3. GPS puts you on a map that dangerous people can read.
With the advent of GPS technology for devices, a lot of things got easier: navigating to new places, finding a nearby restaurant and even locating our phones if they’re lost. But some things also got more dangerous.
Kids (especially teens) often “check in” to locations because they’re excited or proud to be visiting a cool new place, and they want their friends to know it. Unfortunately, cyber criminals can also see exactly where they are when they do this.
While your children may protest about no longer checking into their location—some apps are gamified, which kids love, you can talk to them about the dangers of photos with GPS data attached. Use this guide from Gizmodo to learn how to stop attaching locations to photos and then walk your kids through their new photo-posting rules.