Comments on: Networkers Beware! http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:16:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Carolan Ivey http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-524 Carolan Ivey Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:49:54 +0000 http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/#comment-524 I agree - I made sure my son's and daughter's facebook/myspace account profiles were clean of any identifying info. Mine is in my pen name, with nothing to identify who I really am. :) I agree - I made sure my son’s and daughter’s facebook/myspace account profiles were clean of any identifying info. Mine is in my pen name, with nothing to identify who I really am. :)

]]> By: buttercup http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-522 buttercup Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:43:18 +0000 http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/#comment-522 Wow, that is such a good point! Thanks for the tip. Wow, that is such a good point! Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Lynn Tucker http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Lynn Tucker Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:43:34 +0000 http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/#comment-521 It is scarey to think of that. My Son who's business revolves around RSS feed has explained to me that all of our details are available to any hacker if we even have registered one of our programs like Windows, or we did any registration to our online provider. He said, that basically, to a good hacker, any of our personal info is available. In Canada we use debit for purchasing things. Our debit cards are attached to our bank accounts. Even the info on there is sent through the phone lines in packets that can be retreived by hackers. My Son says that identity theft is now the new fad and anyone is a target, but companies are putting info failsafes in to aid us in a quick recovery of our stuff, ways of ensuring we are not responsible, if it happens to us. Twenty years ago home invasions to steel things while people were asleep were big in Canada. Now, it is identity theft. Next we will be left alone when hackers trend out corporate theft because the profits are higher. Scarey and negative yes, but I think we will just have to roll with it. If you have ever purchased or officially restistered anything online in your life, you are already "On The List" and you can't do anything about it. It is scarey to think of that.
My Son who’s business revolves around RSS feed has explained to me that all of our details are available to any hacker if we even have registered one of our programs like Windows, or we did any registration to our online provider.
He said, that basically, to a good hacker, any of our personal info is available.
In Canada we use debit for purchasing things. Our debit cards are attached to our bank accounts. Even the info on there is sent through the phone lines in packets that can be retreived by hackers.
My Son says that identity theft is now the new fad and anyone is a target, but companies are putting info failsafes in to aid us in a quick recovery of our stuff, ways of ensuring we are not responsible, if it happens to us.

Twenty years ago home invasions to steel things while people were asleep were big in Canada. Now, it is identity theft.
Next we will be left alone when hackers trend out corporate theft because the profits are higher.

Scarey and negative yes, but I think we will just have to roll with it.
If you have ever purchased or officially restistered anything online in your life, you are already “On The List” and you can’t do anything about it.

]]> By: erica http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-520 erica Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:10:37 +0000 http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/#comment-520 I always find it amusing just how much information people willingly post about themselves. It's like walking up to a random stranger, and giving them your name, address and phone number and walking away. I just don't get it. *shakes head* I always find it amusing just how much information people willingly post about themselves. It’s like walking up to a random stranger, and giving them your name, address and phone number and walking away.

I just don’t get it. *shakes head*

]]> By: Sword Girl http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Sword Girl Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/#comment-519 Thanks for the heads up on that! And thanks for the birthday wishes you gave me! :-) ((())) Thanks for the heads up on that! And thanks for the birthday wishes you gave me! :-) ((()))

]]> By: RennyBA http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-518 RennyBA Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:06:54 +0000 http://www.yours-truly.net/2007/07/23/networkers-beware/#comment-518 I do understand your point of view. I have decided to stay though - at least for a while and see whats happening. I do understand your point of view. I have decided to stay though - at least for a while and see whats happening.

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