Horrors of the Modern Age

By John-Wayne · Sep 2, 2018 · 813 · 2
  1. So... one thing I enjoy, that I believe many of us clearly enjoy is anonymity, it's why we use user names, and avatars in place of our own images. (though some of you are either brave enough or just don't' care enough to use your own image, CT...) .

    It allows you to be yourself, online and just keeps your IRL persona separated from your Online one. Now one of the most vital things about this, is locking your profiles with some pretty good passwords... which mine are so difficult I have to write them down or will never remember them.



    Anyways, why I am here is for another reason. As we go fourth into this age of advancing technology, Identity theft becomes a big concern as it becomes easier for others to steal your Personal Identifiable Information (PII). And despite our extraneous efforts to keep our information private. One of the horrors of this is online data collection sites that gather your information and sell it (Or claim to protect it), gathering it form a brevey of sources that should be deemed illegal to get it from but... hey.

    One such plays is myLife.com, I bring this name into light, because just moments ago, I went through the steps to demand the removal of my information from their site. Despite having some old email addresses of my (Funny enough nothing current) and no correct Phone Numbers thankfully, it did have my DOB, and Address. Which is fairly enough to at least do some harm.

    Another reason I bring this to light, myLife.Com, is because I want you my friends, my follow WF Members to go there, and see what they have on you.



    Interesting caveat, in searching more, it's possible that myLife.Com is a scam site. So that makes it double worse.

    ETA: and in moments, it's gone. :) . (P.S. don't need to bother with the Drivers License, I didn't give one)


    My Email to them:

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  1. 8Bit Bob
    Honestly I don't think many people would care if their information was on the net, especially if they don't frequent it often.

    The problem lies when your internet self gets associated with your IRL self. Then anybody you anger or has bad intent for you can just look up any information they want about you.

    I mean think about it, if someone stumbles across your information online, it's not a big deal. They now know that John Doe lives on Some Random Street, but what are they going to do with that information? If you anger someone online, however, and they know where to find your PII, that's a different story (which is why I never use my real name/picture online).
    8Bit Bob, Sep 3, 2018
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  2. Shnette
    I wonder if this scare over identity theft is a planned conspiracy. I always hear so much about identity theft; then companies advertise that they can keep my information secure for a fee. Really? Seriously, they can keep my info secure?

    A while ago, two odd consecutive transactions showed up on my online bank account that were less than a dollar each. This also happened to another family member of mine. The transactions occurred from across the country, and they occurred in pairs. Why pairs? That seems like a bank glitch or an inside job to me. As soon as we called the bank, they removed the transactions. We never heard a word about their "investigation" into the matter.

    Another thing, I thought about working with a company such as Uber but the company's website required upload of all my personal info along with a pic of my driver's license. WTF? Ugh, no thanks. Obviously not everyone is as concerned with identity theft as we would think.
    Shnette, Sep 5, 2018
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