Or, if you are one of those rare parents who have control of your children and value your privacy, then keep them off social networking websites altogether. (Remember the Golden Rule: “He who has the gold makes the rules.”) I just received this e-mail from a young woman in California. You may wish to discuss her predicament with your teen or even pre-teen daughters:
My name is Cristina and I'm 21 years old. I found you after hours and hours of research on the internet. I would really appreciate some information from you if you could spare some time.
Up until now, I've been extremely naive about how easily your personal information can be recovered over the internet. I met a boy on MySpace and we became friends. We talked over e-mails for a couple years. This spring something in my gut told me to stop contact....
Ever since then I've been paranoid and scared about him being able to find me ... I'd like to get my information out of all personal databases, which I know can be much harder than it sounds since there are so many … What do you recommend?
I am going to purchase your book, How to Be Invisible, which looks very helpful. Ultimately I want my home address private the way it should be.
Thanks so much for your time and consideration. I really appreciate it more than you know. I'm looking forward to your response as it will make my soul much lighter. : )
—-Sincerely, Cristina
Here was my answer: “Unless you move, it will be impossible to hide your home address. It is out there in just too many places. Are you in a position where you
can move? If so, read my book before you do so.”
And I now add this advice to all you young people:
Skip college (no privacy there!) and never take a normal job because you’ll go into the infamous “New Hires” list. Instead, learn how to go into business for yourself. My e-book "
Skip College” tells you how to do just that. It sells for $17 but if you send me an e-mail with your first name, your age, and your state, and tell me a little about yourself, I will send you this e-book at NO CHARGE. Why? because
it may change your entire life!
Labels: facebook, how to go into business for yourself, MySpace, new hires list, self employment, skip college
Privacy blog post by JJ Luna at 12:02 AM
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