Google calendar is one of the services offered by this internet search giant. The calendar is very convenient to store and share data online. However, just like with all over websites and internet tools users should be excessively careful while sharing their personal information – it may be interesting and available for more people than you think it is.

Some people post such daily information as vacation dates and jury duties without any concerns of its safety. “Who would care about my vacation anyway?” they say. Think again. Such sensitive information may be very valuable to a crook hoping to drop by your house while you’re away. And you wouldn’t even consider the idea that your indifference concerning the information you post on the internet may be the reason of this accident. Moreover, there are posts of this kind that include handy Google map showing there the person lives. Now isn’t that convenient?

Search for a “poker game” and guess what you get? A number of friendly neighborhood house games with maps showing the exact host living place. Not only thieves could be interested in such information but also law enforcement.

It’s not a problem if you need or simply are interested in information as credit report account at TransUnion. Google Calendar’s public events will definitely find the password for you. Just plug “password” into a search and there you go! The owner of that sensitive information appeared to belong for a person working in a software company. And he said he had no idea how that report got into the application. “I experimented with Google Calendar and I had no idea I synced that sensitive information on the internet.” said network administrator Douglas Kerr.

There are dozens of examples concerning repair guys and engineers who should apply software patches to company’s network. What damage may such information found by unknown person cause? The burglary of your house, viruses in your computer or information disappearance in your system is just the simplest ones. People can be creative when they have a purpose.

You may even get on the phone with Apple into their weekly conference calls if you know how to search for the information.

Sharing your information with some certain people is very convenient; just make sure you’re not sharing it with a whole world. Always be sure about the part of information that is private and that is available for everyone.
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