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Posted by SaferDates on September 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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By Jessica Walker
I read this article the other day about two teenagers involved in burglaries, some of which resulted from information they gathered on social networking sites. Ironically, over-sharing your information online is what these digital burglars and the creators of the location based services are banking on. Although these services are great for businesses, [...]
Filed under News, Safer in the City, Safety Tips · Tagged with burglaries, burglars, burglary ring, Christopher Burgess, facebook, Facebook Places, geolocation services, internet privacy, jessica walker, Linda Criddle, location based services, New Hampshire, online information, online safety tips, privacy level, Safer Internet Alliance, Safety, social networking sites, social networks, teenagers
Posted by SaferDates on June 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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“Today more than 120,000 marriages a year owe their origin to the Internet, according to Online Dating Magazine – which could include meetings arranged through matchmaking and dating sites like eHarmony to connections made on social networking sites like Facebook or Internet chat rooms or classifieds” says Daily News Staff Writer Tony Castro. Read his [...]
Filed under Dating Stories, News, relationships · Tagged with classifieds, cyberspace, Daily News, dating online, dating sites, facebook, finding love online, internet chat rooms, internet relationships, love, marriages, matchmaking, Online Dating, online dating magazine, relationships, social networking, social networking sites, Tony Castro
Posted by SaferDates on April 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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By Jessica Walker
I received a LinkedIn Network Update email the other day, you know the ones that communicate new connections, account updates, new posts, etc…, and one of my contacts announced they were about to leave on a seven day business trip. I immediately said to myself, I sure hope this person trusts the 500+ [...]
Filed under News, Safer in the City · Tagged with change privacy settings, communicate, connections, contacts, criminals, facebook, Facebook wall, friend, home robbed, information, information online crime, jessica walker, leaving home, Linkedin, online, online crime, post, privacy settings, rob people, shared, shared online information, sharing capabilities, social networking sites, vacations, website
Posted by SaferDates on April 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Facebook has opted against adding a safety button on each user’s profile page, despite calls from a leading UK child protection agency, as it doesn’t believe it is an effective way to encourage children to report abuse.
By Emma Barnett, Technology and Digital Media Correspondent
The social network, which has had mounting pressure placed upon it from [...]
Filed under News · Tagged with abuse, advice, bullying, child protection, child safety, facebook, facebook panic button, false identities, improve safety, online, online safety, profile page, report abuse, Safety, safety button, safety measures, security, social network, user safety, using facebook safely, websites
Posted by SaferDates on April 12, 2010 · 1 Comment
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10. ON VACATION: Who would you most likely want to be stuck on a deserted island with? Not someone who’s just told you “it’s not working out,” we’re quite sure. Not only have you now wasted your time and money, but you can’t leave the situation easily without added plane fares and stress. If [...]
Filed under Dating Tips, News, relationships · Tagged with bounce back, break up, breakup, calls, end a relationship, facebook, find your love, first date, handle a breakup, humiliating, hurt feelings, love, loved one, note, post it, relationship, text message, Valentines Day, wedding, worst breakups
Posted by SaferDates on February 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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By Jessica Walker
As I was researching for this post, I was surprised at how important the “Relationship Status” has become on Facebook. I honestly had no idea how critical this click was for a lot of people. I guess I am confused because I primarily use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family [...]
Posted by SaferDates on February 13, 2010 · 1 Comment
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By Jessica Walker
One of our readers asked how he could avoid being “The Friend” and start being “The Boyfriend.” Well, I have to confess that I’ve used the “friend” line a time or two or three. I’ve even had that line used on me at the end of a relationship. So, I took a couple [...]
Filed under Blog, Safer in the City, relationships · Tagged with attractive date, best friends, boyfriend, date, Dating, dating advice, dating advice for men, facebook, find the right person, friend, friend trap, friend zone, happily married, jessica walker, partners, past relationships, relationship, sexually attracted, sexually attractive, special someone
Posted by SaferDates on January 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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By Harriet Ryan
The police sought a person who claimed to be Bree Condon and who had bilked thousands out of men in an online scam. They were surprised to meet Justin Brown.
Postings over the last two years on the website Who’s Dated Who hint at the number of men who may have been scammed. After [...]
Filed under Dating Stories, News · Tagged with arrest, attractive profile, Austin police, bank accounts, beautiful woman, boyfriends, Condon, credit card information, criminal, dated, Dating, email, facebook, fake identity, identity theft, impersonating, impersonating model, Internet scams, investigating, love, male, men, myspace, online, online scam, police, scammed, scammed online, schemes, steal financial information, stealing someone's identity, viruses, warnings, website
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