The scary truth is that children are often more attractive targets than adults for scammers, cybercriminals, and identity thieves.

According to a recent survey, 81% of Americans say they’re concerned about their privacy on social networking sites [*]. Yet, the privacy risks of using social media are a nightmare that most users choose to ignore — until it becomes a reality.  

That’s what happened to families in Arizona, when a local man used location data on Snapchat to stalk and spy on young girls in the area [*].

The scary truth is that scammers can use the information you freely give out on social media — your posts, profile, and behavioral data — to spy on you, scam you out of money, or steal your identity. 

Scammers could use your child’s Social Security number (SSN) and name to apply for credit cards, take out loans, receive government benefits, or commit tax fraud — all in your child’s name.

Aura is an app I’ve been using to keep me and my family safe, along with these best practices for posting my son and daughter on social media. Here’s a discount code for you to try: Protect Your Future Today | Aura

Aura helps you with 

• Child identity protection features: using the app, you can set focus times, restrict certain apps, and you can even set time limits

• Aura detects cyber-bullying online predators and toxic gaming behavior

• Opting your information out from data brokers 

• Storing Passwords 

• Aura’s app also features a VPN, real-time credit and identity theft monitoring and protects your devices from malware

Now tell me how many of these social media mistakes have you made ?