Food for thought...

[disneygoof]

an article on cyberstalking:

MSNBC

I sometimes wonder if it's wise to post pictures of our children on this or any website. I'm always suspicious when someone asks for people to post pictures of, for example, character and children photos, that they may have nefarious goals. I worry that we post a lot of personal information on this site, journals, trip plans that include dinner reservations (look at my kids and know this is where I'll be on my vacation and at what time, where I'm staying, what parks on what days, etc.), and might be leaving ourselves vulnerable.

Any thoughts?

 

[wrldpossibility]

I used to post photos of my kids on another board (a parenting site), but after several members alerted everyone to the problem (a little different than this article...the problem was that these predators would use children's photos for porn sites ) I stopped using their pics in my signature. I never thought of the potential danger of posting our itinerary, but it makes perfect sense. I will no longer post exact times for ADRs, etc. Thanks!

Luckily I've never had a blog...I write in my journal the old fashioned way!

 

[Rowlf]

I really think people worry about this too much. The chances of this happening are so slim - and hearing about one or two cases in a population of millions and millions really doesn't make it any more likely.

I honestly believe that the news media has adversely affected our society. Statistically, our kids are no more at risk for harm than they were in the 60's and 70's, but it was common to let your kids play outside unsupervised then. You just didn't hear about the bad things back then.

There AREN'T that many people out there looking for some cute kid to stalk. Really. And, if someone is, they are much more likely to look for their victim in person.