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Friday, December 10, 2010

Openbook.org: Helping Us To Be Aware About What We Share Online

Did you know that a website called, Openbook.org points out ALL your shared personal information on Facebook. It's true, that is why it is imperative that you always check your privacy settings within Facebook and make sure that they are set to "Friends Only." If not, all someone has to do is either type in your name (or your child's name) to obtain your personal identifiable information (Personally Identifiable Information includes: first name, last name, date of birth, phone numbers, name of school, instant message username (IM), and home address).

Therefore, I encourage you to visit openbook.org, to see for yourself, if you or someone else is sharing personal information about you or your child (or you are doing it yourself without knowing it). When you visit openbook.org, type in "here is my phone number" and see what happens or "here is my address," you will be shocked as to how many people share that information with everyone.

As always, your feedback is welcome...