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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2017 1:48:26 GMT
Hello everyone. Some people have been expressing concerns regarding the visibility of personal email addresses on IMDB2. Case in point: imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/2320/important-information-privacy-readThere are also a few posting similar concerns on some of the other forums. While most of them are simply trying to discourage others from registering here in an attempt to boost and/or protect the population of their own respective communities, and others appear to be alarmist concerns, they are concerns nonetheless and so I feel they should be addressed as such. Each and every member here can set their own privacy preferences in their profile settings. Under the Privacy tab, there are several choices for email visibility. These options are as follows: Email visibility: - Share with everyone - Share with registered users - Share with friends and staff - Share with staff only The default setting is "share with friends and staff." It is not "share with everyone" as some have incorrectly stated. As the administrator of this forum, I take privacy issues and concerns very seriously. When I created IMDB2, I promised to do all I can to ensure the protection of any personal information of the members here, and I will not break that promise despite what some would have you believe. If anyone of you have any questions or further concerns about privacy on this board, please do not hesitate to post them in this thread or contact me directly. -John support.proboards.com/thread/614103/default-email-visibility |
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Post by aboyes1989 on Mar 3, 2017 2:20:13 GMT
Come on, there are a lot more important issues than private emails to worry about.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 2:31:46 GMT
Come on, there are a lot more important issues than private emails to worry about. Some members were concerned; Admin addressed the concern. What's wrong with it? As for those who said "make a dummy, yahoo, gmail, etc" members still have the right to keep such dummies private if they so desire. But some people do register with more revealing emails. It is important to clarify the point (that is, that email here is kept private and by default shared only with staff and with people users *choose* to accept as friends, and even that the user can adjust out) because rumors such as "IMBDv2 won't keep your email private" deter people from joining us. Once IMDb boards died out, 60 alternatives popped up. Given that this one is arguably the one with the most traffic, it is conceivable that other sites sometimes will have an interest in spreading rumors about us, in the hope of stopping our growth and diverting our users to their own shores. So, it's important to dispel these rumors. |
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Post by sitenoise on Mar 3, 2017 4:45:20 GMT
I think the admin here does just the right amount of adminning.
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Post by fritzelly on Mar 3, 2017 4:48:27 GMT
Doesn't bother me personally but can you set the defaults within the boards?
Seems like private should be a default and then sharing should be set personally - then all the naysayers have nothing to complain about
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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2017 5:03:08 GMT
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Post by fritzelly on Mar 3, 2017 5:16:34 GMT
I meant with new signups that the default is such and such
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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2017 5:26:10 GMT
fritzelly"The email setting is drawn from the member's global account settings page."Unless someone is following someone here that is following them (ie, friends) before they even come here, the current default is sufficient in terms of sharing. However, I suppose it couldn't hurt to set it to 'staff only' if possible. I'll look into it...
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Post by ctown28 on Mar 3, 2017 6:13:55 GMT
Is there a way to set the default to staff only, or even admin only? I runeed a different site and I'm the only one that can see that info, not even the moderators can see it as I set it that way
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Post by runie on Mar 3, 2017 6:19:57 GMT
Hello everyone. Some people have been expressing concerns regarding the visibility of personal email addresses on IMDB2. Case in point: imdb2.freeforums.net/thread/2320/important-information-privacy-readThere are also a few posting similar concerns on some of the other forums. While most of them are simply trying to discourage others from registering here in an attempt to boost and/or protect the population of their own respective communities, and others appear to be alarmist concerns, they are concerns nonetheless and so I feel they should be addressed as such. Each and every member here can set their own privacy preferences in their profile settings. Under the Privacy tab, there are several choices for email visibility. These options are as follows: Email visibility: - Share with everyone - Share with registered users - Share with friends and staff - Share with staff only The default setting is "share with friends and staff." It is not "share with everyone" as some have incorrectly stated. As the administrator of this forum, I take privacy issues and concerns very seriously. When I created IMDB2, I promised to do all I can to ensure the protection of any personal information of the members here, and I will not break that promise despite what some would have you believe. If anyone of you have any questions or further concerns about privacy on this board, please do not hesitate to post them in this thread or contact me directly. -John ----- if this helps anyone - use an email account that links nothing about you, to anyone- and only use it for a very MB's like this. then use another for a few more - use random passwords, random emails, and on the boards profile lie about yourself. - use different ann completely random passwords from that email on the boards you use it for as well. This is not discrediting the starter/starters of this place - thanks for doing it - its just some people dont think about easy methods to be free from any potential issues or just worries.. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 11:49:04 GMT
Dear Admin, Perhaps you should not have the "share with everyone" & "share with registered users" options and disable it. It is not necessary. If a poster wishes to share private information with the posting community, they can send them a personal pm. Problem solved, and IMDB did not have email visibility either if I recall. Cheers, TC Like John the Admin said he will look into it, but it is not a given that he can alter the software the way ProBoards have it. As guests in a larger operation, not everything can be changed from here. "Share with staff only" does have a high level of privacy since of course when a member signs up the Admin will have access to the person's account info in order to verify if the new member is a spammer, etc. In all boards the Admin has access to a member's email so "Share with nobody" like someone else suggested above is never an option. Sure, it would be best to be "share with Admin only" and not "Staff" but oh well, I don't think the other staff members here besides Admin are about to misuse the info. But I'm sure that John will look into what he can do about this. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 12:37:10 GMT
I think I was the first or among the first to raise this issue. My motivation was about protecting new users. Usually by default private information isn't shown on your profile page on most websites. This has created an assumption in the minds of netizens that this is the norm. Its important to point out that this board does not. Some people have their real names in their email addresses and enter their real date of birth in the sign up page. That information is exactly what identity thieves prey on. Its important for all users to be aware and make their own efforts to protect themselves. My concern was that people were unaware their real names and date of births could be seen so easily.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 15:30:49 GMT
I don't understand why emails are even an option to begin with. It should be at the user's discretion to voluntarily provide their email in a signature or privately.
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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2017 22:53:29 GMT
It should be at the user's discretion to voluntarily provide their email in a signature or privately. And so it is.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 22:55:51 GMT
It should be at the user's discretion to voluntarily provide their email in a signature or privately. And so it is. Why is it part of the settings in the first place? Seems as though you wouldn't be having this problem if ou had left it out to begin with. Just saying. |
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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2017 22:59:44 GMT
I trust that something can be resolved to make the site user friendly regarding email addresses and any other personal information, that could be detrimental if users aren't understanding the features available to modify some of this info. -Michael Stone, ProBoards Admin Support Manager support.proboards.com/post/6489520/thread |
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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2017 23:05:12 GMT
Why is it part of the settings in the first place? Seems as though you wouldn't be having this problem if ou had left it out to begin with. Just saying. I think I'm misunderstanding you because it is at the user's discretion to voluntarily provide their email in a signature or privately. The default setting is not "share with everyone," nor are email addresses automatically displayed in signatures. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 23:26:57 GMT
Why is it part of the settings in the first place? Seems as though you wouldn't be having this problem if ou had left it out to begin with. Just saying. I think I'm misunderstanding you because it is at the user's discretion to voluntarily provide their email in a signature or privately. The default setting is not "share with everyone," nor are email addresses automatically displayed in signatures. Okay thanks for clearing up any misunderstands. |
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Post by Admin on Mar 3, 2017 23:46:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 23:51:28 GMT
I don't think our Admin should be blamed for ProBoards' software settings.
He is merely warning users about these features and showing us how to adjust them to one's preference.
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