Tip Keamanan Online Dating
Dunia kencan online bisa menjadi tempat yang menarik dan sekaligus menyeramkan. Anda ingin "menempatkan diri anda di luar sana" sementara juga tidak mempertaruhkan keselamatan pribadi atau privasi Anda.Sepertinya tindakan menyeimbangkan yang sulit, terlalu banyak informasi yang dibagikan dapat membantu seseorang mencuri identitas anda, sementara terlalu sedikit informasi bisa menjadikan anda prospek kencan yang tidak menarik. Mari kita lihat beberapa tip keamanan dan keamanan kencan online:
Memaksimalkan Fitur Keamanan yang Ditawarkan Oleh Layanan Kencan Online Anda
Situs kencan online yang anda gunakan kemungkinan akan memiliki beberapa fitur keamanan bawaan yang dapat anda pilih untuk anda manfaatkan. Selain kemampuan untuk memblokir seseorang dari menghubungi anda, banyak situs kencan juga menampilkan kemampuan untuk menonaktifkan pesan instan, pelacakan lokasi, dll. Periksa halaman pengaturan privasi di situs kencan anda pilihan untuk melihat pengaturan apa saja yang tersedia.
Proxy Your Phone Number
So you've made a "connection" with someone online and you want to move things forward. You want to give them your phone number but you're afraid to. How can you give them a number for them to text and call you at without giving out your real number. Enter: The Google Voice Proxy Phone Number.
You can obtain a Google Voice phone number for free and then have it route calls and texts to your real cell phone number. The person on the other end only see's your Google voice number (if you've set things up correctly).
To learn more about how to obtain a Google Voice number and how you can use it to protect your identity, Check out our article: How to Use Google Voice as a Privacy Firewall.
You'll likely become bombarded with dating-related emails. Many dating sites will send you a message every time someone views your profile, "winks" at you, sends you a message, likes your profile picture, etc.
These messages can add up quickly. Consider obtaining a separate email address to direct all your dating mail to so you don't have to sift through it.
See Why You Need a Disposable Email Account for some other reasons you might want to get one.
Remove Geotag Information From Photos Before Sending or Posting Them
When you take "selfies" with you cell phone camera, you not only take a picture of yourself, but if your phone is configured to allow location tagging, then the geolocation where you took the picture also gets recorded in the picture's metadata. You can't see this location in the picture itself, but there are applications that can read and display this metadata for other people to see.
You may want to strip out this location information before you upload your pictures to a dating site, or send them to a potential date. Your dating site of choice may strip out this location data automatically for you, but it's best to be safe and either not record it in the first place or to remove it with a EXIF metadata privacy app that can strip out the location information for you.
For more information about how to remove your photo's location information, check out our article on How to Remove Geotags From Your Pictures.
Beware of Location Aware Dating Apps
Many dating sites now have companion apps available for your smartphone that augment or duplicate the functionality of their websites. These apps can offer location-aware features to help others know where you are for meetups and other purposes. The problem is that some users may not realize that this information is being provided and listed for others to view. This could present a problem if a criminal finds out your home address and is then able to tell if you are there or not by looking at your current location information on the dating site.
It's probably best to turn off the location-aware features of your dating app, especially if they post your location to the site for others to view.