Hagen police station in Germany made a Facebook post that became viral this week.
The publication of the Hagen Police Station has urged everyone to stop publishing naked photographs that jeopardize the privacy of their children.
The first publication was on Tuesday, and by Friday morning, it had been shared by more than 245.000 people.
The publication states:
Upload more photos of your kids for jedermann on Facebook and Post to! - You also have children…
Posted by Polizei NRW Hagen on Tuesday, October 13 2015
The police in Hagen found that too many people freely post pictures of naked children on Facebook, in swimming pools or on the beach, without thinking about the consequences that may appear from such pictures.
From the translated message:
” Maybe you find the pictures very cute today, but the child you will find them very annoying in a year or two. Or your child may be a victim of bullying. Even worse: a pedophile could use such photos for their own purposes, or publish them elsewhere.”
We already know that the average parent is a loving yet voracious paparazzi, constantly uploading pictures of their child to social media. social media.
The Hagen police simply reminded us of something we all know, but struggle to retain. We often blame companies for it data collection, something that violates our private life, and on the other hand Facebook is full of photos that show very private moments.
These data are not lost, and as you may know, they can be analyzed by revealing much more than we think.
Be careful with oversharing especially when it comes to children.
Let's say a study of him The Parent Zone, found that 17% of parents have not checked their privacy settings on Facebook at all, while almost half (46%) have tested it one or two times all. According to the study, Facebook is the number one network for the exchange of children's photos.
