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When asked how she decided to become a personal investigator, Jade shared: “I became a PI 6 years ago because my mom, dad, and brother are all PIs… Being the youngest in my family, naturally, it was my turn!”

In her videos, Jade emphasizes several simple yet crucial things to do around the house for safety reasons. These include locking the windows and the garage doors and closing the blinds. On TikTok, she also expands on using social networks without leaving a footprint that might potentially harm you.

“A nightly safety check should be turning on all exterior and porch lights, locking all doors and windows, and setting the alarm. I strongly advise everyone to have some sort of security camera system even as simple as a ring camera and make sure it's connected and running well before bed,” Jade advised Bored Panda readers.

14 Life-Saving Tips You Might Not Know But Definitely Should, Shared By This Private Investigator I hope the moms don't come for me for this one, but stop posting your kids' school online. Just in general, it's not safe. But piggybacking off of what I just said, if I've gone to your work and you're not there, and I know that you pick up your kid from school and I know where your kid goes to school, my next stop is your kid's school. You're quite literally leaving a footprint, a pattern on the internet for people to find you and your kids.

jadeesavv , note thanun Report

Final score:

253points

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AnnaRachelle 1 year ago

And please don't personalise children's backpacks. Not safe in my opinion. I am a mam with 3 children.2 grown, and a toddler

107points

14 Life-Saving Tips You Might Not Know But Definitely Should, Shared By This Private Investigator Stop tagging yourself in places when you're still there. Save the photo or the video, post it after you've left. I can't explain how many times I've been sitting outside of somebody's house. I can't figure out why they're not there. Where are they at? Go to Instagram. They've tagged themselves at the café across the street, and sure enough, there they are. It's not safe to do. When you are out, stop leaving a footprint of where people can find you. Piggybacking off of that, don't tag places that you frequent. Don't tag your gym, don't tag the coffee shop that you go to every Tuesday at 2:00 PM. People can start understanding your patterns and your habits, and that's not good. You don't want people who don't know you to start to know you.

jadeesavv , RR Abrot Report

Final score:

236points

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Headless Roach 1 year ago

There's an easier way, however more hardcore to some - don't post on Instagram at all.

185points

During the interview, Jade emphasized the three rules she lives by: “Rule 1. Never letting anyone know when you're home alone or out of town on vacation. Rule 2. Never posting my location in real time… I'll post the photo once I've left and if I want to tag the location, I'll do that then as well. Rule 3. Never be distracted or looking down at your phone when walking through a parking lot or parking garage. Always be aware of your surroundings.”

Jade’s videos about personal safety have been watched by millions of people already. TikTok allows users to upload content of up to 10 minutes long, which might not seem like a lot. However, this private investigator and other TikTokers manage to squeeze in plenty of information in just a few minutes. And some of it might be very helpful in times of danger!

Did you find Jade's tips useful? Maybe you have your own tips you’d like to share? Let our readers know in the comments!

14 Life-Saving Tips You Might Not Know But Definitely Should, Shared By This Private Investigator If you're walking through a parking lot, please don't be looking down at your phone. Please, please, please make sure that you're aware of your surroundings. That's so, so important, especially when you're in big parking lots like a mall or Target or something like that. Always make sure that you have both hands free and just don't be distracted when you're in a parking lot. If you ever feel like someone is following you, drive straight to the police station. Don't go near your neighborhood. Don't go to your mom's house. Go straight to the police station. It'll spook whoever's following you, and if not, at least you're at the police.

jadeesavv , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

200points

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Fantastic Mr Fox 1 year ago

My insurance company sent sound advice: Park where there's light. Before going to your car, have your keys ready. Have a quick look at the backseat nobody is there. Lock the doors as soon as you get into the car.

83points

14 Life-Saving Tips You Might Not Know But Definitely Should, Shared By This Private Investigator When you're going outta town for a week, don't post about it on social media. Don't tell the internet that your house is gonna be unsupervised for seven whole days while you're on vacation. It's very much giving Home Alone. It's very much giving McCauley Culkin. You're giving people an invitation to break into your home.

jadeesavv , Pixabay Report

Final score:

198points

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Panda Kicki 1 year ago

Here the police says it is a urban myth and that they havent seen any burglary connected to social media post. Cant rule it out, if anyone have a reliable source.

15points

14 Life-Saving Tips You Might Not Know But Definitely Should, Shared By This Private Investigator It may sound silly to some, but please lock your garage door. Please, it's another entrance into your home. Please make sure your garage door is locked.

jadeesavv , Sean Foster Report

Final score:

160points

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Monday 1 year ago

Who doesn't lock their garage door? I'd imagine people want to keep their cars safe.

57points

14 Life-Saving Tips You Might Not Know But Definitely Should, Shared By This Private Investigator Having one of these birdy alarms is great. You can attach it to your key chain. If you feel like you're in danger and you're in a public place, you hit the alarm. It makes a scene, everybody's looking, and it really can save your life.

