am. Second, I want my own time with my family or friends. Three, I am a private person and pictures are to be shared privately with my family and friends. That is all. hahaha
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
Yes this programme really made me think about what I have been revealing about myself and my granddaughter, I intend to be much more careful about what I put up in future,
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 How frightening! We have to be so careful what we post as the internet has brought new dangers with it.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
14 Apr 18
@sprite1950 Yes, that would be better than be sorry. Also, my husband once told me a story about his friend who had a Facebook account and where she posted pictures of her child. All of a sudden someone was messaging her and when she checked the person's account, she saw all the pictures of her child in that person's Facebook. All details of her child was known by this person and she was shocked. She then deleted her account.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
14 Apr 18
I tend not to give out too much information especially when we are going away and I wait until we are home to post any pictures. I don't have where I live on FB either. You should also be careful of pictures of houses or cars because the house number or license plate could be in the shot. I keep my FB pretty private.
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@ivanituut (1934)
14 Apr 18
We need to secure the safety of our children especially nowadays. :)
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
We certainly do. It's a dangerous world we live in.
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@ivanituut (1934)
14 Apr 18
@sprite1950 yes so true
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
14 Apr 18
I have not disclosed much here.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
14 Apr 18
I don't worry too much here, it's my facebook which would be more likely to be hacked by people who actually might actually be able to get to me..
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