<ul><li>Posting photos of your home is a risk even small details in the background of your pictures can give away your location or personal habits.</li><li>Consider adjusting your birthdate by a few days or months for every account you create, it can help protect you in case of a data breach.</li><li>Create a separate email account solely for dating to keep your personal emails separate.</li><li>Make privacy settings your best friend.</li><li>Use different sets of photos for each platform and avoid the same profile photo across dating apps, social media, and even your professional accounts.</li><li>Watermarking your photos sends a message that you’re savvy and take your security seriously.</li><li>Avoid tagging your location or posting in real-time.</li><li>Treat your DMs like a slow burn — reveal little by little.</li><li>Protect your internet activity by using a VPN.</li><li>Keep a paper trail of your interactions, save texts, screenshots, and emails in case things go south.</li></ul>

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