Security and/or Identity Theft

Crystalship1 · 06-30-2008

Call me paranoid but.... As we live in a ever increasing "mean world" I thought I'd share an observation and an opinion.

I have noticed that in their profiles, some of our members have listed their entire name (sometimes including the middle name or initial) along with their entire date of birth followed by the city and state of residence.

Honestly...... I think that listing all of this information together in one place could be unwise. Other than my city of residence, I typically just give my first name and just the year of my birth. FWIW, I thought I'd share my

dblagent · 06-30-2008

Anyone that steals my identity is just going to be worse than they started! They think they have it bad.....

Good pointers though, first name is fine, city is fine, other than that it's best to play it close to the chest when anyone can read the info, IMO. Many will know more about me via PM or talking to one another, no big deal to me. But I will not post it in my profile on any forum.

Episcopus · 06-30-2008

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Originally Posted by Crystalship1

Call me paranoid but.... As we live in a ever increasing "mean world" I thought I'd share an observation and an opinion.

I have noticed that in their profiles, some of our members have listed their entire name (sometimes including the middle name or initial) along with their entire date of birth followed by the city and state of residence.

Honestly...... I think that listing all of this information together in one place could be unwise. Other than my city of residence, I typically just give my first name and just the year of my birth. FWIW, I thought I'd share my

I don't think its paranoid, but if it is, my paranoia has kept me from posting any of my name or my city. County and occupation are all at this point. While that limits me to one of only 10 or so people, that is still anonymous enough for me.

indyninja · 06-30-2008

I don't think it's a big deal putting your name location, dob in your profile on a gun board. What is someone going to do with that?

Episcopus · 07-01-2008

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Originally Posted by indyninja

I don't think it's a big deal putting your name location, dob in your profile on a gun board. What is someone going to do with that?

I think you forgot these <sarcasm> </sarcasm> .

rhino · 07-01-2008

Another potential problem is putting too much information in your searchable resume on a job listing site like Monster.com. You've given identity thieves your full name, address, telephone number, and all of the details about your education and employment history. You've done your job for them.

Much better to put minimal information in the searchable resume and let potential employers contact you via the web site's e-mail forwarding.

06-30-2008	#1 (permalink)
Crystalship1 Jeep XJ Owner & Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic Rider Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN. Posts: 839	Security and/or Identity Theft Call me paranoid but.... As we live in a ever increasing "mean world" I thought I'd share an observation and an opinion. I have noticed that in their profiles, some of our members have listed their entire name (sometimes including the middle name or initial) along with their *entire* date of birth followed by the city and state of residence. Honestly...... I think that listing all of this information together in one place could be unwise. Other than my city of residence, I typically just give my first name and just the year of my birth. FWIW, I thought I'd share my __________________ "Seems like common sense just isn't all that common anymore" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *"Sadly, a vote for ANYBODY* other than McCain is a vote FOR Obama & Biden" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh and by the way... "alot" is a small town in India!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember....... "No good deed ever goes unpunished"**

06-30-2008	#4 (permalink)
indyninja been working out Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 606	I don't think it's a big deal putting your name location, dob in your profile on a gun board. What is someone going to do with that? __________________ teachers at my school do not like students smarter than them -sanzo87 plus he can shoot the dick off of a snail. -gunlover BUD/S however it was a long time ago...but I've always kept up with my handgun and other skills. -JRG

07-01-2008	#6 (permalink)
rhino Somewhat Purple-ish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,319	Another potential problem is putting too much information in your searchable resume on a job listing site like Monster.com. You've given identity thieves your full name, address, telephone number, and all of the details about your education and employment history. You've done your job for them. Much better to put minimal information in the searchable resume and let potential employers contact you via the web site's e-mail forwarding. __________________ Adaptive Consulting & Training **To prevail you must ACT! "The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State." INDIANA CONSTITUTION** Article 1 - Bill of Rights Section 32

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06-30-2008	#2 (permalink)
dblagent GunGeek Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bloomington Posts: 270	Anyone that steals my identity is just going to be worse than they started! They think they have it bad..... Good pointers though, first name is fine, city is fine, other than that it's best to play it close to the chest when anyone can read the info, IMO. Many will know more about me via PM or talking to one another, no big deal to me. But I will not post it in my profile on any forum.