[gui-talk] Online Security

[Wayne Merritt]

Hi. First off, I wouldn't overly worry about someone getting a hold of your 
information. Yes, you should be concerned. However, if you think about all 
the places that someone could get your information from, such as: Google, 
any story that's been done on you from a newspaper, directory, neighborhood 
newspaper or other publication; or even through any of the many 
address/phone look up tools out there, it would be impossible to keep your 
personal data from those places. Besides, just because your credit card 
might have your information, and assuming that someone can break into the 
card company's system, does that mean you'll cancel any credit cards?

Basically, a little common sense and tech savvy goes a long way. If you're 
not comfortable with having your phone or address on your resume, then take 
them off. As for your questions about Hotmail, I don't know the answers to 
those, except to switch to using Hotmail through Outlook Express or Outlook 
if you can. This way, you can deal with the mail lots easier and setup 
filters to better distribute messages. Or, get an address with a real 
provider and use OE or Outlook.

Even though there are people on the Net that probably would like to have 
your phone or credit card number, they're not lurking around every corner. 
At least not yet.

Sincerely,
Wayne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "marvin hunkin" <marvkin at hotmail.com>
To: <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 9:51 PM
Subject: [gui-talk] Online Security


> Hi.
> need some security tips, tricks, and suggestions, if you can help me out.
> Okay at the moment, have my hotmail set to low for my junk filter.
> looking to set this to exclusive.
> putting all my mailling lists in the mailling list category, and putting 
> all
>
> my contacts in the safe list.
> now was wondering, the last time i did this about 18 months ago, lost some
> of my mailling lists, like bcab, etc.
> now, instead of spending hours and trying to remember all my mailling,
> discussion groups, news groups etc.
> is there a simple, accessible tool, where it would gather information,
> collect all the mailling list, and discussion group addresses, and arrange
> them like in a database structure?
> any tools like that you came across.
> or just do the manual thing, of manually setting it all up.
> now, have subscribed with several job online organisations, like my 
> career,
> job serve, australian job search, tasmanian jobs online, byron
> employment.etc.
> now, got my resumae up, and was wondering, do not want my name and address
> details showing up on there?
> so is it worth closing those accounts down?
> now, when sending e-mail, is there any physical way of hiding the name of
> the sender.
> maybe i am a bit paranoid.
> saw a story on today tonight last night about scamming, incuding on the 
> net.
> and one person, accidentally worked for one of these scamming companies by
> mistake.
> another one almost wired money to one of these companies.
> and had the help of the afp.
> now, got the third degree from my mum, saying not to subscribe or order, 
> any
>
> thing, as do not have a credit card, not to give my name, address, online.
> so was wondering, got any tips, for keeping my details, secure, and safe
> while on the net.
> or would it be safer, when i get my own laptop, hopefully in the next few
> months, maybe change my e-mail address from hotmail, to a provider, where 
> i
> do not have a lock in contract.
> that a whole story all by its self.
> so let me know what experiences, you have3 had of this one.
> cheers Marvin.
>
>
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