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Is it wise to reveal your location on SM? (piefed.world)
submitted 1 day ago by FritzApollo@piefed.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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I see people everywhere saying what city they live in, and sometimes even more detailed info than the city. This strikes me as unwise. Isn't it possible for bad actors to use that info to join the dots of details you leave everywhere and use it against you? Am I being unreasonably suspicious? People always have a strange reaction when I don't want to tell them what city I'm in. Or even what country I'm in, if I can help it. What do you all think?

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 23 hours ago

i mention my location all the time here but not exact and I lie. its like map directions. don't use your home. you know your local area well enough. use an address in the direction you want to go thats at about the point you need directions