I just read the following in a Bulletin.
This is some good information & wanted to make sure people see it.
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I want to bring something to everyone's attention. This won't apply to all, or even many, of you, but it's something to think about. Feel free to add/edit/blog/bulletin, if you so desire.
I've been noticing an increase in the amount of people who are putting their family at risk, in my opinion. I've seen pictures in public folders with children holding school certificates w/ their first and last name and the name of their school. I've seen profiles with first and last names, as well as hometown, listed¡¦ with pix of children with the child's first name. I realize that the child's last name is not always the same as the parent, but many times it is.
Just today, I saw a picture in a public folder of a little boy standing outside of his school. The school's name was in huge letters and the caption read "Eric's first day of Kindergarten" with a very recent date on the pic. Again, profile had mom's first and last name with city/state listed.
A memorable one was someone who had a picture of his daughter outside of their home. In the immediate background was a street sign, with the street he lived on and the cross street. The house number was in plain site in the picture, which also had the child's first name posted under it. Within seconds of doing a google search/reverse lookup, I was able to provide this person with his last name and the name of his child's school and who her teacher was. He immediately removed the picture, of course. (Tag numbers on automobiles should be blanked out, too.)
I am not trying to down anyone, just trying to maybe help with awareness. By all means, share your pictures with us, I love seeing them. There are many programs that can be used to block out names or other info. Paint is very easy to use and many already have it on their computer. I will even offer this¡¦ if you have pictures that you want to share, but don't know how to fix them, send me a private message, I will teach you how or do it for you.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Ms. D
P.S. The thing that made me aware of this¡¦ awhile back I had a picture up with my dresser right behind me, with mail laying on it (name and address visible) and someone pointed it out to me. Granted, it was my PO Box, but still. I was so grateful that someone took the time to warn me, as I'd never thought about it.
(repost of original by 'Ms. D' on '2007-08-24 10:43:27')
