Dupin Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I sometimes worry that tip.it admins will get my supposedly "private" email that I submitted to make this account and use it to hack my life. I guess it makes sense that they would try to lull us into a false sense of security like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I sometimes worry that tip.it admins will get my supposedly "private" email that I submitted to make this account and use it to hack my life. I guess it makes sense that they would try to lull us into a false sense of security like this.or spam you with porn :evil: Disclaimer: The above post was a sarcastic witty response and not meant to be taken serious by anyone paranoid or foolish enough to believe so. "Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world."Abraham Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIPPOU Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Never had to verify anything in youtube ... in fact it is still linked to my yahoo Email ... http://www.youtube.com/rls0812 It is laughable how paranoid folks in this forum get over something minor ... and the "phone spam" is illegal in the US. ********** One of the old guard of RS. RS birthday = Feb - 27 - 2002 Proud member of the original forum.********** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ylan Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Now I have to leave TIF because Das is going to send me more porn... yes, more porn ~~~The Harpy List~~~Harpy Facts~~~It's Super Effective~~~The Beginning~~~Harpy Therapy Center~~~Alg~~~Jedi Harpy~~~Rohirrim~~~Attenuation~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupin Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 There's a thread for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dire_Wolf Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I can¨t get past to view my Youtube pages because i have to link the account to email. Call me lazy but i don¨t wanna deal with this because i don¨t see why i should, and this inconvenience could have negative on Youtube. I will certainly be on look out for new video uploading sites. If Youtube does not change this soon, i will probably find a other way to show videos to friends. What do you think of Google forcing you to link your mail to acccount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowman_133 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 They've been doing this for a while - they made me switch recently. I really hate it because I use more than one google account at a time and I didn't want either of them linked to my youtube account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_jim Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Same as Cowman, I don't want to do it and I'm not making another account. Stupid move by Google. RIP Michaelangelopolousu can control my tip it account, but youll never control how fine i am!This is by FAR my favorite song: I love N_odie and would never edit his posts! I love Rainy_Day too <3 And also Cowman_133. <33 Oh, and Laikrob is a going to hunt me down and kill me like a pest kangaroo if I reveal how awesome she is. I owe tripsis skittles. DarkDude feels like he's missing out. This is my siggy! - n_odie Rainy_Day MINE! - n_odie Rainy_Day And meol shouldn't feel left out. Oh, and Y_Guy is a noob awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Gabe Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 There is another thread discussing the same issue. Three months banishment to 9gag is something i would never wish upon anybody, not even my worst enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noble_aloof Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Your complaining about this over how they removed the "subscriptions" box on the home page? [size="5"][font="Georgia"][b]Staking:[/b][/font][font="Palatino Linotype"][color="#FF0000"][/color][color="#FFFF00"][/color][color="#00FF00"] 4+ mil[/color][/font] [font="Georgia"][b]Current Status:[/b][/font][font="Palatino Linotype"][color="#FF0000"][/color][color="#0000FF"] Training defense [/color][/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dire_Wolf Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 There is another thread discussing the same issue.There is? Ok, merge this topic with that one Mods. Your complaining about this over how they removed the "subscriptions" box on the home page?No. :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargonhuman Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 And if you don't have a hotmail account, they make you give them your mobile number to verify by text. Thankfully, I found an old prepaid TracFone that still had some minutes and an active account that I used. I wasn't about to give them my real phone number - I get enough unsolicited calls and texts on that (despite signing up with the Do Not Call list) to tempt fate that it might be sold/stoled and I get even more. I also created a junk throwaway hotmail account to link, for the same reason I don't want to link my main email with anything related to Google. Part of the Star Traks network. (^^Clicky!) Irony: An amnesiac rediscovering they have an eidetic memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rkid Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I would trust Google with my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasignhagj Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Well ya should be using gmail anyways, best free e-mail service out there. :thumbup: My youtube/gmail is linked but I never had to text to get it set up, chances are likely that the example above occurred, someone tried to get into your youtube account. Just having anything related runescape seems to be a pass to have some weirdo out there trying to get access to your [cabbage].In what world is Gmail a good free service? It's probably the worst free email out there. Yahoo is my favourite, but even hotmail is better than Gmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 In no world is Hotmail better than Gmail :P - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rkid Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Really guys? This is more pathetic than browser wars. Firefox > Chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Lol Gmail scans your emails to decide what to show as ads. I know it's just a system, but someone could go and see what keywords appear the most in your emails. I don't think there really is a good free email service. Probably better to make your own email server, but not everyone can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Oh boy, imagine if some of the people on this thread had to move onto mobile phone running Android! I'm sure some heads would explode with the sheer paranoia and anxiety in the knowledge that everything on your phone is done through a Google platform! There are few parts of my online life that Google are not a part of, for example: I use Gmailmy browser is Chromeboth my university lecture (and day-to-day life) timetable is through Google Calendaralmost all of my