[Help] Internet safety

Reply from Srinh

Srinh — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:11:32 +0100

[quote molotok]Speaking about search engines… all who signed on for a Google gmail account, also revealed another email address when verifying the account. So whatever is in the gmail boxes, can be linked to at least one other email address.

Google does not want that to be discussed too much, but only pretends to give out hard disk space in order to be nice to people.

Their love for mankind is so great, so their new gadget is a free-of-charge web-based alternative for MS Word, MS Excel and such applications.

As a coincidence, Google will then be able to read EVERYTHING you write, not only what you post on sites…

Talking about charity!

I am not a friend of lawmakers putting their noses into too much things, but I seriously believe it is time for a bit of legislation to move in here![/quote]

Yes google is charitable indeed.

They struck a deal w/ China to provide Google China (exact title unknown).

But also agreed that such controversial topics such as any documents containing

the key word “Tibet”, will be censored. And that only government approved

literature will be displayed on the search engine. So, what does that say about

Google U.S.A?

Reply from Luck of the Irish

Luck of the Irish — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:39:18 +0100

[quote max_needs]I tell my friends the Internet is like walking in New York (no offense to NY’s) window shopping or site seeing. Be prepared for the evil that lurks in the shadows and don’t go in there. If you do, tell someone immediately. If monsters looked like monsters we could round them up and put them away. The most dangerous people in the world look and act like everybody else….until you are alone. Don’t be alone.[/quote]

Exactly!

Reply from Max

Max — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:17:58 +0100

I tell my friends the Internet is like walking in New York (no offense to NY’s) window shopping or site seeing. Be prepared for the evil that lurks in the shadows and don’t go in there. If you do, tell someone immediately. If monsters looked like monsters we could round them up and put them away. The most dangerous people in the world look and act like everybody else….until you are alone. Don’t be alone.

Reply from molotok

molotok — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:54:02 +0100

Speaking about search engines… all who signed on for a Google gmail account, also revealed another email address when verifying the account. So whatever is in the gmail boxes, can be linked to at least one other email address.

Google does not want that to be discussed too much, but only pretends to give out hard disk space in order to be nice to people.

Their love for mankind is so great, so their new gadget is a free-of-charge web-based alternative for MS Word, MS Excel and such applications.

As a coincidence, Google will then be able to read EVERYTHING you write, not only what you post on sites…

Talking about charity!

I am not a friend of lawmakers putting their noses into too much things, but I seriously believe it is time for a bit of legislation to move in here!

Reply from most-wanted-websites

most-wanted-websites — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:51:35 +0100

very good advice, Sophie — just scanned it, but I feel the tips you mention are also a valid approach to interacting offline…. BD

Reply from molotok

molotok — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:47:38 +0100

Yes Yewdale, search engines can be used that way. And there are programs and applications that automatically puts together such pieces to create “pictures of you”, or a “profile” of you from the pieces.
The most “innocent” of those applications are used by companies to create commercially sellable profiles, to be sold for advertizing reasons. If you talk much about cars, you are likely to get a lot of advertizing spam from car dealers. If you are a male and over 50 you get Viagra ads, and so on.
That is probably why you are repeatedly told that you don’t have to empty your trash in your Google account, because that trash contains a lot of info about you which can be used for making your profile (which is then sold by Google).
I don’t know why our shoutboxes are searchable by Google - there may very well be commercial reasons behind that!

The more sophisticated applications include face recognition so they can use also your posted pic. But those are not yet used by companies, only by CIA and other intelligence organizations. But even if I was afraid of automatic face recognition, my above avatar would not be traceable (at least not automatically). Because that is me when I was young, and never published on any internet site under any other name than this nickname.

Reply from Srinh

Srinh — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:02:57 +0100

Sophie, thank you for investing your time and resources into making this post. It will come in handy for many parents and young ppl. It was very informative and clear. With very practical advise! And yes, about the search engines? I never thought they could be so used in that way…molotok.

Young users must be very careful on the NET. There are strangers are on the other end of the “line”. And any personal informations can become a powerful weapon in the wrong hands..

Reply from PollyinLove

PollyinLove — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:24:09 +0100

Thanks Sophie :) One of the reasons help.com chat is where I stay :)

Reply from molotok

molotok — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:28:54 +0100

Thanks, Sophie!
I have often been asked why I did not want to put my real name here, but any shout or post on ‘Help’ can be googled from outside without demands for a log on.
It is so easy to put two and two together and map somebody even if he or she believes that they are fairly discrete, and the search engines are powerful tools also in the wrong hands.
That is often not understood by young or unexperienced users.

Reply from Commander Ikari

Commander Ikari — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:51:33 +0100

Yep, heard this sort of advice a lot…

“Consider installing parental control software on your computer that allows you to block access to certain types of website or to log your child’s internet activity. It can also prevent email traffic from undesirable sources. More information is available from the Internet Content Rating Association.”

Haha, that happened to my computer, made it a bloated piece of crap, not allowed to do anything with it.

Reply from ☆miss lilies☆

☆miss lilies☆ — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:43:11 +0100

Yes, i agree it’s an important post. Thanks Sophie.

Reply from miss_enigma

miss_enigma — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:40:04 +0100

Thanks so much for posting this Sophie, much appreciated.

Reply from Luck of the Irish

Luck of the Irish — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:27:23 +0100

Thank you for posting this, and I hope Yourabi listens to you!

Reply from Mï†z¥-superMODel

Mï†z¥-superMODel — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:32:49 +0100

Thanks for posting this.

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Reply from Michael Leibman

Michael Leibman — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:25:13 +0100

Thanks Sophie. To my mind you know perfectly well how to keep yourself safe online, so I hope you’d personally be willing to offer advice to others if they have questions here. Doesn’t hurt to hope.

Reply from ►Shizuko-Sophie◄

►Shizuko-Sophie◄ — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:24:37 +0100

this post is made up of two web pages put together…. Me and my step farther felt this was an important issue for this site and he originaly put it up on his account.

I have included tips based on some recent issues on this site.

I think Yourabi should make a page called Internet Safety Guidelines
and put links to it at the top of every page on this site next to the home page link.

This site although well moderated does not have such a page.

It should, all user interactive sites like this should.

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Reply from Ditzy

Ditzy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:14:28 +0100

great post Soph :D think you’ll make an awesome web-maker in the future

Reply from dieubastar

dieubastar — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:11:48 +0100

how old is sophie exactly?

Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ

ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:52:59 +0100

teens need to learn more than the parents, i been using the net since i was 14 and was never stupid then and i had alot of pervs

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Reply from . - : 2511 : - .

. - : 2511 : - . — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:41:30 +0100

Just tell the kid that he doesn’t have to tell anyone: his real name, his real age, where he lives, or any other information…

That’s what my parents told me, and it worked pretty fine…and I was 9 or 10 lol

Reply from ►Shizuko-Sophie◄

►Shizuko-Sophie◄ — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:22:31 +0100

I would like yourabi to keep this post on the front page for a few days if possible…..

Reply from spiritedsoul

spiritedsoul — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:21:32 +0100

but a lot of chatrooms are weird. when i was 14 went into one and there were adult perves asking my bra size etc. f.u.c.k.i.n.g freaks!

Reply from spiritedsoul

spiritedsoul — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:20:21 +0100

i don’t have kids but i can’t stand those who try to exploit other human beings s.e.x.u.a.l.l.y. I hope there is a special space left in hell for them so they can suffer as much as they treated their victims, and hopefully more than that.