While it's great to celebrate your child's return to school with a picture, some online security experts are sharing tips on how to do that while keeping kids safe.
With the start of a new school year looming, families are likely hoping to celebrate the occasion with a "first day of school" social media post.
The White Hatter is a Vancouver Island-based digital security agency and says a photo of your child on their first day, including facts like where they go to school, what grade they're in, and their teacher's name, contain sensitive information.The agency says, in some rare cases, it offers potential child predators what they need to create a false sense of trust with a stranger.
He offers parents some tips to help protect their child’s identity and personal details from being exploited. "Understand, anything you post privately, anyone that you follow, or [who] follows you, can copy it and re-post it publicly," he added.
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