How Much Personal Information Do You Post on Your Blog?
When you started a blog it probably was not with the idea of helping potential identity thieves to steal your life. That may be exactly what you are doing, however your personal blog can quickly end up as an information gold mine. What kind of posts might pose problems?
- Updates about your job or company.
- Posts about new additions to your family, their activities or health.
- Post that talk about issues (or events) specific to your town.
- A rant about how bad your bank (mortgage company) credit cards service is.
If through your blog a scammer can find out that your name is Tom Jones, you work for Sprint (in accounts receivable) and that you live in Cleveland, then they are halfway home. Actually, depending on what they want to do, they may have everything that they need. Poster beware!
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