by Sandra » Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:47 pm
Yea, those stories were pretty scarry. There are some sicko people out there. It's good to be aware and just protect yourself as much as possible. I know some bloggers who won't call their kids by their names and instead use initials or psyeudonymns to protect their identity. One friend of mine puts all of her personal blog posts in a password protected part of the blog.
The other security issue with getting mail at home is identity theft, mail and package theft. I get a lot of shipments via UPS/Fedex and sometimes if I'm not home they just leave them on the porch. I had a computer stolen because of this. Luckily the company did not charge me for a second one.
So that's mainly why I opened a box. If you do get a box go to a place that will accept FedEx, UPS and postal mail. The regular post office USPS will only accept US Mail, not shipping companies.