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I don't have a problem with some information in the profile. It could be a bit more discrete about what your msn address and such is, but oh well. One thing I do have a problem with is that you can search online and get the information off somebodies personal profile on google or whatever you use. Any information in your profile is right there on the front page.
I find it weird enough when random people add to their msn, but for these unknown people, then, to go out and be able to find, such as, my birthdate, the fact that I post on here and my user name is a bit unnecessary. Is there any way you can privitaze that a bit more? Or should anybody freaked out by weirdos on the internet just have a blank profile
I find it weird enough when random people add to their msn, but for these unknown people, then, to go out and be able to find, such as, my birthdate, the fact that I post on here and my user name is a bit unnecessary. Is there any way you can privitaze that a bit more? Or should anybody freaked out by weirdos on the internet just have a blank profile
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I sign my pm's with my real name and sometimes stick my msn on there too, but my profile doesn't give much away.
I'm talking about, if you go on google, yahoo, msn or any other search engine, for example, I typed in my email address out of boredem and the only link it found was to this page. On that first page with the links and descriptions of the page it listed my user name here, my email address, my birthdate and all the information on the profile.
I find it disturbing that anybody that knows my email address could type it in and find out all that information because thesite is not secure enough with personal profiles.
I'm fine if people on thesite can see it, but for it to be available to anybody using a search engine I find unnecessary. I think that should be a little more secure.
Fuitcakes already randomly add people to their msn that they don't know. All they have to do is type the email addy into a search engine and it will come up with all the other information that is on this site, thesite and now these nutjobs know where I post and my name and all that.
Now my profile is blank, as I don't need that, nor do alot more people I should only assume.
I can appreciate that you may want your privacy etc, but that's for you to control.
Certainly searching my email doesn't give you anything, but then my email address isn't Scary Monster!
She's removed it.
which is why there are no results for my email address anywhere
If you choose to put something on the profile, you choose to make it public, though I'd be interested to know if anyone has actually added anyone at random due to the information being on the profile.
Ultimately, it's down to an issue of personal responsibility, if you don't want it public, please, as always, don't add it to a public profile.