I've recently had some problems with privacy issues, and thought I'd remind everyone to be very cautious of what you put on here or anywhere else on the www.
For example, put your username into the google search box along with a couple of other pertinent words like a family members name, and/or a suburb.
It may not seem like much, but a criminal mind can add up all the little bits of info to steal your identity, or whatever else criminals do.
How exactly they do it is beyond my non criminal mind, but it happens all the time, and it's getting worse.
I think adding number with letters can help we have been doing so for a couple of years
Beth54 said
02:59 AM Sep 12, 2013
brickies wrote:
I think adding number with letters can help we have been doing so for a couple of years
It didn't make any difference to mine brickies.
Thanks Wombat.
gordon_adl said
04:17 AM Sep 12, 2013
When I first joined this forum I stated there was a lot of personal information being put forth here. It's a great place but one does need to take care of what they actually post and keep their profiles limited.
Jules wrote --- (Sorry for hijacking your post Beth!!!!) ------------------ No she;s not Beth, ? ---------------- But I am
Plendo said
04:51 AM Sep 12, 2013
Welcome back Wombat, your absence has been noticed, Dougwe has been running amok.
On the subject of passwords, most of us make them to easy to guess, try to avoid using recognisable words.
Make sure you use at least three of the character groups (upper case, lower case, numbers, and special characters).
Try simple tricks like replacing letters with numbers (example replace an o with a 0, or an s with a 5).
Also important to stay away from words people would link with you.
I know it is a pain, but it is well worth it.
I have the unenviable task of having to force over 300 users to change their password every 90 days. You want to bet I am popular, NOT.
Happywanderer said
04:55 AM Sep 12, 2013
No hope of coming back quietly, was there wombat?
Dougwe said
03:08 PM Sep 12, 2013
Wombat's back, LIKES. Now I'll have to behave, nah, can't do that, don't know how.
Welcome back bigw mate, missed ya.
You must have been a good little wombat while in isolation down the wombat hole.
Thankyou Mrs W for letting him out to play.
_wombat_ said
03:50 PM Sep 12, 2013
thanks guys, not sure how long I will last, will have to be careful what I say, I hate being censored, if it happens again I will not come in here again.
Dougwe said
04:25 PM Sep 12, 2013
That's easy bigW just be a good little boy then, um, wombat, sorry. We don't want MrsW to ground you again.
Not sure what has happened to this thread, it's all tiny font.
_wombat_ said
04:28 PM Sep 12, 2013
put your glasses on you old fellow. lol
Beth54 said
06:11 PM Sep 12, 2013
You're all forgiven for the hijacking.
It's also a good idea to not use your real name as your username. I plan on changing mine.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Thursday 12th of September 2013 06:11:35 PM
Beth54 said
07:06 PM Sep 12, 2013
_wombat_ wrote:
that's a nasty looking laugh you have there Beth
That was only a little snig.ger. This a laugh.
What was wrong with that word that I had to put a dot in there?!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Thursday 12th of September 2013 07:08:11 PM
_wombat_ said
01:59 AM Sep 13, 2013
if you change your name how will we know that its you, I know, you will have to keep your logo pic
Beth54 said
02:00 AM Sep 13, 2013
_wombat_ wrote:
if you change your name how will we know that its you, I know, you will have to keep your logo pic
_wombat_ said
02:04 AM Sep 13, 2013
that's a nasty looking laugh you have there Beth
Gerty Dancer said
02:42 AM Sep 13, 2013
Maybe its considered racist Beth, the Black people in America don't like being called nig gers. Its not a term we use here, but I think the forum host uses an American program
Ontos45 said
03:10 AM Sep 13, 2013
Lucky we aren't riggers then...steel workers.
Welcome back Wombat.
Peter
jetj said
04:00 AM Sep 13, 2013
I googled a privately advertised phone number to check the area that the object was to be viewed. Told me the name and address. Not sure whether this is commonplace but scary.
Beth54 said
03:28 PM Sep 13, 2013
Nothing about the www surprises me anymore.
milo said
10:18 AM Sep 14, 2013
talk about privacy, my radio station was totaled this week by hackers,
lost a lot of their stuff, adds, promo's music, total rebuild
trouble with having a good password is that you forget it then you cant get
back into your fave website ....
_wombat_ said
02:49 PM Sep 14, 2013
Hi milo, did they not have a backup system?
Paragon backup is a great free backup program but its only free for home use, radio station can purchase a copy.
I've recently had some problems with privacy issues, and thought I'd remind everyone to be very cautious of what you put on here or anywhere else on the www.
For example, put your username into the google search box along with a couple of other pertinent words like a family members name, and/or a suburb.
It may not seem like much, but a criminal mind can add up all the little bits of info to steal your identity, or whatever else criminals do.
How exactly they do it is beyond my non criminal mind, but it happens all the time, and it's getting worse.
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2013/s3841339.htm
here's another one Beth
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/09/09/3842009.htm
It didn't make any difference to mine brickies.
Thanks Wombat.
YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!! HE'S BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MISSED YA MATE - WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!
(Sorry for hijacking your post Beth!!!!
)
wombat wrote ---- here's another one Beth
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/09/09/3842009.htm
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Heyyy !! Womby, welcome back mate ! -- BUT where the Bl--dy Hell have you been ????
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Jules wrote --- (Sorry for hijacking your post Beth!!!!
) ------------------ 
No she;s not Beth, ? ---------------- But I am 
Welcome back Wombat, your absence has been noticed, Dougwe has been running amok.
On the subject of passwords, most of us make them to easy to guess, try to avoid using recognisable words.
Make sure you use at least three of the character groups (upper case, lower case, numbers, and special characters).
Try simple tricks like replacing letters with numbers (example replace an o with a 0, or an s with a 5).
Also important to stay away from words people would link with you.
I know it is a pain, but it is well worth it.
I have the unenviable task of having to force over 300 users to change their password every 90 days. You want to bet I am popular, NOT.
Welcome back bigw mate, missed ya.
You must have been a good little wombat while in isolation down the wombat hole.
Thankyou Mrs W for letting him out to play.
thanks guys, not sure how long I will last, will have to be careful what I say, I hate being censored, if it happens again I will not come in here again.
Not sure what has happened to this thread, it's all tiny font.
put your glasses on you old fellow. lol
You're all forgiven for the hijacking.
It's also a good idea to not use your real name as your username. I plan on changing mine.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Thursday 12th of September 2013 06:11:35 PM
That was only a little snig.ger. This a laugh.
What was wrong with that word that I had to put a dot in there?!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Thursday 12th of September 2013 07:08:11 PM
if you change your name how will we know that its you, I know, you will have to keep your logo pic
that's a nasty looking laugh you have there Beth
Welcome back Wombat.
Peter
I googled a privately advertised phone number to check the area that the object was to be viewed. Told me the name and address. Not sure whether this is commonplace but scary.
Nothing about the www surprises me anymore.
lost a lot of their stuff, adds, promo's music, total rebuild
trouble with having a good password is that you forget it then you cant get
back into your fave website ....
Hi milo, did they not have a backup system?
Paragon backup is a great free backup program but its only free for home use, radio station can purchase a copy.
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/
They also have a defrag tool, I have not used that, cannot recommend it but Paragon stuff has been around a long time so should be good.
PS DO NOT USE A DEFRAG program if you have an SSD drive, only use CCleaner http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download free one on the left of screen.
Sorry Beth for highjacking your topic but Dougwe made me do it.
You're allowed this time wombat.
All good info.
Welcome back Wombat, the zoo hasn't been the same without you