Too Much Information

When you are setting up your profile and filling in the fields or creating a custom bio, have a trusted friend comb through the info to make sure you haven’t revealed anything that could indicate where you live, where you or your spouse work, or where your children go to school. Along with the words you use, the pictures you display also offer the world information about you. Your audience doesn’t need to know your children’s names or see their pictures, nor do they need to know you live on the south side of town across from that distinctive bank building that many think of as a landmark, as in Figure 18.2. Too much information invites trouble.

Figure 18.2. This photo of the view from a person’s window gives away the location of a home without listing an address, making it easy for stalkers to find.

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