It has come to our attention that some of our members could use some tips for internet safety. We highly suggest that you follow these precautions while on Snitchseeker and any other site you visit on the internet.
1. Do not give out personal information such as your full name, address, or phone number. Equally, try to avoid sharing links to Facebook accounts; if you must, make sure it is done in a PRIVATE message.
2. If you are under 18, please get your parents' permission before giving out any information or posting personal pictures of yourself. If you are over 18, use caution when showing personal pictures and giving out personal information such as your email address, IM addresses/aliases, etc.
3. Never meet up with someone you met online.
4. Never give out your password(s).
5. If you ever have any problems with a member of SS, please PM an Admin right away.
6. Never download anything from the site unless you specifically clicked on a link to download something. SnitchSeeker will NEVER require you to install plugins or automatically try to start downloading something to your computer. (We have instances in the past and present where advertisers try to trick you into installing things on your computer which are reputedly from SS but, they aren't).
For more internet safety tips:
GetNetWise.net
This website has extensive information on how to stay safe online.
Safeteens.com
This website has some good tips for teens and kids to stay safe online.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please feel free to post them here or PM me about them.
Stay Safe!
Kris
Minister of Magic
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Another big issue for people is Internet Security. I'm not an expert but, here's some info you might find useful.
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Originally Posted by MadameSparrow
I'd like to take this opportunity to suggest a few programs to those of you having problems with the site.
Using softward like Ad-aware can really help you guard yourself against spyware. I know you've all heard about it before. "Ooooh look! It's the big bad spyware! What's it gonna do to me?"
It wasn't until a few days ago when our cable guy came to our house and explained in great and gorey detail just how malicious and dangerous spyware can be on your computer that I decided to take a more serious approach to it.
Sometimes spyware can prevent you from viewing pages properly. This may be the case with SnitchSeeker. I'm not exactly sure what happens but I know that it can be quite frustrating and almost impossible to make things work again.
Here is an EXCELLENT
FREE program that you and your parents may want to look into downloading. Every time you run it, you'll see just how much spyware you're killing - people trying to leech off of your computer and use its resources behind your back - and man, does it ever feel good to get rid of it.
Here is the link to download Ad-Aware. Believe me, spyware is almost like a virus - it sneaks onto your computer and can even tell your computer which kinds of popups to show based on what kinds of websites you visit. I don't know about you, but the thought of customized popups is just sickening.
So let's all take a stand against spyware and give those goons who waste their time creating it a run for their money when it comes to getting US to fall into their black hole of privacy invasion.
Remember: the first time you run it, you might want to run it more than once. My first time, I ended up having to run it about 5 times to get rid of it all. And make sure you run it every single day. This thing is awesome!
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Originally Posted by music2play1
do you know any adaware like programs for mac?
Historically, macs aren't as vulnerable to things like viruses and spyware. In fact, spyware isn't usually an issue for macs. However, about.com has a nice little page on
Mac Security.