Wibbles Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 You may have seen in the news about this. You can check if your email is amongst the data Dutch police have seized here: https://www.politie.nl/themas/controleer-of-mijn-inloggegevens-zijn-gestolen.html 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I say hang 'em upside-down and feed them Ex-Lax until they drown, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 How do I know that the site where I put my email address in isn't some kind of scam site? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fret Flintstone Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Shane_B. said: How do I know that the site where I put my email address in isn't some kind of scam site? ? 'twas my thought when I read this earlier. Then my lack of giving a shit took over and I successfully moved on. I feel much better for it. Edited January 29, 2021 by Fret Flintstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-53mph Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Sad truth is, just about every site now harvests our emails and data and sells it on to third party resellers, who sell it on again - ad infinitum. The only way to be safe is to never use the internet ever again.....or you could follow Fred Flintstone's example. Think about how many apps you've downloaded over the years, how many sites you've signed up to. Sometimes those apps and sites go broke and are bought by less trustworthy owners....who now own your data and can do with it as they please because...heh...it's written into the terms and conditions of just about every site and app that they are allowed to change the terms and conditions at any time without informing you of such....thus, they can 'legally' change them to include selling your data on to third party assholes. I remember a story a few years back of a computer repair service in the UK which started charging old clients small fees on their credit cards. Small enough so that most people didn't notice. When they looked into it they found out that the company had kept all the credit card details of their clients (information that was supposed to be automatically cancelled upon completion of services) spanning back years, and were slowly harvesting money from people's accounts. This is why you should never give your credit card or bank details to any internet service. Pay Pal at least give you "some" security against theft. Or, just keep buying up all of Larry's deals and keep your account permanently empty. Works for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Harvesting data for marketing purposes is one thing, using that data or malware to commit fraud is another. The former has never worried me that greatly - this was going on long before the internet. I get significantly less junk mail dropping through my letterbox these days. As for the latter, good luck with trying to steal from me - my net worth is about half a church mouse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-53mph Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 12 minutes ago, Wibbles said: As for the latter, good luck with trying to steal from me - my net worth is about half a church mouse. Do you realize how much church mice are going for on Ebay these days? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 That's Brexit for you - soon they'll be the only thing left to eat in Britain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Now that's got me thinking about some of the female police officers you see in Amsterdam ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 I'm not sure that that belt goes with the rest of the outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (Said to the "officer" in that last pic...) Me: "If I did something bad, would you chase me?" Officer: "Absolutely!" Me: "Ok, I'll run reaaaal slow!" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 The cowboy boots are a nice touch. The photo may have been taken in Amsterdam, Texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, bitflipper said: The cowboy boots are a nice touch. The photo may have been taken in Amsterdam, Texas. Is there a Haaglanden in Texas though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Maybe not. But there is a Holland, TX and a Nederland, TX. This is the state where German is spoken by many, where there are more tigers than there are in Africa, where 85 MPH is still a legal speed limit and dead little walking tanks litter the highways. It's the only state where your Hammond B-3 isn't guaranteed to be in tune. Happy, Smiley, Zipperland and Muleshoe are real places in Texas. As are Bonham and Bowie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 hours ago, bitflipper said: This is the state ... where there are more tigers than there are in Africa ... Africa isn't really known for its tigers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 hours ago, bitflipper said: ... and dead little walking tanks litter the highways. Unfortunately they are making their way up here to MO. At least the locals have something to eat besides squirrel now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheens Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 S.L.I.P. is really letting us down here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno de Souza Lino Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 1/29/2021 at 8:29 AM, Wibbles said: Harvesting data for marketing purposes is one thing, using that data or malware to commit fraud is another. Whatever name you use for either, they're both illegal, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 hours ago, pwalpwal said: the dutch are very fond of their cowboy boots https://www.instagram.com/p/BpToGrYCvtL/ I did not know that. Well, I like Gouda cheese, so there ya go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Sheens said: S.L.I.P. is really letting us down here.. I don't want to risk anything more revealing. Edited January 30, 2021 by Wibbles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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