Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

How a Picture Can Put You at Risk

The most important thing about posting images online is to have an

understanding of what you may expose in those images. It may be

more than you’d intended. If you post images of yourself, your family,

or friends online in a public place (a place that you haven’t protected

with private settings), you’re providing a face to place with all the other

information about you that may be online.

Images that you post online may provide these types of information:

➟ Information to help locate you, such as a house

address, street sign, or business name (See Figure 6-1.)

➟ An impression of your mood or level of self-esteem

from your posture or expression, which can give a

predator a way to manipulate your emotions

Figure 6-1
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Part II: Using the Internet While Dodging the Risk