HopefulNewb
Member
good advice ty.
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ICMag Security Do's and Don'ts!
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Only mods can do that, you can PM a supermod/admin to ask or click the
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computer dummie here, be gentle
computer dummie here, be gentle
I dont keep anything on my pc anymore,,, have transferred all canna related subjects onto an desktop hd (much easier to dispose of if I get an unexpected visit),, wiped pc & reloaded os.
AVG was excellent when I first started using it, but it has become very resource hungry,, so I'm giving Avast a trial atm.
Any opinions?
computer dummie here, be gentle
I dont keep anything on my pc anymore,,, have transferred all canna related subjects onto an desktop hd (much easier to dispose of if I get an unexpected visit),, wiped pc & reloaded os.
AVG was excellent when I first started using it, but it has become very resource hungry,, so I'm giving Avast a trial atm.
Any opinions?
ijim
Member
Good to hear from you Skip its been a while. Us older guys always worry and wonder when someone disappears. Good info. Not a bad idea to delete an account take a vacation and open a new one with a new id every once in a while if you are in a state or country that ignorance is still practiced. Should this a sticky.
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Franky4fingers
Does anyone have prog advice for MAC users.... fire wall spyware software ?
also, consider checking out crypto cat when chatting with friends about grey area conversations
also, consider checking out crypto cat when chatting with friends about grey area conversations
Rotti By Nature
Member
Thanks for all the great info! I'll be putting it to good use!
How to block your browser from sending information to Google Analytics
Trying to break away from Google. I slip sometimes, site:whatever.com searches do not work as well with DuckDuckGo. Wish there were more search parameter controls. "Products" search results are also quite annoying.
Trying to break away from Google. I slip sometimes, site:whatever.com searches do not work as well with DuckDuckGo. Wish there were more search parameter controls. "Products" search results are also quite annoying.
Indeed!!!
NumbSkulled
Member
Another important security measure, sadly, is to not tell others that you grow. Only two of my closest friends know about my grow. I didn't even tell my gf 0f 4-5 years, a non-smoker who referred to the Sacred Herb as 'That stuff you smoke'. Now that she's my ex I'm glad I didn't.
Many people seem to think that home grown is free. Some are jealous. Some would prefer to bludge than to accept offers of full help to grow their own.
Up to 30 years ago people grew outside. Everyone that I've been aware, who had their crop ripped-off, was usually stolen by a friend of a friend on nearly every occasion.
I would just love to show-off my bud to every friend & visitor while nailing them with a billy or two, ('see how clever I am'). I grow nice buds. But I've learnt my lesson trusting the wrong person. (It brought the absolute worst out in one mate when I started indoor 20years ago, lost what I thought was a good mate.) So I have to tell the uninitiated that I know a small time grower, to explain the quality, who I can only get 7g's a week 'so no, sorry, I can't get any for you'. I sometimes feel bad lying, especially to friends, but it is what it is.
Loose lips........belong to blabbermouths.
Things like good locks & alarms are fine, just don't put them to the test unnecessarily by bragging or telling one too many 'friends'.
Many people seem to think that home grown is free. Some are jealous. Some would prefer to bludge than to accept offers of full help to grow their own.
Up to 30 years ago people grew outside. Everyone that I've been aware, who had their crop ripped-off, was usually stolen by a friend of a friend on nearly every occasion.
I would just love to show-off my bud to every friend & visitor while nailing them with a billy or two, ('see how clever I am'). I grow nice buds. But I've learnt my lesson trusting the wrong person. (It brought the absolute worst out in one mate when I started indoor 20years ago, lost what I thought was a good mate.) So I have to tell the uninitiated that I know a small time grower, to explain the quality, who I can only get 7g's a week 'so no, sorry, I can't get any for you'. I sometimes feel bad lying, especially to friends, but it is what it is.
Loose lips........belong to blabbermouths.
Things like good locks & alarms are fine, just don't put them to the test unnecessarily by bragging or telling one too many 'friends'.
snuggles
Active member
For online anonymity/security I use a VPN service which doesn't log activity and gives out the same IP to different users simultaneously.
Since I live in a country where Cannabis is illegal, I like to take some measures.
Side fact: been smoking and growing for about 20 years now...this is the first time I registered an account on a board which deals with content like ICMag.
Still a bit iffy but like the saying goes: old habits die hard."
Trained cautiousness and "paranoia" seems to stick with you...
greets
Since I live in a country where Cannabis is illegal, I like to take some measures.
Side fact: been smoking and growing for about 20 years now...this is the first time I registered an account on a board which deals with content like ICMag.
Still a bit iffy but like the saying goes: old habits die hard."
Trained cautiousness and "paranoia" seems to stick with you...
greets
