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The power of screenshots should have taught us a lesson about thinking twice when posting something. Whether it's a questionable statement or potentially regretful photo, we always have time for a second of reflection before pressing ‘share.’

Some people, however, are clearly oblivious to the fact or don’t see it to be such a big deal. The result is hilariously dumb posts combined with a healthy dose of absurdity, and sometimes, trolling.

Below we wrapped up a solid collection of the funniest and most questionable things people got caught (shamelessly) sharing online.

Most of us, from time to time, are guilty of oversharing things on social media. From personal details to work rants and live location, it seems like we sometimes lack a filter of what and what not to share. And while we may indeed delete the posts and photos we regret posting, not everything can be reversed.

In fact, sharing too many private details about your life can be really dangerous and we reached out to Daniel Markuson, the cybersecurity expert at NordVPN, who shared some very useful insight about it.

“From your social media accounts, especially Facebook, hackers can gain information about you and use social engineering attacks such as phishing, whaling, baiting, or pretexting to hack you,” Daniel told us.

Moreover, he said that they can use your information to impersonate you or even steal your identity. “Oversharing on social media makes the process of gathering information about the targeted person easier. And by sharing information about their family, users also put their loved ones in danger,” he explained.

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“Although it’s fun to post vacation photos and let everyone know you’re having a cocktail on a sunny beach or skiing on a high mountain,” Daniel said, “it sends a clear signal to burglars that your home is empty.” The cybersecurity expert argues that those who really need to share their photos should at least wait till they are back home, and their home is not empty anymore.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bless her heart. I am going to give her benefit of doubt she didnt get enough sleep night before or they changed title/post after she commented. Hope she figured it out.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mrs Jenkins goes to see a lawyer. "What's the issue, Mrs Jenkins?" he asks. "I want to divorce my husband." "OK then, we need some grounds for divorce," says the lawyer. "Does your husband fail to provide for the household?" "No, to be fair, he's always been good at that," she says. "What about cruelty?" asks the lawyer, "has he ever struck you?" "Christ no, I'd beat the s*it out of him." The lawyer has a think. "Ah, what about infidelity? Has he ever been unfaithful to you?" Mrs Jenkins grins. "I think we've got him there!" she says. "I know for a fact my last baby wasn't his!" - Puckoon, Spike Milligan

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We also wondered if we can actually post photos of friends without asking them. Daniel said that posting a photo of another person without their permission is a no go because “it breaches their right to privacy.” “Some people like to keep their life away from the internet and they should be allowed to do so,” he said.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why the quotation marks, since he definitely is one. I love a good WOOSH!

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Most people nowadays have a very active social media presence. But not many of us consider what kind of information about ourselves we give out to social media platforms and what they do with it.

“Data like your email address, name, day of birth, likes, or even the place you live is valuable for social media platforms. Once you willingly give away data by agreeing to a platform’s terms and conditions, it belongs to them,” Daniel said.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks a pregnant woman: "Can someone explain to me how they got the baby through the small hole?"

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Moreover, “social media platforms can share this data with their partners, sell this data to third parties, or even transfer your data to countries with less user-friendly privacy laws.” Which, of course, is the last thing you want them to do.

The good news is that there are a couple of things people can do to be more private on social media. First tip from Daniel is to not overshare and only provide the necessary information. “You don’t always need to provide your address or date of birth to create accounts.”

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The second tip is to “use strong passwords, don’t reuse them, and keep them safe in a password manager, like NordPass.”

Daniel’s advice is to make sure you don’t use social media on public devices. “But if you do, always remember to log out when you’re done.”

Another useful and simple trick is to disable geolocation data on your apps. Moreover, make sure you never trust suspicious links, even if you get them from your friends. And last but not least is to set up 2-factor authorization where possible.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Words fail me often enough. Then a week later I suddenly fall awake at 4 A.M. with that word in my head. To be forgotten again before breakfast.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, they are, they just don’t taste good or give nutrients

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes I'm a vegetarian. Yes I eat fish. Yes, we exist. Yes, I know that it's called pescatarian. Yes, I am a pescatarian. After all, how could I live without fish.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After all these years of eating meat I've just found out I'm a vegan

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the math ain't adding up, nor subtracting up. for god's sake you can't even square root it

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8 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I was a vegan, it would be for ethical reasons, in which case, I would eat meat if someone fed it to me (eg accidentally cooked me the meat rolls instead of vegan, or invited me to eat food they'd already prepared) because I think it's more important that an animal that's already been killed be eaten than to just not eat it on principal if it's already there and I didn't seek it out. I once met a woman who wanted to try being vegan, and she accidentally picked up some rolls at the sushi that ended up having animal in them, and she was going to leave them to be thrown away Rather than eat them! I was horrified.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that vegan teacher🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁☹️☹️☹️☹️😔😔😔😔😔

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Jane Alexander
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Vegetarians are a law unto themselves. Every one I've known has a different version of the diet.

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Karen Grace
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if they follow the V-B 6 (Vegan before 6)(pm) diet by Mark Bittman. Kind of a Vegan by day, Omnivore by night.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🧘

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yes I'm lesbian. Yes I am not attracted to girls I like boys. We exist

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people are so damn complicated, even they don't know who they are.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate people who are like this. You can’t be one thing and then be the opposite of that thing at the same time. When will these kids learn?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A non-vegan vegan. I want to hear her explain that one to vegans.

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Nitka Tsar
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe they mean they don‘t eat animal products except the meat? Or that they only eat it if it is produced by local animal friendly farmers? Or they confuse tofu with meat?

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Johnny Rodriguez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a second hand vegan...... the cow eats the grass, I eat the cow 😁

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are people in the comments using vegetarian and vegan as if they are interchangeable terms? You all know those two things are not the same right?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The literal definition of "vegan" is a person who does not eat any food derived from animals and who typically does not use other animal products. That means you are simply picky! Not vegan.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've read recently that instead of supplements we should eat more eggs. Especially hard boiled. Yummy, yummy eggs.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe they chew their fingernails and swallow their snot.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Confusion, maybe they’re trying to say they eat veggies too, on the side with a slab of steak?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They used a device created by the ancient ones, it was called TomTom

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Can’t be twins if not identical

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I literally have identical twins who dont look identical. I guess they aren't twins after all. 😂

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Wait, mayo isn’t just made from plants?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s technically true. He doesn’t like eating animals because he helps them! That makes sense.

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