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Cyberstalking: How to Avoid Being Stalked Online

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Stalking is one of the most distressing, frustrating, frightening, insidious, and potentially dangerous crimes there is. Unfortunately, one of the downsides of the Age of Information is that the internet has made stalking far easier and often less risky for the stalker. People now have access to far more personal information, and far more convenient access to it, than they ever have in the past. And a lot of that information is willingly provided by all of us.  The key to avoiding, and halting, cyberstalking is the removal of private information from the internet. Whether that is from social media sites, date broker sites, or you set off to remove personal information from Google , erasing your private data that has been public and locking it down is the best weapon against cyberstalking. Social Media Lockdown Social media provides would-be stalkers with a wealth of personal information. A stranger could have immediate access to your name, birthday, relationship st