Interesting point you have made. Pictures and photos are a whole other topic all together. Creeps can and will use your pictures for romance scams. Especially if you are attractive. As if that wasn't bad enough; It gets worse I'm sorry to say. A photo is really worth a thousand words, a few thousand dollars, or worse. Lets take it a step further.
Warning: The following information is intended to be informational and thought provoking only.Don't get caught up in paranoia, or take every picture off of every website you have them on. Just pay attention, and understand that photo's mixed with personal information and the digital age may not be safe in all cases. Your name, address and a couple of photos are all a twisted freak needs to do serious damage to you and your loved ones. Really be aware when you post your personal contact information and a photo on the internet.
Always use available privacy features when possible.Take a moment and play a little game.
1. Randomly chose several photos of you, friends, and family. Or just random photos of people, places, and things.
2. Look past the memory and nostalgia for details. what do you see? Look hard!
3.Think about what you may be able to infer and deduce just by looking at these pictures.
4. Add a name, email address, physical address, phone number and other personal information to these pictures.
Kind of scary huh. In case your imagination and deduction skills are a little rusty look at some examples I have provided below.
That is a nice motorcycle you are selling on craigslist.com I'll bet that motorcycle it is stilling right where the photo was taken!
Hrm, that garage door doesn't have a lock!
Those are lovely children you have I think I'll take one!
These kids go to school at (insert school here)!
That picture will fit perfect on my new ID!
So that is where you work!
Hey Hey! That alarm isn't connected!
Looks like the gate on that fence is broken!
My you have a nice house I think I'll rob it!
Look the address of (insert here) is right on the curb or mail box!
That photo of your car has your license plate, lets do a public information search!
Looks like you are a L.A Lakers fan. I've got the perfect con for that! lets see if they will buy some fake tickets for really cheap!
Again;
Warning: The above information is intended to be informational and thought provoking only. Don't get caught up in paranoia, or take every picture off of every website you have them on. Just pay attention, and understand that photo's mixed with personal information and the digital age may not be safe in all cases.
Keep your photos safe. They are precious memories to be shared with trusted love ones. In the digital age we all want to post pictures for everyone to see and it can be done safely if you use just use a little common sense and caution when posting them online.
SURF SAFE