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Originally Posted by Blossom
By mentioning her weight you are implying that heavy set people aren't attractive. It's really insulting. I'm sure if she read your post her feelings would be hurt. It's just not nice.
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Attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder. For instance, I don't find morbidly obese people attractive. I know several of both sexes. They may be intelligent, personable, and capable. I won't insult or denigrate them, but I
wouldn't want to see them naked.
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You seem to think of a webcam as as stationary on a desktop but the truth is they are everywhere on your phones, tablets, laptops not only do they record sight but sound as well but I know someone who was hacked and her kid picture posted in one of those kiddie porn sites so yes it's a real security issue and the hackers are getting bolder everyday.
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Security begins with knowledge. It's actually not hard to prevent such things, but you must be aware you need to and know how to do it.
There was an event discussed on Facebook a while back. A guy got busted for downloading kiddie porn. The cops were
not gentle about taking him in and he was rather the worse for wear. The problem was, he was innocent.
Like half the universe, he had a home network and a router. The router was
not secured. Anyone in range could connect to it and reach the Internet through it. One of his neighbors had done so and done the downloading, but because it was his router, it was his IP address the downloads were traced to. He was released and the neighbor was busted, but the damage had already been done. The problem was his ignorance and failure to secure his setup.
One of the commenters (who happens to be an old friend) asked "What are us non-technical folks to do?" The answer is "Find a friend who is technical, or pay someone to set you up. At least now you know you need to."
We live in an increasingly technological society, and a basic understanding of the implications and what we must do in consequence are requirements. Ignorance is
not an excuse.
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I too use to roll my eyes about it till I saw it happen to someone I know then researched about how more common it's getting.
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I still roll my eyes about it, and I've been a computer professional involved with security among other things for 30+ years.
See above about security through knowledge. If you don't know something, that's curable. You can learn, once you are aware you are ignorant. If you can't be bothered to learn, I roll my eyes. If you are
incapable of learning, you have real problems. I won't roll my eyes, but I'll avoid dealing with you. You will be a danger to yourself and those around you.
Most of what I roll my eyes about is the assumption by folks that anyone is specifically targeting
them. In the vast majority of cases, nobody would be. I secure my systems as a matter of course. I can detect at least a dozen different wireless networks from where I am. I can think of
no reason why anyone might want to deliberately hack mine. I'm nobody, and have nothing of any interest if they tried. One thing I
am happy about is seeing an increasing number of secured networks over the years. Back when I first got broadband, unsecured was the norm. These days it's a glaring exception, and is generally a specifically public hotspot, like in a Starbucks.
(And when my ISP upgraded my bandwidth and sent me a new combo cable modem/wireless router, security was on by default, and part of the setup process was chaging the password. This made me happy.)
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Dennis