| There is already a lot being said about
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| | full name, address, VIN, driver's license
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| malware (Trojans, viruses, worms, etc.)
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| | number and date of birth) through the
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| and attempts to obtain your cash,
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| | vehicle license plate information found
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| personal identity, usernames and
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| | in one particular picture. There are
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| passwords through various frauds and
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| | unscrupulous sellers on the Internet who
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| phishing schemes. While this is crucial
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| | will provide this information instantly
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| information to have, practically nothing
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| | to anyone with a credit card.In
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| is being written about the tremendous
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| | completing my cursory internet profile, I
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| amount of personal information pouring
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| | "Googled" the blogger's name, which
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| onto the Internet through the careless
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| | returned nothing except for the blog, but
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| use of blogs and photo album services.
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| | when I searched on the email address I
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| In these popular new Internet outlets
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| | obtained via the URL's WHOIS
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| there exists a dangerous opportunity for
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| | registration, I found her eBay identity,
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| predatory criminals; bloggers may in fact
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| | an entire UseNet newsgroup identity
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| be fueling the fire and opportunity that
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| | (which I am MOST sure that she wishes to
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| these monsters need to commit their
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| | keep VERY private since she did a good
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| crimes!To reinforce my statement I would
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| | job maintaining her anonymity there) and
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| love to point out one shining example I
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| | a few other interesting morsels of
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| stumbled across a week ago and illustrate
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| | information too bizarre even to
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| how one particular blogger has put her
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| | mention.It would not take the mental
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| entire family in jeopardy. In the
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| | muscle of an evil genius to gather just a
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| interest of their safety however, I am
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| | little bit of information to make this
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| not going to identify the particular
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| | family's location, identity, and habits,
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| blog. I will however, relate to you what
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| | readily discernable. What horror would
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| I saw so that you may learn from her
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| | befall them then if someone were so
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| mistakes then take an objective look at
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| | inclined to cause them harm?There are
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| your own online presence and determine if
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| | several things she should do differently.
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| changes need to be made.The name of her
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| | First, use good ol' common sense, there
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| site was something whimsical like "The
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| | is no greater substitute! Change the
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| Smith Family Blogosphere of Happiness"
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| | title and the URL address of her blog and
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| and the blog had its own URL- " This
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| | remove her family's last name. She can
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| blogger was obviously dedicated! There
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| | use a "proxy" or private registration
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| were many pictures in the online photo
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| | service to maintain her URL with the
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| album of blogger, her husband and
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| | registrar. She should use generic file
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| beautiful children in various activities
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| | names for her pictures that do not
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| both at home and at school. She
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| | identify the people in them and obscure
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| obviously put a lot of thought into the
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| | identifiers in the photos like the
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| numerous blog entries about various
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| | license plate and the school name on the
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| subjects: family vacations; the usual ups
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| | uniforms too. She shouldn't discuss the
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| and downs that she and her husband have
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| | identity of her employer; if it is
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| at work and raising their children; how
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| | important, then refer to it in a generic
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| she felt about some issues in her
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| | manner such as "I work at an auto parts
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| community and anything else that seemed
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| | store." She certainly should not be
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| to cross her mind. It was a typical
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| | advertising when and where she will be
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| non-commercial blog.No big deal right?
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| | vacationing in the future. Lastly, she
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| Wrong... in terms of personal security
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| | should use a free (and anonymous) email
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| this blog was a nightmare.The first thing
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| | address to post to newsgroups...
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| I noticed was that she identifies her
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| | especially when anyone may blush at the
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| last name in the title of her blog. A
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| | more than casual reference to her sexual
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| quick trip to the WHOIS database verified
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| | inclinations.I realize that you cannot
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| that her URL was registered publicly and
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| | avoid all risk in life, but the bottom
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| identified the blogger by name, home
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| | line is if you participate in the online
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| address, private email address and home
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| | world, you will have to bear the risk of
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| phone number.She did a good job at
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| | a certain amount of exposure and be
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| referencing her children in her blog
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| | prepared to address the issues that are
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| posts as "the oldest boy," "our youngest
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| | part and parcel with sharing personal
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| son," or "my daughter" but she mistakenly
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| | information on the Internet.
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| names most of the picture's filenames
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| | Additionally, I concede that this blog
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| after them (i.e. janes_xmas.jpg,
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| | was without a commercial purpose; out of
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| johns_new_bike.jpg or john_and_jim.jpg);
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| | necessity one often has to share personal
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| anyone can tell who's who and put a face
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| | identifying information when running an
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| to a name.Most horrifically, the kids are
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| | online business. It simply goes along
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| in athletic uniforms with the name of the
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| | with the territory.I hope that you will
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| school emblazoned across the front;
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| | take a critical look at your own online
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| knowing each child's name, what they look
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| | identity right now. Ask yourself, "Am I
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| like and the name of their school in
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| | absolutely comfortable with what I have
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| conjunction with the address I obtained
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| | found?" If you are not, then resolve to
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| through the WHOIS record would allow me
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| | do something about it today because
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| to find these particular children at
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| | someone else may stumble across your
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| school very easily.While she only
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| | little corner of the Internet and decide
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| references her husband by his first name
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| | to find you tomorrow. Unfortunately,
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| it isn't much of a stretch to put it with
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| | this is reality.Have a safe and
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| her last name to reveal his identity.
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| | prosperous new year in 2006!L. Scott
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| She describes both of their positions at
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| | Harrell is a private investigator and
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| work and names their employers. I even
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| | principal of CompassPoint Investigations,
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| found a post referencing a vacation they
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| | an investigative agency with offices in
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| were all taking in Acapulco, Mexico in
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| | the Southeast United States specializing
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| December. The post was written in
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| | in the prevention of fraud, theft and
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| October.I could have gained motor vehicle
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| | embezzlement within small to medium-sized
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| registration information (which includes
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| | businesses.
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