A Kinksters Guide to Internet Safety

[satindesire]

You laugh 'cause it's true.

Yes. And because the text limit won't let me say JUST 'yes', I wrote this sentence, too.

 

[graceanne]

Yes. And because the text limit won't let me say JUST 'yes', I wrote this sentence, too.

What I do is put periods and then turn them white. So it looks like this:

Yes..

 

[satindesire]

What I do is put periods and then turn them white. So it looks like this:

Yes..

OH hey, neat trick!

Thanks! !!

 

[graceanne]

OH hey, neat trick!

Thanks! !!

You're welcome.

 

[where]

for several years I have posted on a "mommy board" with other moms. Most of the women are really smart and funny, but lots of them are super judgemental. They also are insanely stalker-ish and have run many people off the board for various "sins." They generally do this by putting together information that people have posted that all adds up to being a big fat target and map to thier real lives.

One of them actually found my husband through a miltary search database and PMd me a taunting email of "I know who you are" and it was freaky as hell.

Dude, do we hang out on the same mommy board? Or are all moms on the internet so bored they are driven to this?

I've been a member, and mod, for a lot of mommy boards, and the majority of women on those boards are just plain psycho.

A board that I occasionally visit is at pregnancy.org. The people there aren't too bad, mostly cause the mods are good people and try to keep the bullshit to a minimum.

This is totally off topic but YES! I AGREE! What IS IT with pregnancy and mommyhood that turns some women into Crazy McPsycho heads?

It's not the boards that makes them that way, it's just that they are attracted to them. Every single problem I''ve ever had was on a moderated mummy type board. the year or so I've been posting here, despite posting pics and probably enough personal info for people to make a guess at where I live and work, not one problem.

 

[shrek100]

What about keeping your computer, and computer Id safe, I use Norton thats updated on a reg basis and delete all temp files what else should I do?

 

[StrayKat]

What about keeping your computer, and computer Id safe, I use Norton thats updated on a reg basis and delete all temp files what else should I do?

Format C:/ now and then. Spyware remover.
I dont keep everything on my PC, I have more important passwords written down in a notebook.

 

[Primalex]

What about keeping your computer, and computer Id safe, I use Norton thats updated on a reg basis and delete all temp files what else should I do?

There are two ways to get access.

1) Social engineering.
This is everything that makes you give out your information freely. Your favorite sports team? Why not tell this hot chick on yahoo... of course, this happens to be the passphrase for the lost password feature of website xyz. This is the trick that was used to get into Sarah Palins mail account. So, whenever a website allows such a feature and does not allow you to enter your very own question and only has a few premade questions, then enter something completely bogus you'll never ever remember and discard this lost password feature.

2) Trojan horses.
This, too, requires an action from you. If there is a badly spelled email from the FBI in your inbox, it is not from the FBI and there is no reason to click on any attachment. Nobody will close down your check account, if you don't click this link in the email and verify your credentials, etc. .. use your brain whenever you are asked to do something for someone.

And there is no protection against these two methods, no matter what Norton and Co. tell you.

So, the best safety is to know what you are doing and why you are doing it.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Problem with computers is that nothing is ever totally safe if the right person wants to gain access to it. A talented hacker can gain access, often without breaking a sweat if they are any good at what they do...and if they are really smart, they get paid for being that talented.

Catalina

 

[HottieMama]

for several years I have posted on a "mommy board" with other moms. Most of the women are really smart and funny, but lots of them are super judgemental. They also are insanely stalker-ish and have run many people off the board for various "sins." They generally do this by putting together information that people have posted that all adds up to being a big fat target and map to thier real lives.

One of them actually found my husband through a miltary search database and PMd me a taunting email of "I know who you are" and it was freaky as hell.

Is this board possibly run by someone known as "Jenza?" If not, then there is another board out there that is identical to the one you describe.

 

[sb2009]

why are mommy boards so mean????? I became a much nicer person once I had kids...but there is so much competition on those boards and every mistake is talked about forever...

 

[Sweetdaisymae]

Mummy boards are brutal, I think all the true sadists hang out there!!

 

[sb2009]

I remember one particular flaming over some advice I gave to somene who asked for advice...I don't even recall the incident, but I incurred the wrath of some pretty tenacious moms and they started going through my old posts and bringing up shit from years ago...me venting about my non-stop nursing toddler five years previously = I was a shitty mom LOL stuff like that.

I can only imagine the horror if they had a clue about my kink side. They ran one girl off because she was pretty open about her BDSM leanings, though she said her play time was always when her kids were with thier dad. There was all kinds of venom about how she was a piece of shit mom who deserved to have her kids taken away, etc. People reported her to her local CPS. Talk about BOUNDARIES!!!

 

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