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Final score:

159points

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Tyke 1 year ago

I had an alarm on my handbag, so if it was snatched I could easily pull out a pin to set the alarm off. The alarm however, stayed on the bag as a deterrent, and I could just run away

53points

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14 Life-Saving Tips You Might Not Know But Definitely Should, Shared By This Private Investigator Stop posting where you work on Facebook. Your aunt doesn't need to know you just got hired at the bank. Just call her and tell her that. If you're out at the bar and somebody thinks you're really cute, they find out your name, they find your social media, they don't know your address, but they know where you work. Now they can sit outside of your work and wait for you to come out. They can lurk in the distance and they can follow you home. And now they do know where you live.

Final score:

158points

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BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago

I learned this the hard way in college, when FB was just beginning. Posted I worked at Subway, made a comment about working at the mall. Also had posted my phone number. Weird guy had a crush, kept calling me at 1am then showed up at my work. He waited over 30min while I was slammed with customers. Told me he got my info off of FB and he wanted to date. Super creepy vibes, turned him down and luckily he didn't go psycho. Took everything offline after that

76points

14 Life-Saving Tips You Might Not Know But Definitely Should, Shared By This Private Investigator I feel like I shouldn't have to say this but, unfortunately, I do. Stop leaving your blinds open. Close your blinds. When I go out on surveillance, I can see everything inside of your house. And I zoom in on my little camera and I can see what you're watching on TV. I can see everything. It's like a gold mine. Stop leaving your blinds open.

jadeesavv , Andrew Neel Report

Final score:

147points

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Headless Roach 1 year ago

Yeah, but there must be some balance between safety and living in a dungeon.

221points

Jade's TikTok followers appreciated the advice and shared their personal experiences

They also shared their own safety tips with their fellow TikTok users

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Kathryn Baylis 1 year ago (edited)

For everyone saying move to a safer neighborhood or country, please understand it’s not a problem that’s exclusive to a geographical location, but an aberration in the human species. There are human predators everywhere, even in places deemed nice and safe. If someone is going to burglarize a house, they can steal better stuff in a high dollar neighborhood. If someone is going to attack someone, they look for the weaker members of the herd to prey on, like lions surrounding and isolating the slowest and weakest zebra from the rest of their herd. Hell, people are victimized by family members in their own homes, and are either not believed or it’s all hushed up and never prosecuted. What the article is saying is just don’t make a predator’s job easier.

30points

Donkeywheel 1 year ago

No, just no. There ARE places, in rich AND poor/average countries where all this is completely crazy. Don’t make your broken society a global issue.

1point

Legoinsinööri 1 year ago

Some of the personal safety measures seem ok but having a whole post about making your home a garrison seems like inducing irrational fear. Sure it's ok if you have a _reason_ to be more private but should everyone be afraid of someone watching you from windows with a camera? Also how about getting proper locks instead of gizmos trying to cover lack of them? Most of these could be covered with a little common sense.

26points

Tinderella 1 year ago

Sometimes people are assaulted or attacked in their own homes by strangers though. It definitely happens.

14points

digitalin 1 year ago

Some of these are for travel. You can't install "proper locks" in a hotel room, or even some apartments. Or if you suddenly feel unsafe, or if someone steals your key...

9points

Seabeast 1 year ago

Exactly. Who the heck is going to be keeping me under surveillance? I live a boring life.

0points

Tyke 1 year ago

I think Jade would be better off with some therapy for her anxiety

-1point

Phil Vaive 1 year ago

This person has never completed a private investigation in her life, unless you include stalking her best friend's new boyfriend online to see if he's legit. Looking at all her profiles and linktree links etc. shows absolutely no mention of anything PI related, except for her saying it in her bio. She sells a bunch of c**p online though. Just be careful who you listen to on the internet.

22points

Ruthie R 1 year ago

I'd estimate the number of genuine private investigators keen to post photos of themselves across social media and have everyone know what they look like at somewhere between none and zero - rather obvious given the nature of their work. I'd guess she's more an 'influencer' paid by various security firms to sell their gewgaws, as pictured above.

12points

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Kathryn Baylis 1 year ago (edited)

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Donkeywheel 1 year ago

No, just no. There ARE places, in rich AND poor/average countries where all this is completely crazy. Don’t make your broken society a global issue.

1point

Legoinsinööri 1 year ago

26points

Tinderella 1 year ago

Sometimes people are assaulted or attacked in their own homes by strangers though. It definitely happens.

14points

digitalin 1 year ago

Some of these are for travel. You can't install "proper locks" in a hotel room, or even some apartments. Or if you suddenly feel unsafe, or if someone steals your key...

9points

Seabeast 1 year ago

Exactly. Who the heck is going to be keeping me under surveillance? I live a boring life.

0points

Tyke 1 year ago

I think Jade would be better off with some therapy for her anxiety

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Phil Vaive 1 year ago

22points

Ruthie R 1 year ago

12points