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Women’s Self Defense: Don’t Let Technology Be Used Against You
By Liza Cooper | November 25, 2009
The great technology devices you carry can work against you if your pocketbook or car is stolen.
I haven’t been able to confirm whether the following story is true or apocryphal, but it does contain some valuable lessons.
A woman’s pocketbook was stolen. It contained her GPS, cell phone, wallet, credit cards…
When she was finally able to call her husband 20 minutes later to tell him what happened, he told her he had gotten a text message asking about their PIN number to which he had replied. When they rushed to the bank, they were told that the money in their account had already been withdrawn.
Tip: Don’t put your actual address in your “home” setting. Instead use a nearby address, so no one can find your actual home address if your GPS is stolen.
Tip: Don’t disclose the actual relationship of people in your cell phone’s contact list, ie. don’t use names like Homey, Hubby, Mom, Dad, etc.
Tip: If you are texted to meet someone or to forward sensitive information, call them back to confirm that they were the one who actually sent the request. If you can’t reach them, be wary about meeting them at the proposed location.
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