How safe is your identity on this site???

[rover]

I sometimes find it a harrowing thought on just how safe your identity is on this site. Not knowing much about the art of computer science, ie - what exactly is an IP address, does the management of this site know who you are, or at least what your address is, I think they can narrow it down to the street where you live. If the shit ever hits the fan, perhaps a different government might want to sort these sites out and do a bit of naming and shaming or something on those lines. You can have a different sim card for your phone, but what can you do about an IP address, an escort once told me to can hide your IP address by tampering with the settings on your computer. What do the Garda know, it's not out of the question for the management of this site to have an arrangement with them, although doubt if that's the case.

Private messages is another issue, I'm pretty certain that the people on the top level of this can quite easily access all the private messages you have ever sent. That would make me want to bow my head down in shame, I've sent some pretty weird ones in my time, the mods mightn't be able able to access them, but I'm the top brass can.

So just how safe are we, what information has been collated about us all, some members mightn't give a toss, but one day in the future it could be your downfall.

Anybody got any answers that might put me at ease.

[Irish Fiona]

Hey Rover its not illegal to post on the boards of this site
I know what you mean though hun, sometimes your head can run away with fears!!
You got to nip them in the bud and see it for what it is..... banter on the boards of a fun and sexy website
The Garda would have a stupid amount of ip's to go through and for what...... people joining and posting on a legal site??
You cant name and shame someone for perfectly harmless behavior!

Also be discreet in your pm's. If your going to contact someone with more personal details (dates, places etc) use your hotmail/gmail acc. I'm sure the pm system is perfectly safe and private but this will help alleviate those fears.

[rover]

Hey Rover its not illegal to post on the boards of this site
I know what you mean though hun, sometimes your head can run away with fears!!
You got to nip them in the bud and see it for what it is..... banter on the boards of a fun and sexy website
The Garda would have a stupid amount of ip's to go through and for what...... people joining and posting on a legal site??
You cant name and shame someone for perfectly harmless behavior!

Also be discreet in your pm's. If your going to contact someone with more personal details (dates, places etc) use your hotmail/gmail acc. I'm sure the pm system is perfectly safe and private but this will help alleviate those fears.

Thank you Fiona, the mention of your name has left me relaxed and with a big bulge in my trousers,, I suppose you could call me a bit of an alarmist, but thanks.

[Irish Fiona]

My fingers are running through your hair as your cheek is rested on my bosom!
Your tail has gone from a brisk agitated wag to a soft and lazy swish up against me

[rover]

My fingers are running through your hair as your cheek is rested on my bosom!
Your tail has gone from a brisk agitated wag to a soft and lazy swish up against me

How romantic, I wonder one day will I be able to do that and make my dreams comes true.

[mellors]

How romantic, I wonder one day will I be able to do that and make my dreams comes true.

Sorry Rover, come the revolution you'll be the first in line to have the electrodes crocodile clipped to your balls.....oh hang on you might actually like that judging from your pic......Ps: You're avitar cracks me up each time it comes up !

[El Gordo]

You need to decide who you want to worry about. Here's a partial list of options:
- Your wife, and anyone else in the house.
- The neighbours
- Your ISP
- E-I's ISP
- The mods
- The staff
- The site owners
- The database admin
- The server hosting company
- Random people like me
- An Garda Siochana
- The courts
- GCHQ
- The NSA
Until you've decided who you are worried about, it's hard to say how worried you should be, or what to do about it.

[rover]

You need to decide who you want to worry about. Here's a partial list of options:
- Your wife, and anyone else in the house.
- The neighbours
- Your ISP
- E-I's ISP
- The mods
- The staff
- The site owners
- The database admin
- The server hosting company
- Random people like me
- An Garda Siochana
- The courts
- GCHQ
- The NSA
Until you've decided who you are worried about, it's hard to say how worried you should be, or what to do about it.

Thanks El Gordo, that makes me feel great.

[El Gordo]

Thanks El Gordo, that makes me feel great.

Relax. Most of the people or institutions on that list don't care about you or me. For example, are you Gerry Adams or Martin McGuinness? No? Then you can probably cross GCHQ off the list. The server hosting company is in Atlanta, I think. Unlikely to be interested in you. To be honest, I think you can probably cross off all but the first line of that list.

[westcorklad]