SCHERTZ, Texas – The Schertz Police Department is raising awareness about the use of bumper stickers and decals to encourage residents to better protect their personal information. Anna Kraft, the special project officer for Schertz PD, said the department has seen bumper stickers that could give too much information to criminals. “Some people may think it is harmless and that it is just a bumper sticker, but some criminals may actually take advantage of that,” Kraft said. “We just want to bring the awareness so people can watch for their surroundings and watch what they are giving to the public. “Everybody deserves to be proud and show your proudness of their families and kids, what their husband or wife does,” Kraft said.

But even though it’s convenient, there are some things you should never store in your phone. Using your cellphone as a place to store your personal information may be convenient, but it’s not the safest option. It can be hard to remember all of them, but if you store one on your phone, you’re putting your data at risk. Experts say if you were to lose your phone, the passwords you have on your phone can end up stored in the cloud, putting your accounts at risk. While it’s convenient, if you were to lose your phone you risk losing control of your bank account.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – We’ve all heard the stories of companies' data mining and big brother watching our every online move. But how much of your data have you really lost track of? You’ll get a copy of every comment and post you made, every website you’ve visited, every real location you’ve logged in from, every online interaction you’ve had, your facial recognition data, targeted ads, lists of all the advertisers that have your information. Sites like Facebook track your web and location history as much as possible and you won’t find all of that in your data request download. You can view your location history on Facebook by going to Settings, Location, and click View Location History.