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    Default Can people find your info through skype?

    So my skype window was open (I just signed up for one with my cam name), and someone messaged me saying they were from my area and wanted to chat. I haven't given this sn to any customers or anything yet. I also didn't put any location on my profile when i signed up, so how would people know where I am? help please...

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    Default Re: Can people find your info through skype?

    Skype has the horrible habit of adding stuff you told them at signup to your profile - edit it and see if there' anything there you don't want shared. You may not remember filling your profile up with some things, but they'll fill it up for you.
    Overall skype's security favors spammers more than regular users

    If you don't find your city/area/timestamp in your profile - check if the message you got was "oh i'm in your area" or "oh I'm in *insert city name that you live in*" - cause being vague is the spammer's favorite trick to make you answer back.

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    Default Re: Can people find your info through skype?

    i think you put ur zip code in the sign up process and people can search by zip code for other people
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    Default Re: Can people find your info through skype?

    it's spam.

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    Default Re: Can people find your info through skype?

    I heard things about Skype and other Yahoo type chats like this too.

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    Default Re: Can people find your info through skype?

    It's mostly likely just Spam. I get random bullshit "Hey, I'm from your area, let's chat!" IMs every other week or so.
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    Default Re: Can people find your info through skype?

    But be careful because if your skype is connected your normal email then they can find you on facebook. Happened to me, so I just blocked him.

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    Default Re: Can people find your info through skype?

    Quote Originally Posted by SybilVain View Post
    Skype has the horrible habit of adding stuff you told them at signup to your profile - edit it and see if there' anything there you don't want shared. You may not remember filling your profile up with some things, but they'll fill it up for you.
    Overall skype's security favors spammers more than regular users

    If you don't find your city/area/timestamp in your profile - check if the message you got was "oh i'm in your area" or "oh I'm in *insert city name that you live in*" - cause being vague is the spammer's favorite trick to make you answer back.
    This.

    Also people can just search random names or words to look for contacts to add.


    NEVER put your real name or personal email on ANYTHING online, ESPECIALLY anything adult-related. People don't realize how much of our info is available to anyone who wants to look for it, and how much of this info can be tracked and pieced together just by what sites we use/register on.



    On skype you can edit your privacy settings so only people in your contacts list can message / call you, and you can enable/disable the "show my online status on the web" thing. I have the online status thing disabled and privacy settings so only my contacts can message me, and I never get spam. Seriously, never.


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