Tip of the Week: Cyberstalking
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn: so much of our everyday life is viral! Checking and updating our accounts daily has become a normal routine, like brushing our teeth. However, we often forget the dangers that come with our social media followers. When hitting “post” we can forget the dangers of cyberstalking. Your stalker may be a stranger or someone who has an active role in your life. Along with electronic stalking and harassment, cyberstalking can also include identity theft, soliciting for sex, slander, or gathering your personal information to threaten, blackmail, or embarrass you. Cyberstalking is dangerous and can quickly escalate. Many of us have been affected or personally know someone who has. Check out the following tips to keeping yourself safe:
- Block any and all suspicious users
- Do not add or accept users that you do not know
- Do not respond to private messages to anyone you don’t know
- When posting, do not share specifics about your location.
- Do not share your last name, phone number, or email on online dating sites until you have met in person.
For additional resources visit:
https://www.nvcc.edu/novacares/resources.html