Alright, you already know a lot about online safety when it comes to your personal and financial info on sites like Facebook. But right now is a perfect time to remind yourself why you have to be careful when you're online.
Here's a quick review of the one stupid mistake people our age continue to make, plus some tips to protect you from yourself and from the scammers who monitor social network sites constantly.
Still the biggest stupid act: posting troublesome pictures, videos or comments on your social network sites: "Troublesome" covers a lot of territory, too:
Thousands of scammers monitor what we do on social network sites. And maybe even worse, thousands of legitimate companies monitor the sites, too. A picture of you simply looking out of control in a party picture can persuade some companies not to hire you. Posting "My parents are out of town for ten days, so I'm partying!" is an open invite for house robbers or worse to try to join the party.


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