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Observations by josephfromabove at 8/30/2012 6:21:25 AM The comments I make in my blogs are mere observations, not outlining a negative set of thoughts, but merely reporting exactly what happens. I do not attempt to manipulate anyone, or anything through social engineering through the social interaction in these blogs. When I observe as thief, I say thief, when I observe a hothead, I say hothead. I am not trying to attract flies, or negativity as someone has suggested.Nor will I tolerate, slander, or defamation of my character. Someone behind a keyboard may romanticize themselves as being a "liberator" when they steal from someone's credit cards, or emails, but a thief is just a thief, and I have a very strong dislike of thieves.

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lkavour92	8/30/2012 7:22:11 AM Without knowing just exactly "Social Engineering" is, I have to say that it seems abovc and beyond my abilities. I came on this site 3 years ago to "Chat", to allieviate what had become a depressive grieving period, and to perhaps make some new friends...and that venture has been rewarded beyond my greatest hopes. There are "favorites" here that I hasten to read each and every morning, and there are those who make me "roll my eyes". In the process of making friends, I have revealed much of my values and personal beliefs...and as a result have met and interacted with many who share those values and personal beliefs...Friends who I look forward to seeing every day...just that and nothing more....
josephfromabove	8/30/2012 9:27:59 AM I have come to make friends, and socialize as well. But I have also been electronically attacked here also.
lkavour92	8/30/2012 9:38:05 AM I don't believe Ihave been electonically attacked here, though if it were so I cannot imagine what the reward for the "attacker" would be...I did find something unusual in my email however after discussing my recent drs appointment with my DIL via private email, Ihave received quite a few emails from firms connected with treatments for the illness I had privately discussed with her...cause for a moment of reflection on the overwhelming power of the internet...
josephfromabove	8/30/2012 9:51:58 AM We both own businesses and they probe to find info leading to any credit lines, and doctor's bills would be included. I do not keep any files pretaining to bills, banks, utilities or anything on this computer that can be used to fake a credit portfolio. So in anger they just try to trash the operating system when they do not find what they want. But also they trace email addresses from the remainder of bits from the site by the tracking cookies, and spy scripts they attach. Then they steal the emails pretaining to jobs, and sell them to the highest bidder, or have a source locally before doing so. White collar pirates of these days of electronic smoke and mirrors.
sallybelle494	8/30/2012 10:31:45 AM I as well as Ika have not had many problems just a hundred or so scammers that I recognized due to the help of many of my friends I have made here including you. I am not and owner of a business and am probably not a target but I was sent a poll trying to get health info in the mail and I did'nt fall for that either. Sometimes I feel this world is making me paranoid or maybe my paranoia is making me overly cautious.
lkavour92	8/30/2012 11:13:42 AM There is so much we do not know about how the internet works. I first learned to use the computer in 2006, in order to sell on ebay. I had and still have a very narrow focus on apps? and utilize just what I need for that venue and for this one and Drudge Report which I use for my news and world events source...I am constantly amazed at how much they know about me...probably from siftng through my posts etc, I am really not too worried as I am not "ripe fruit" for the picking...not being very prosperous, and lacking anything that might be worth stealing......
josephfromabove	8/30/2012 12:29:31 PM Now how do you stop such activity? These days of business you have to go to the internet, so you can't shut off the www and be happy as a clam. So I gather all the little tidbits left behind for the authorities.
cozytimes	9/3/2012 5:38:04 PM here here!