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Parking in Los Angeles – especially in private paid parking lots – can be a difficult and frustrating experience. That’s why a California-based company called Metropolis Technologies introduced a more efficient procedure – no tickets, no gates, no pay machines. The transaction is handled entirely through the company’s app.

But there’s a catch. Isn’t there always? And this time it’s a pretty big one; the consequences could be anything from having your bank account hacked to putting your life in danger by having your home address easily accessible online.

As a mental health professional, you should be aware that the internet makes it easy – far too easy – for anyone to find your home address and phone number online. Just a five-minute search is usually all it takes.

Protection is Available

Our IronWall360 service uses proprietary technology to scan the internet every day, and when we find the address or phone number of someone under our protection, we make sure the website removes that content. It’s not a request – we don’t give them a choice.

Would you be surprised to learn that your home address will probably turn up from a simple Google search? How do you feel about that?

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I think most of us realize on some level that all the personal details we share on social media, all the stuff we order on Amazon, all the surveys and questionnaires we fill out online, is information that is being collected, shared and sold without our knowledge or consent.

It’s a risk – but we accept it.