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, [...]
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Posted by SaferDates on November 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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With the economy downturn this year, merchants have more ads and sales to entice people to get out and shop this holiday season. Whether you are shopping in the store or online, be sure to use the following tips to be safe.
Black Friday
Starting the Friday after Thanksgiving, malls, large retailers like Target and Best Buy, [...]
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Posted by SaferDates on July 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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July 24,2009
By Herb Weisbaum
Source: KOMONEWS.COM
Internet safety is not just for kids who go online. A growing number of seniors are also plugging in to the web. Many use it for social networking, and dating.
“The fastest growing demographic group on Facebook are women over the age of 55,” says Debra Berlyn, who runs the Consumer Privacy [...]
