Blog and online dating
In an article I wrote I took a through look into Blogging services
and Online Dating services. The findings were a little shocking.
It is very important for that you take the much needed precautions
needed when dealing with people online.
For Blogging:
No matter if your a blogger or someone posting a comment. Always
know the age of the person that you are dealing with. Never assume
that the age in the profile is what fact. Use common sense. you know
how people in your age group talk, the topics that they deal with
and the way they present themselves. If this does not all add up,
KEEP AWAY! Also never be afraid to ask someone their age. Even if it
is posted in their profile. See if the answer matches what is
posted. You might be surprised at what you find.
For Online Dating:
The same general rules for blogging apply. But there are additional
rules you should set. Never meet anyone from the internet, unless
you have had extensive contact with them and feel you fully know
their intent as well as their personal information. Also should you
ever decide to meet someone from the internet. Always do so in a
public place. Somewhere that should things not go well, you will be
safe and be able to get away with little or no problems.
It is up to us to take our own safety serious and use caution. If we
do not, we will become one of the statistics and that is not what
going for an evening out is about.
By A. Wallace
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E-mail Safety
In an article I wrote this week about an e-mail that was sent out as a joke about a missing girl (article available on The Weekly News’ main page). I made note that an attempt was made to contact the party that started the joke through the e-mail address provided in the FALSE plea for help.
What is important for our readers to know is that contact with something like this puts your computer and personal information at danger and should only be attempted with extreme caution and by those who understand the dangers involved.
By contacting someone that you do not know via e-mail (especially through a link provided by an unknown party) you can unknowingly provide him or her with your password to your e-mail account.
This is much more of a concern then most people realize.
Once someone that is up to no good has access to your e-mail, they can use it to access illegal material, they can place online orders; they can access your files in your e-mail. They can even get you credit card information if you ever ordered something on line using that e-mail account.
All of these threats can be traced back to your e-mail account and result in criminal charges against you. Armed with the electronic records of these activities, the only defense you may have is a computer forensics team, which not many people have access to.
The only way to be safe is to not open e-mails from anyone that you do not know, if there is a link that you must visit and question the source that provided you with the link. Open a new browser window and manually type in the web address; do not use any hyper links (ex. Click here).
By A. Wallace
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Happy Mother's Day
This week's update is focused strictly on Mother's Day. so there will be no update for this page this week.
Please check back next week.
Be sure to check out The Weekly News and see just we came up with for Mother's Day
Written by A. Wallace
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Kids Safety
This week there is not much for me to write on the topic.
The main thing is knowing the laws and you will be able to help
protect your kids as well as others.
Please visit Kids Privacy to know what you need to watch out for.
Their web address is http://www.ftc.gov/kidzprivacy
Posted by A. Wallace
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