hmmm…..
Today is Halloween. In our neighborhood, we still have lots of little goblins and witches who invade our space. I think they even truck the children in from outlying areas because the impression is that our neighborhood is safe; and it is, but I think parents making that assumption is not so safe.
I googled my name yesterday because I was a little curious to see what popped up. There’s not much about me in the cyber world, I mean I am obviously not a rock star or anything. But I checked out one website in particular that had my name listed. I was dismayed and concerned to find out that they listed me as single (which is correct) and that I lived at **** Parkview Circle, Mountain Home, AR. In addition, they had a picture of my house with my car visibly parked in the garage. It was a little disturbing.
Now you might ask why I am making that information available in a very public blog. Well, the harm is already done. It is on a website on google. Now here is the really disturbing part. I logged onto the site to remove the information they had about me and now they want my email address – even more information!!!
We try so hard to keep our children safe. We walk with them at night when they trick or treat to make sure nothing scary happens to them. But are we protecting ourselves? Are we walking down dark and foreboding alleys when we enter the internet? And can we protect ourselves the way we would protect our children? Just asking ….
hmmm…..
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