Tips for staying safe with modern day technology
GPS
If you have a GPS do not put your home address in it. Put a nearby address (like a store or gas stations) so you can still find your way home but non one else would know where you live if your GPS was stolen. If it was stolen from an event, etc. the thief would know you were not home and they could use the GPS to locate your home and burglarize it.
Mobile Phones
Do not disclose the relationship between
you and the people in your contact list.
Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby,
Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc.... (If someone
steals your phone they would know who to
text questions about PIN numbers, bank
accounts, etc.)
And very
importantly, when sensitive info is being
asked through
texts,
CONFIRM by calling back.
Also, when you're being text by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came
from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you.