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MOXOMUMD

MOXOMUMD

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Cesar R M said:
You could make a private message to those who you trust.. because I agree with The Mom. You're giving away WAY too much information about your son online.
And even if we are friends here.. the content is available to see to ANYONE who enters here.. I'm pretty sure that Google also caches and reviews the content here.. so the photos might be found online via google search engine as well.
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Agreed. I think on any site people forget that not only do members see what's posted but there are a multitude of guests that visit also. I tend to err on the side of caution and won't post pics of my daughter, that's my choice. I wouldn't hold it against anyone that does but when one posts the city where they live (unless it's huge), a team they play for, a school they go to, and a lot of info with them.....it doesn't take much for a weirdo to latch onto that.

I like seeing pics about kids and their achievements, family moments, etc., (it's the proud parent moments!) but one needs to be wary about going overboard with it.
 
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SteveBrickNJ

SteveBrickNJ

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SteveBrickNJ said:
Yup @dryerlintfan , The photos of "handsome men in uniform" were few and far between. There WAS a photo posted by me of a soldier eating his lunch on top of a helicopter. Did you see that one? I don't know if he was/is handsome. Just seemed hungry :hungry:
We have photos of my wife next to military personnel, but I don't post photos that include the faces of my daughter or my wife.View attachment 282665
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Just above, you can see that on May 7th's post I put the words: "I don't post photos that include the faces of my daughter or my wife". I've mentioned this on more than one post....it was my way of dropping a hint to someone without actually saying anything directly. I had hoped that someone would reflect and maybe change their practices. Yet....actually...It's just how I feel and it is not for me to impose my viewpoint on others.
 
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MOXOMUMD

MOXOMUMD

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Cesar R M said:
I think the point is that you were sharing a lot of photos in a row of your son, not only your niece's.

Giving way too much information, from teams, to photos of the pitch and other kids/teachers.
This can always be potentially used for kidnapping.

Hence why I recommended you to share photos in a private message way and not publicly here.
Where anyone (other than us too, and even not-members of WDWMagic can see them) can check, review, and even build information of you.

Remember, there is no such thing as "safe" if the content is public in the internet.
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I have never posted pics of me or my daughter and I live in a city of around 5,000 but have never said what it is. When I first started posting here another member (no longer here) asked if I lived in (my city)? just from the few things I had posted.:cautious: I just answered with my county because they were right. They lived not far away from me. Weird, huh? That member had about four total posts and was gone. :cyclops:

I also shared this story with another member here. I had struck up a conversation with an established member of this site (no longer here) and everything was great for awhile. We were going to be in MK on the same day and that we'd meet up. The closer that day came that person became a little "off" in their posts to the point I said my daughter and I couldn't make it. We still went to MK but because I'd never posted pics of us he didn't know who we were. BUT he had posted a lot of him and his kid so I knew who they were. We saw them a few times during the day and once waited in the same line (with some people in between) for the same ride. The kid was out of control and he seemed like a crackhead. Not saying they really were bad people but I'm glad I didn't meet them. Not everyone on social media is a rose.
 
21stamps

21stamps

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MOXOMUMD said:
Agreed. I think on any site people forget that not only do members see what's posted but there are a multitude guests that visit also. I tend to err on the side of caution and won't post pics of my daughter, that's my choice. I wouldn't hold it against anyone that does but when one posts where the city where they live (unless it's huge), a team they play for, a school they go to, and a lot of info with them.....it doesn't take much for a weirdo to latch onto that.

I like seeing pics about kids and their achievements, family moments, etc., (it's the proud parent moments!) but one needs to be wary about going overboard with it.
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Well, I live in an area with over 2.2 million people. There are over 200 private schools in this area as well.

I guess maybe a weirdo could attempt to do a ton of research and somehow find my kid amongst the people/schools above. I just didn’t think it was a high concern.
 

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