What shouldn't you say on the internet

This article talks about how a federal agency is warning people to be more careful about what they say online, specifically when they go on vacation. What you say online can cause serious problems for family, friends, and yourself. it says how you shouldn't use social media sites, like facebook and twitter, to announce that you're going on vacation. The reason for this is that not everyone that views your page, or profile, is your friend. The article says that, for example: if you announced that you were going to Cancun for 2 weeks with your family that this information could be read by the wrong people. Posting something like this makes it more likely that someone will break into your house and rob you because they would know that your house is empty. The article says that you should boost about going on a vacation on facebook until you arrive home from that vacation.

I think that this article has a valid point. You should never tell people that you are going on vacation unless somebody is still occupying your house. I know that I have done this before by posting on facebook that I was going to my cottage for 2 weeks, but it isn't really a problem for me because I live in a nicer part of the world, but for people who live in large cities and apartment buildings, I would tell them to be cautious about what they post on facebook because it could affect them in a negative way.


http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2011/02/05/ns-dont-post-vacation-plans-on-social-media-sites.html