HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF WHEN USING SOCIAL MEDIA


Patricia Singer


WHEN USING SOCIAL MEDIA


HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF


Sometimes it is a scary world out there and we need to protect ourselves online as well as offline. Here are some statistics: There are 3.175 billion internet users, this is half of the world’s population; there are 2.2+ billion active users of social media; more people in the world have smart phones than toothbrushes. With so many active users, how do you protect yourself when you are online, especially if you are involved in a stalking or domestic violence situation?


Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself.


Become less visible on the internet. Be mindful of what you are posting and where. Any Google search will tell you exactly what social media sites


you are on and, depending on your security settings, what you are posting there. Google your name and see what shows up in the search results. Search for different variations of your name or ways people may know you. Like with my name, I search for Patricia Singer, Patti Singer, Patricia A. Singer. Where do you show up and what is visible to the general public?


Disable the location finder on your smart phone. When you are out don’t check in to locations using apps like Foursquare or Facebook. When you post that you are at the movie theater with friends, the person that you are trying to avoid now knows exactly where you are and when you are there.


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