When you join a new " social networking site " that is asking for your home address before you can become a member, how can you be sure this information will not be used inappropriatly?

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Here’s one option: When this happens, open a new tab and do a google search with the following. Type the name of the site in question and then type the word review after it (e.g mastersofhearts.com review). Select the review your gut likes the most. A review will, of course, tell you if the site is legit or not.

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