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[Moonchilde]

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@silentgirl wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

Love the thread on "do you post to any other forums and groups?" question.  Where, you know, you might just use the same nic as you do here ....  

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LOL-or maybe the same avatar with the nic?

Dah-me

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Whoa, that would really be ...

But yah, there are probably some ;-(

[Luvitorleaveit1]

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@SaRina wrote:

@sidsmom, At one of my workplaces, we had a huge fight about our Payroll Secretary being allowed to give out dates of birth so employees could send birthday wishes or make parties for that person. The pro-people argued that it was only the month and day being given out, not the year. Of course, it never came to be, but just the fact that it was suggested....can you imagine?

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@Luvitorleaveit1 wrote:

My HR department now lists the employees birthdate not the year in our monthly newsletter but as soon as I heard they were going live with this I immediately sent an email not to post my birthdate along with other employees and of course they had to honor our requests.

[mistriTsquirrel]

@silentgirl

Sorry to be a bother, but I was just wondering...

If I move, but have the same internet service provider, will my IP address(es) change?

Thanks in advance for the info.

[hildyjohnson]

Excellent thread @Moonchilde!

Timely as well. It's never too late to learn how to protect ourselves.

[hildyjohnson]

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@SaRina wrote:

ITA @Moonchilde.There has been a more recent poster who seems to be fond of starting canvassing-type threads. Interestingly, this poster stopped posting under her/his nic at the same time a new nic appeared around here with the same type of canvassing questions.

I don't usually notice stuff like this -- I am not a detective here... nor do I care to be -- but this poster has been so obvious even to me.

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I noticed the canvassing style posts as well @SaRina and the style looked the same. 

I believe we're allowed only one nickname per person though.

[hildyjohnson]

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

Call me paranoid, but I am suspect of those who start threads asking for the types of info mentioned in the OP.  Good thread Moonchilde.

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Not paranoia @deepwaterdotter.

Good common sense.

[hildyjohnson]

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@silentgirl wrote:

Yes pet names - good idea not to use them at all as passwords-

What I wish is; that the more seasoned members here could some how point out some of the peculiarities they see for some of us who may not read as much or put it all together.

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I agree @silentgirl.

I appreciate what I've learned from the more seasoned posters.

[hildyjohnson]

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@SusieQ_2 wrote:

Somebody upthread went ahead and answered those questions that were posted which is fine. But what I got out of the this thread was that the more of those threads there are, the more comfortable we get with them. Then, we get lulled into a sense of security and when the more prying ones pop up we might not be as cautious as we should be.

It's great advice to be aware and know how much is too much. 

Thanks @Moonchilde for the reminder. 

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Excellent points @SusieQ_2!

[hildyjohnson]

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@Desertdi wrote:

Did you ever Google yourself?    According to THEM, I have a husband who is 116 years old.....................       They must have gotten that out of the Guinness Book of World Records...........................

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Some data is incorrect but the one you noticed is probably a simple typo @Desertdi.

One or 2 errors don't mean most of the data isn't accurate or traceable. Or usable for data mining and farming.

[hildyjohnson]

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@dooBdoo wrote:

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@Caaareful Shopper wrote:

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@chrystaltree wrote:

I'm sure that no one is going to figure someone's identity out from the conversations here. that's just silly.  In all my years on this board, I have never seen anyone give out any true identifying information.  You eye color and where you shop and who does your tax returns is not identifying information.  The only thing here that troubles me and I've only seen it 2 or 3 times are the grands who post pictures of their grandchildren.  I just think thats not necessary and intrusive, even if they don't give the children's names and where they live.  It just makes me uneasy.

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@chrystaltree, you are speaking from a perspective where you would never have the intent, inclination, energy, or know-how to carry out activities that are aimed at stealing your identity.  The questions are supposed to look innocent.  People can gather information and enter it into software programs with profiling algorithms -- or sell this seemingly innocent information to others.   

They bank on you scoffing at it all and thinking it's silly. My job where I work requires semi-annual mandatory training to warn about just such things.  

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          @Caaareful Shopper,  Very good points and I wanted to highlight the comment:   "They bank on you scoffing at it and thinking it's silly."

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I agree @Caaareful Shopper and @dooBdoo!

I beware people who tell us "don't be concerned" about this topic.