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Posted by SaferDates on August 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Trust is the foundation upon which all quality relationships are built and can be developed through online social networking just like it can offline. This article “It Takes a Social Network”, is interesting not only from a safety standpoint; as it discusses the need for stricter privacy controls, but because of its positive look at [...]
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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+ [...]
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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 March 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Your practical guide to helping make the Internet a safer place for you and your family.Your parents taught you to look both ways before crossing the street. Now, learn the rules of the road—and help protect yourself online with Internet child-safety authority Linda Criddle. Using real-life examples, Linda teaches the simple steps you and your [...]
Posted by SaferDates on February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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By Tom Blake
When older singles date new people, one of the most important precautions they should follow is to trust their instincts. If they sense something isn’t right about the new person, there is a strong chance they’re right.
But when people are lonely and want to be in a relationship and loved, they tend to [...]
Filed under News, Safety Tips, relationships · Tagged with background check, can't spell, charming, con man, crime, date, date new people, Dating, educated, emails, ex-con, instincts, internet, internet dating, lonely, lonliness, love letters, loved, older singles, online, Online Dating, online dating precautions, partners, police report, precautions, psychological effects, red flag, relationship, singles, violated, women beware, Yahoo Personals
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
Posted by SaferDates on December 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) – An Evansville couple engaged to be married 30 years ago finally said their vows.
Terry Devoy and Michael Schmitt said their ‘I do’s’ at the Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights display in Garvin Park.
Devoy works for St. Mary’s and Schmitt works for the IBEW.
Both organizations are affiliated with Ritzy’s, so that’s why they [...]
Filed under Dating Stories, News, relationships · Tagged with Christmas, couple married, Dating, engaged, engagement, love, marriage proposal, miracles, online, Online Dating, online dating site, relationship
Posted by SaferDates on December 14, 2009 · 1 Comment
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By Seth Liss
People seem to be doing everything online these days: shopping, banking, reading books, staying in touch with friends. But there are still some things that should not be done online. Ending a romantic relationship is one of them, especially when it is done on a public social network.
Yes, apparently this is something that [...]
Filed under Dating Tips, relationships · Tagged with breaking up, broken heart, changing relationship status, Dating, engaged, facebook, married, match, online, Online Dating, open relationship, profile, relationship, romantic relationship, safer, serious relationship, single, social network, victim
Posted by SaferDates on November 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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by Larry Magid
Retailers aren’t the only ones gearing up for the holiday season. Criminals are also out in force. To highlight the increased crime during the holidays, security company McAfee has come up with the “12 Scams of Christmas” ranging from bogus electronic greeting cards that deliver malware instead of cheer to fake charities that [...]
Filed under News, Safety Tips · Tagged with Chistmas scams, computer, criminals, eBay, emails, facebook, friend requests, hackers, holiday season, holiday sites, identity, malware, McAfee, online, password, phishing scams, safe, safe holiday shopping, scammers, security, security software, social networking, spam, steal identity
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