What is Infertility
Infertility is the inability to naturally conceive a child or the inability to carry a pregnancy to term. There are many reasons why a couple may not be able to conceive, or may no...
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I just came across a strange 'Discussion Post' on my DS Daily Alert. After a few "clicks" and reading of info, I learned that ANYONE in the world can go to Google.com and type in Daily Strength- (then the member's profile name) and it will show TONS of stuff about you and what you have posted on this site! I googled myself and it shows many things about me, including all the posts I've read, written, commented on, etc...
I was so shocked to find this out! So far, I don't think it is giving access to my actual profile page and journal. However, it might and I just haven't found it on google yet. PLEASE research this for yourself! Please be careful about what you choose to post and comment on. Try to remember that it is OPEN to the entire public. This is such a disappointment and violation to privacy, in my opinion! :( Posted on 07/04/09, 03:07 am |
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'm going to play devils advocate here for this is an issue that arises every few months.
This is the internet. If you blog you can google your user name and up comes YOUR BLOG. If you google and put in your home phone number guess what...up comes your name. Google you county property tax--guess what up comes your name, address and phone number. This is not unique to Daily Strength. It's the internet. I found Daily Strength through a search engine. If I couldn't search the internet to find information related to infertility then I wouldn't be here. If you're worried about privacy its simple--use psuedonyms, don't put your home town down, don't use family photos. If you need to relay that information do it through email. Like Sara P I'm stepping down now... 
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Like Susan said, this does come up every so often. I dunno about everyone else here, but few ppl even know I'm on this site, much less my username. But if it makes you feel better, make all your journal entries private and keep your private details to PM's only.
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Wow. I feel sorry for the people who stumble across some of the rants on here ;). And please GOD don't let my mom ever see my journal! I LOVE Google for helping me find this site, but had no idea how easy it was to pinpoint a member. ...A few clicks later... I have removed some personal stuff like City, and holy crap I know I had put my name on here at some point. Not sure what I would do if some of my postings became known to "real life" acquaintances. Thanks for the tip!
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I agree with Jakeswife, also if you are the one googling and you start clicking on your stuff on DS, it comes up because you are allowed access to it. If I search your DS screen name and you have it set for friends only, I cannot see anything because I am on your friends list. I just have a screen name that most people would think to google. Keep your stuff set for friends only and outsiders can't access it.
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