Consider what you post

Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are incredibly popular among people in high school and college; that is no question.

We are into the social scene and we want to be in constant contact with our friends and want to make new ones.

Have you ever stopped to think how easy it would be for someone to steal your identity from one of those sites?

Being a personal victim of identity theft, that thought is a little scary. According to a CNN report, security experts are considering that the personal information that we share every day on social networking sites is not safe.

That doesn't exactly surprise me, but it is something to think about.

For example, we all love to see the birthday wishes written on our walls, but birthdates are a common idea for passwords and security questions.

Chances are that we are not going to make it that easy for criminals to gather our information, but we have to keep in mind that these guys are smart.

With the Internet leading to a new world of crime, we should all step back and reconsider what we are putting out there for the world to see.

If someone posed as a friend on Facebook and watched your activity, would that be enough for them to figure out how to steal your identity?

Don't get me wrong, social networking is great, but just think about it. Aside from identity theft, if your profile is open to anyone that decides to view it and you are one of those people that is giving a minute-by-minute update of your activity via status, anyone could find you.

I'm sure you would be completely stunned and wonder "how in the world do you know who I am?"

Identity theft and stalking are not things to laugh about. They happen everyday. Just think about that next time you share your plans with the world and maybe consider cleaning out your friends list.