They call it a digital tattoo; you know when you post something on a social networking site and how everybody can see it? Yea, you're probably wondering what the hell a digital tattoo is. Well, it's when you post something like a personal picture or just personal information and everybody sees it and no matter if you try to delete it or not, it will always be there. That's kind of scary because what happens if you were just playing around with your friends and you didn't realize how personal the picture you posted was until the next day. For example, what happens if you took a picture of your car and it showed the license plate number? You already posted it on MySpace and some creep from Eastbumcrack found it and saved it to his computer and searched it and found you? Even though you deleted it the next day, that guy is still out there with your license plate number and all your information. Kind of scary right? Yea you never realized that a measly little picture could get you tracked but some middle aged creepa. In the article, the security firm revealed that nearly two-thirds of the people that surveyed had uploaded personal pictures, while 79 % had at least part of their address online and nearly half had their cell phone numbers online. One in ten also admitted to have uploaded their bank details somewhere on the Web outside of online shopping sites and one in 20 have uploaded their passport number. But what makes this all worse is that, colleges and jobs now look at your MySpace and Facebook and see what kind of person you really are. So now it really makes you think twice about what you post.
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Cyndi - I can't tell you how many times I've seen a license plate in a picture online! We're such a trusting society!!!
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