Location, location, location. This was the mantra of every real estate agent for many years. Location can be important when it comes to selling your home, but it is also important for your personal safety factor also.
Many of us take for granted that our phones are constantly "current position" and shows that we come and go, without realizing it. A simple Tweet or post photos on Facebook can reveal our current position. Why is this a bad thing?
Let's look at 5 reasons why you might not be a good idea your situation:
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Just select your holiday in the beautiful and sunny Acapulco? So I think, you know what? You are obviously from thousands of miles from home. Depending on your privacy settings, this little tidbit of information in the world can be disseminated, including thieves that roam the Internet looking for people who are on vacation.
A few quick Google search later, and one case of charged home on Google Street View and a windowless van with all your valuables.
Consider waiting until you return from vacation to limit images and updates to this post, and also to the visibility of your message to the list "Unlikely Friends Rob You".
2 was the safety of persons could endanger you infected with
Who does not love a good selfie group? Groupie? Once we took this photo, we have our Facebook and tag friends who were there with us.
A problem when you score your friend, you are also setting up your location and possibly jeopardize their personal safety, betrayed his whereabouts. You might not want to be known for the same reasons as you can, the information belongs to you unknown (ie, the reasons for this list).
Ask someone before scoring, and say, you know, to consider the implementation of the Facebook option license plate. With this function, you can decide whether a message or a photo that you do not approve, on your schedule or shows.
3 can be used against Someday
Where were you on the night of January 17th? You can not remember, but if you are divided his position in a post on Facebook, then remembers Facebook. This could be good or bad depending on the situation. It is up to you to decide whether or not to share their movements with Facebook and other social media applications.
If you want to remove Facebook know where all the time, disabling access to Facebook has location services on your smartphone or other device geolocation.
4 You can add more information about yourself (where you work, the places you frequent, etc.) show
Registration to report the same coffee every day, that there is a custom for you and is likely to eat here on a daily basis. Is this something people need to know? He also says he is not bad, and is a behavior pattern that could be used to let people know as Stalker, where they can find you.
5 Could this be where your precious
They sell a one-of-a-kind Tiffany style lamps thousands of dollars? Do you have to send only one picture of him with a smartphone and a potential buyer? Guess what? If your camera supports recording GPS Smartphone and geotags, then to send only enough for a photo of, you can also give the exact location of the GPS, integrated EXIF metadata stored with the image. Now just wait until check-in at Starbucks or vacation photos, then they can start when you are away.
Conclusion: Some of the innocent with the wicked location could the green light to be visited. Think appear at the consequences of posting your location or not. Maintain the safety of others think also.
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