Is T.M.I. Hurting You?

I spoke to a class full of students at Huntington University a few years ago about Social Media and gave them some insight into how easy it was for me to uncover tidbits of information about them.

These days the expectation of privacy seems to have vanished, but what we post online lives forever.

And a healthy number of folks are living a life of regret of posting Too Much Information, (T.M.I.):

29% of users of Facebook, between the ages of 18 and 34, have posted a photo, comment or other personal information that they fear could someday either cause a prospective employer to turn them down for a job, or a current employer to fire them if they were to see it.

Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/206047/think-twice-or-more-before-social-posting.html#ixzz2bBvplkBJ

This is serious stuff my friend.  If a 14 year old can gather info then anyone can.  It doesn’t matter how savvy you are, what matters is that there are plenty of folks who can “stalk you”, not in a malicious or criminal way, just out of curiosity.

Even though there are laws prohibiting employers from snooping, we know it’s going on.

My advice: Live a life of integrity, offline and online.