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10-25-2005, 05:18 PM
| | |  Internet Safety & Security
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another big issue for people is Internet Security. I'm not an expert but, here's some info you might find useful. Quote:
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! Quote:
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.  | |
10-27-2005, 12:34 AM
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| | Manticore
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Bowels of SS
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Fifth Year | Technically technical all the time Bookaholic
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Originally Posted by falling from grace Good idea. You never know with all the guests lurking on Snitchseeker who's out there to get you. Mad axe-men for all we know -- orr, err, according to a friend.
Now, since we are talking about Internet Saftey here, you know how we have the Personal Pictures thread in the Leaky Cauldron? Don't you think that it would be a better idea to have it moved somewhere where only members (at least) can access it? Because everytime I lurk around that forum, there are always guests in that thread -- which makes one wonder. Yes, you never know who is lurking around (guests or members) and that is why it is important that everyone think about what they are posting and where. The Leaky Cauldron and most of the rest of the site is visible to guests as a way to show what our forums have to offer.
I'm going to move the picture thread into Witch Weekly which isn't viewable to guests since it has personal information about members.
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10-28-2005, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by siriusblack But if you're both over 18, and you are like good friends for a few years or something, you could do it right? Quote:
Originally Posted by adorable_lil_thing It isn't advised, lestat. In the end, it's entirely up to yourself, but everyone should be careful if they meet people off the net. There's a lot of crazies out there. It isn't advisable because there is so much potential to meet online predators, but since you're 18 and an adult, you're old enough to make the call yourself.
So if you intend to meet, there are a few safety precautions that are highly recommended. Quote:
1. Don't meet this person alone
2. Meet in a public place, like a mall
3. Let people know where you will be going, who you're meeting, when you're meeting, and leave the other person's contact information if possible
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10-29-2005, 12:47 AM
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| | Manticore
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Bowels of SS
Posts: 25,853
Hogwarts RPG Name:
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Fifth Year | Technically technical all the time Bookaholic
The reason I didn't ellaborate on the meeting people offline thing is because I didn't want to encourage it. It is very dangerous to meet people in real life who you only know from online and should not be attempted unless you have taken precautions and have your parents' permission.
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04-17-2006, 10:26 PM
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|  LV's Slytherin BloodFlobberworm
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shrangri-La
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Kamil Vice
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I would also like to add something, because I get onto people all the time about giving out to much info, and they ignore me. I think that you shouldn't put your MySpaces up. I think that is very dangerous for you. You don't know who could decide to come on the computer one day, and turn into one of those freaks in prison. I may be being a little silly, but they do have people at this very moment online. So I think MySpaces should not be added to any other sitebesides MySpace. And you should only allow friends to see your page on MySpace. This is just what I think.
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11-30-2006, 09:13 PM
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| | Manticore
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Bowels of SS
Posts: 25,853
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Sophia Branxton
Fifth Year | Technically technical all the time Bookaholic
A lot of people have been posting about an advertisement that's been popping up and asking people download things to their computers so I've added another little tip to the first post: Quote:
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).
We are working with our ad hosts to prevent these kinds of malicious advertisements but, they do keep popping up because we don't have any control over policing those ads and require the ad host to deal with it. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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