uni law lecture and seminar work gets backed up onto Google Documentsphotos are backed up with Picasa,news RSS feeds (BBC, Lifehacker, Engadget, GameCentral, various blogs etc) are read through Google Readerhell, even my main profile page I direct people to is a "Google Profile" (although I'm yet to see what will come of this, as it's a recent release)Even my phone (HTC Desire) is running Android! That means I rely on Google Maps navigation in unfamiliar places, all my texts, phone calls, app downloads and email are done through Google's mobile platform.Thankfully the only things asked for in return is some anonymous data usage reports and targeted adverts. Google's tentacles are far reaching but fortunately free. I can't imagine how much all of the above would have cost back in the old days of the internet, through private, smaller companies. I expect a lot of the more paranoid members here would be surprised to see just how much they already rely on services provided by a single company, be it Google, Microsoft (Windows, IE9, MSN, Hotmail, Windows Media, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Security Essentials, Xbox, Windows Phone 7, Zune), Apple (Mac OSX, iDevices, iTunes, Apple TV) Yahoo (no one really uses this ) etc Worrying about Google requesting your phone number for verification purposes seems... cute (naïve), in the grand scheme of online data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargonhuman Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thankfully the only things asked for in return is some anonymous data usage reports and targeted adverts.Worrying about Google requesting your phone number for verification purposes seems... It's always nice when someone else's contradictory reply makes my argument for me. I don't want to provide Google with "anonymous data usage reports" so I can get "targeted adverts". I don't want freaking adverts at all! Why do you think I have four separate adblockers installed on my browser? Why do you think I signed all my phones up with the Do Not Call registry? That's also one of the main reasons I prefer to watch TV shows online instead of on TV; too many damned commercials.Besides that, though, I don't want Google gathering "anonymous data" from me that most likely isn't that anonymous. You all laugh at my paranoia, but when some hacker with a bee up his butt gets into the database with all your information and destroys your life, I'll be laughing my paranoid butt off because that same hacker only got minimal information from me. And now you're going to say that I'm being "sensationalist" or "blowing things out of proportion" or whatever, but the incidences of ID theft are rising almost exponentially worldwide and are becoming one of the top reported crimes in most civilized countries. Why? Because too many people aren't paranoid enough about the security of their personal information and it's getting stolen by crafty, greedy hackers.I'd rather be paranoid and safe than have my ID stolen because some web entity failed to keep my information secure. Part of the Star Traks network. (^^Clicky!) Irony: An amnesiac rediscovering they have an eidetic memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thankfully the only things asked for in return is some anonymous data usage reports and targeted adverts.Worrying about Google requesting your phone number for verification purposes seems... It's always nice when someone else's contradictory reply makes my argument for me. I don't want to provide Google with "anonymous data usage reports" so I can get "targeted adverts". I don't want freaking adverts at all! Why do you think I have four separate adblockers installed on my browser? Why do you think I signed all my phones up with the Do Not Call registry? That's also one of the main reasons I prefer to watch TV shows online instead of on TV; too many damned commercials.Besides that, though, I don't want Google gathering "anonymous data" from me that most likely isn't that anonymous. You all laugh at my paranoia, but when some hacker with a bee up his butt gets into the database with all your information and destroys your life, I'll be laughing my paranoid butt off because that same hacker only got minimal information from me. And now you're going to say that I'm being "sensationalist" or "blowing things out of proportion" or whatever, but the incidences of ID theft are rising almost exponentially worldwide and are becoming one of the top reported crimes in most civilized countries. Why? Because too many people aren't paranoid enough about the security of their personal information and it's getting stolen by crafty, greedy hackers.I'd rather be paranoid and safe than have my ID stolen because some web entity failed to keep my information secure. I have a feeling that you think if Google has your phone number they'll start sending adverts to your mobile. They really do not do this. As said, the mobile number request is for verification and an added layer of security when using an account (this is all explained in their blog post from early February). In regard to targeted adverts as a whole; I agree with you. I hate being constantly advertised to everywhere I look, which is why I also use an AdBlocker on Chrome, so all adverts, targeted or not, and served by Google or not, make no difference to me. It may be morally a grey area, what with Google providing me with all these services while I block their attempts to monetize the products, but this is a personal issue. I think I've been using the internet for so many years now that I've become conditioned to ignore many adverts anyway, so it's questionable whether Google would gain anything from me if I did not use an ad blocker. As for "anonymous data", you're right; I think you're paranoid. I have faith in the EU directives (I don't know what protective measures there are in place in America, I assume weaker regulation) which govern the use of personal data because the penalties that Google would face for operating in the EU without making sure their data truly anonymous is just not worth thinking about. These sum of the fines they would face would be considerable, even to a company as big as Google. That's not to mention all the civil legal action they would face. I assume you give a false name and date of birth to your friends, and pay for everything in cash, right? Wouldn't want those banks having your account details stored online somewhere would we.. think of the hackers! All your money sucked out of your account, leaving you without any remedy! Oh wait, silly me, there are already several legal remedies to victims of identity theft and the like here in the UK which allow you to recover what you lose in such an event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dire_Wolf Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I linked a email to Youtube account, now it wants verfication from that mail. I [bleep]en hate Google...because i honestly don't remember password to that email-.-. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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