AniaR
01-30-2013, 07:05 PM
Since many of us female mers have guys asking us for photos, I wanted girls to read this link and give some serious consideration to your internet privacy etc. http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/this-man-allegedly-hacked-into-over-350-womens-fa
Always be weary, With facebook you can add secondary validation systems through alt emails and your phone that generate a random one time code each time you log in to prevent hackers. I was hacked bad a few years ago, so I use secondary validation systems on everything I can. Someone has routinely been trying to hack my mermaid stuff (email, website, FB page, even my MN account) and they haven't been able to because I have secondary and in some cases a third form of validation. You can set a lot of that up through the website's security settings and then through your phone and aps. Frequently changing your password helps too. Also, if you're constantly being sent "password reset" forms but you haven't requested to change your password for a site- this is a good red flag that someone is trying to get into your account. Thankfully, most sites lock down after too many failed attempts.
On the topic of men asking for photos, I wanted to remind people on MN you shouldn't PM people and ask them for photos, and if a member gets a PM like that they should contact a mod right away. We have lots of ways to share images on MN. People don't need to be privately approached.
Always be weary, With facebook you can add secondary validation systems through alt emails and your phone that generate a random one time code each time you log in to prevent hackers. I was hacked bad a few years ago, so I use secondary validation systems on everything I can. Someone has routinely been trying to hack my mermaid stuff (email, website, FB page, even my MN account) and they haven't been able to because I have secondary and in some cases a third form of validation. You can set a lot of that up through the website's security settings and then through your phone and aps. Frequently changing your password helps too. Also, if you're constantly being sent "password reset" forms but you haven't requested to change your password for a site- this is a good red flag that someone is trying to get into your account. Thankfully, most sites lock down after too many failed attempts.
On the topic of men asking for photos, I wanted to remind people on MN you shouldn't PM people and ask them for photos, and if a member gets a PM like that they should contact a mod right away. We have lots of ways to share images on MN. People don't need to be privately approached.