Originally Posted by Lori S
Thats how I found this board , I was searching one day for something ... and just stumbled in.
Ditto.
I am not a techie genius, but I know that if you are on the internet in any way, shape, or form then your are in WORLD! That's just the way it is. I have almost given up on trying to keep anything private, because frankly, if someone wants that badly to find out about me, they can and will, no matter what I do! I figure I am a pretty boring gal, so generally I won't be bothered. That being said, we all need to be smart about what we share about family, financial info, etc.
Several years ago, my checking account was wiped out because my debit card was compromised at a gas station. Hundreds of people were all targeted at the same time, so there was a local investigation, etc. Other than not using credit or debit cards at all, I don't see how I could have prevented that.
I don't believe in throwing caution to the wind, but I also am not going to live in a fearful bubble. If posting to this board puts me available publicly - so be it. With all the millions of people posting stuff every day to the WWW my chances of being singled out and taken advantage of are probably pretty slim. I hope...