What we found out

We know Jenny lives in Wisconsin and is 13 years old. But we also know that her mother is a cat breeder of a particularly rare type of cat. It would probably not be too difficult to find her number and address - but we don’t need to. Why? Because Jenny has given us a link to her mother’s Web page and on it is her mom’s telephone number and her mom’s address. So, without really having to look too hard, we have Jenny's full name, her age, her mom's name, her address, a map of where her house is, her telephone number and information about her interests. Armed with that sort of information, a scammer, fraudster or predator could easily target Jenny and/or her mother.

Obviously, this is not a real Web site nor real people, but the message is clear here, there are certain things you need to pay attention to when you are building a Web site or a Web page. One thing, as the saying goes, can lead to another and this is true for Web pages. The path to your personal information could easily be a simple click away without you even realizing it.

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