If I were a catfish, my life would be a hell of a lot more interesting. I'd spend less time on weekends posting pictures of me doing crafts with my kid and nephews on IG, and more time of photos of me at Clooney's wedding.
Seriously, all the catfish drama makes me never want to post pics or participate in gift exchanges again
I may be naive, but it doesn't bother me. Like if a long time poster here turned out to not be real, or to be a liar, it would piss me off for a minute, but I don't feel any risk. What can someone do with pics of my kids? There are 8 gazillion pictures of kids everywhere. What can someone do with my name from fb? I mean I guess they can figure out where I live, but even that knowledge seems pretty harmless to me. And obviously people in the exchange get my address, but it doesn't worry me.
I think the risk is much greater of a stranger coming to rob me than someone on here that is crazy and sketchy, hunting me down.
I think they're are probably some reincarnated deactivators, but who can keep track, eh.
I often wonder about this. I'm sure some of the newbies are reincarnated catfish, but who? And will they slip up?? I don't even really mean newbies - I mean, anyone who has joined since anyone else deactivated.
Seriously, all the catfish drama makes me never want to post pics or participate in gift exchanges again
I may be naive, but it doesn't bother me. Like if a long time poster here turned out to not be real, or to be a liar, it would piss me off for a minute, but I don't feel any risk. What can someone do with pics of my kids? There are 8 gazillion pictures of kids everywhere. What can someone do with my name from fb? I mean I guess they can figure out where I live, but even that knowledge seems pretty harmless to me. And obviously people in the exchange get my address, but it doesn't worry me.
I think the risk is much greater of a stranger coming to rob me than someone on here that is crazy and sketchy, hunting me down.
I'm an "afraid of my own shadow" type of person, so any intrusion of my privacy scares me. If I found out someone on the internet had saved pictures of me or my kids, I would freak out. What if they were using my pictures to pass them self off as someone else and then committed some sort of heinous act? Or if they are pretending to be me online and they come across someone who really knows me? Also, having my name out there can definitely lead them to my address. If someone is looney enough to be impersonating another person, who's to say they aren't looney enough to come to my house and do something bad? *shudder*
I may be naive, but it doesn't bother me. Like if a long time poster here turned out to not be real, or to be a liar, it would piss me off for a minute, but I don't feel any risk. What can someone do with pics of my kids? There are 8 gazillion pictures of kids everywhere. What can someone do with my name from fb? I mean I guess they can figure out where I live, but even that knowledge seems pretty harmless to me. And obviously people in the exchange get my address, but it doesn't worry me.
I think the risk is much greater of a stranger coming to rob me than someone on here that is crazy and sketchy, hunting me down.
I'm an "afraid of my own shadow" type of person, so any intrusion of my privacy scares me. If I found out someone on the internet had saved pictures of me or my kids, I would freak out. What if they were using my pictures to pass them self off as someone else and then committed some sort of heinous act? Or if they are pretending to be me online and they come across someone who really knows me? Also, having my name out there can definitely lead them to my address. If someone is looney enough to be impersonating another person, who's to say they aren't looney enough to come to my house and do something bad? *shudder*
I see what you are saying, and there are looney's out there. I just don't think of it as a credible risk, or a risk that has any real chance of actually happening. But I have my own things I worry about, information security just isn't one of my things . My sister has a mindset more like you, the idea of putting her kids picture up on a message board would cause her so much anxiety, she would never ever consider it.
C25K...it works Seaside 5K...........40:45(2012) Turkey Trot..........41:30(2012)/37:08(2013)/37:40(2014) St Pat's 5K..........39:27(2013)/38:48(2014)/35:12(2015) Belair Town Run......38:09(2013)/36:27(2014) Back To Football 5K..37:36(2013)/43:44(2015) Balt Run Fest 5K.....34:59(2013)/41:50(2014)/35:54(2015)
I'm an "afraid of my own shadow" type of person, so any intrusion of my privacy scares me. If I found out someone on the internet had saved pictures of me or my kids, I would freak out. What if they were using my pictures to pass them self off as someone else and then committed some sort of heinous act? Or if they are pretending to be me online and they come across someone who really knows me? Also, having my name out there can definitely lead them to my address. If someone is looney enough to be impersonating another person, who's to say they aren't looney enough to come to my house and do something bad? *shudder*
I see what you are saying, and there are looney's out there. I just don't think of it as a credible risk, or a risk that has any real chance of actually happening. But I have my own things I worry about, information security just isn't one of my things . My sister has a mindset more like you, the idea of putting her kids picture up on a message board would cause her so much anxiety, she would never ever consider it.
:Y: These are just some things I've been thinking about recently. I've posted pics of the kids and myself in the past, I'm just feeling extra anxious at the moment. I'm sure I'll post pics in the future, because I really enjoy the "likes" they receive
C25K...it works Seaside 5K...........40:45(2012) Turkey Trot..........41:30(2012)/37:08(2013)/37:40(2014) St Pat's 5K..........39:27(2013)/38:48(2014)/35:12(2015) Belair Town Run......38:09(2013)/36:27(2014) Back To Football 5K..37:36(2013)/43:44(2015) Balt Run Fest 5K.....34:59(2013)/41:50(2014)/35:54(2015)
I may be naive, but it doesn't bother me. Like if a long time poster here turned out to not be real, or to be a liar, it would piss me off for a minute, but I don't feel any risk. What can someone do with pics of my kids? There are 8 gazillion pictures of kids everywhere. What can someone do with my name from fb? I mean I guess they can figure out where I live, but even that knowledge seems pretty harmless to me. And obviously people in the exchange get my address, but it doesn't worry me.
I think the risk is much greater of a stranger coming to rob me than someone on here that is crazy and sketchy, hunting me down.
This is mostly how I feel. The only thing that does freak me out is people who take the time to be a catfish are quite loony. I wouldn't necessarily worry about them hunting me down but I would worry about them contacting my place of business or relatives.
Oh yea, that would be the worst, if my work found out how much I am on here. . . I would have to start being a lot more productive!
I may be naive, but it doesn't bother me. Like if a long time poster here turned out to not be real, or to be a liar, it would piss me off for a minute, but I don't feel any risk. What can someone do with pics of my kids? There are 8 gazillion pictures of kids everywhere. What can someone do with my name from fb? I mean I guess they can figure out where I live, but even that knowledge seems pretty harmless to me. And obviously people in the exchange get my address, but it doesn't worry me.
I think the risk is much greater of a stranger coming to rob me than someone on here that is crazy and sketchy, hunting me down.
This is mostly how I feel. The only thing that does freak me out is people who take the time to be a catfish are quite loony. I wouldn't necessarily worry about them hunting me down but I would worry about them contacting my job and/or my relatives.
I don't think anybody would be crazy enough to do that.
This is mostly how I feel. The only thing that does freak me out is people who take the time to be a catfish are quite loony. I wouldn't necessarily worry about them hunting me down but I would worry about them contacting my job and/or my relatives.
I don't think anybody would be crazy enough to do that.
. . . . where did you say you work again?
McD's. I see @thadsrad all the time, and jsillyfun drank out of my cup the other day.