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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 218269" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We've had cases in Australia where a prospective employer looked up the applicants on whatever he could find, and used the information in making a decision about who to employ/not employ. It is easy and it is legal. And even if it were not legal - how would you know?</p><p></p><p>We should never underestimate just how vulnerable we can be, even when we think we are being careful. I know that I could be tracked form here, to my real ID. My main aim is to ensure I can't be tracked TO here, FROM my real ID. But with Facebook and other similar sites, it's different. We post under our real names because we are using it to stay in touch with people we know and care about. This makes us automatically vulnerable.</p><p>MWM, you said very early on that your daughter's profile is set to "private". Now, my husband ("Marg's Man") is fairly savvy with computers but not ridiculously so. He didn't test for your daughter's MySpace page but if you are interested (he said he didn't want to alarm you) he will send you a PM on what he has managed to find in a casual 20 minutes. I can assure you he is a nice bloke ("white hat"). Not everybody is. I've experienced flame wars from the nastier kind and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy (except maybe the person who flamed me!). As Jo just said, "anything you put on the Internet is fair game for anyone to view" - and things aren't as private as you think.</p><p></p><p>If you want a good, thrilling read as well as a solid education then read "The Blue Nowhere" by Jeffery Deaver. The technology is hopelessly out of date (even more is possible these days) but it will make you realise just how vulnerable you can be, as well as give you ideas on how to be safe without being over-the-top about it.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 218269, member: 1991"] We've had cases in Australia where a prospective employer looked up the applicants on whatever he could find, and used the information in making a decision about who to employ/not employ. It is easy and it is legal. And even if it were not legal - how would you know? We should never underestimate just how vulnerable we can be, even when we think we are being careful. I know that I could be tracked form here, to my real ID. My main aim is to ensure I can't be tracked TO here, FROM my real ID. But with Facebook and other similar sites, it's different. We post under our real names because we are using it to stay in touch with people we know and care about. This makes us automatically vulnerable. MWM, you said very early on that your daughter's profile is set to "private". Now, my husband ("Marg's Man") is fairly savvy with computers but not ridiculously so. He didn't test for your daughter's MySpace page but if you are interested (he said he didn't want to alarm you) he will send you a PM on what he has managed to find in a casual 20 minutes. I can assure you he is a nice bloke ("white hat"). Not everybody is. I've experienced flame wars from the nastier kind and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy (except maybe the person who flamed me!). As Jo just said, "anything you put on the Internet is fair game for anyone to view" - and things aren't as private as you think. If you want a good, thrilling read as well as a solid education then read "The Blue Nowhere" by Jeffery Deaver. The technology is hopelessly out of date (even more is possible these days) but it will make you realise just how vulnerable you can be, as well as give you ideas on how to be safe without being over-the-top about it. Marg [/QUOTE]
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