Chapter 7. Step 4: Don’t Let Them Know Where You Live

A man approached me after one of my lectures on online safety. He was well dressed and exhibited a professional, confident attitude. But there was an undercurrent of unease I commonly see after my online safety presentations as people reflect on their own online postings. They wonder whether they are comfortable with the choices they have made.

Ed told me his 15-year-old son had been blogging for a year or so, and he wanted him to know about the dangers I’d just outlined. But, Ed said with a touch of sadness in his expression, he felt his son, John, wouldn’t listen to him. He asked if I’d take a look at John’s blog and send him a note about any ways in which he might be putting himself at risk. ...

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