Privacy and location
Your information is yours.
Location, photos, schedules, contacts, public posts, and the small details that can become more available than you meant them to be.
Share what you choose, not what a platform, stranger, or urgent message pressures you to share.
Think before real-time posting
Posting where you're right now tells anyone watching where you're right now. Posting after you've left is usually enough.
Location-sharing review
Review which apps have your location and whether they need it. 'Does this app need to know where I am right now?' is a useful question. Your device isn't a confessional; it doesn't need to tell every app where you are.
Photos and background details
Photos can show more than you mean to—house numbers, workplace signage, kids' school names, daily routines. A quick look before you post is cheap.
Public Wi-Fi basics
Public Wi-Fi is fine for reading the news. For anything involving logins, banking, or personal details, your mobile data or a trusted home network is simpler. Avoid entering sensitive information on networks you don't control.
QR code caution
A QR code can send you anywhere. If you're not sure who posted it, find the official venue, business, or event website independently instead.
Data minimization
Sharing less isn't the same as becoming isolated. It's choosing who gets access to your information. You can share selectively and still stay connected.
Try this now
Review one app's location permissions and ask: 'Does this app need to know where I am right now?'
What not to assume
Privacy isn't secrecy. It's choosing who gets access to your information.
Your life doesn't need live commentary.
Official Canadian resources
If you're in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number when it's safe to do so.