Privacy? Whats That?

[Guest RyanCade]

While on the subject of privacy, I urge everyone to be cautious using telecommunication devices such as the Apple iphone. Your data is being collected by many "affiliates and 3rd parties" in the name of marketing. your information is even sold to gonvernment agencies and can be used against you in a court of law. New technology makes it as simple as clicking the i agree button for them to collect personal information including live cameras in your home monitoring your every day life, behaviors, habits, weaknesses, fears, ect. Don't be tempted by the shiny apple folks, they are not your friemd. every household and individual has what they call an "electronic character sketch" be warned that nothing in your life is "private" http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2009/06/09/new-apple-iphone-features-get-under-your-skin/ http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/24105/ Remote viewing and influencing???? WTF IS THAT?? Well I can assure you that this is no joke, I am all too familiar with it's capable, taunting, blood chilling, impact on ones life.. http://www.securitycamerasearch.com/surveillance-systems/geovision/geovision-iphone-app.html

How about DATA MINING http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/electronic-publications/stay-free/archives/14/datamining.html At&T now offering "U-Verse" putting Fiber-"OPTIC" cable in your living room... AT&T "Your World Delivered" "TOTAL IN HOME SERVICES" http://current.com/news/politics/89687131_government-spying-on-you-through-digital-television.htm

[Guest RyanCade]

http://www.securitycamerasearch.com/surveillance-systems/geovision/geovision-iphone-app.html [/url]

How about DATA MINING http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/electronic-publications/stay-free/archives/14/datamining.html At&T now offering "U-Verse" putting Fiber-"OPTIC" cable in your living room... AT&T "Your World Delivered" "TOTAL IN HOME SERVICES" http://current.com/news/politics/89687131_government-spying-on-you-through-digital-television.htm

 

Amazing 104 views and not one single comment... Did I strike a nerve or what??? Hmmm...

[Guest countryboywny]

It is indeed chilling. Seems like the more you use technology, the more you lose your privacy.

[+ Charlie]

I work online from home, and yesterday I was having difficulty accessing my employer's website. I called their tech support, and soon a young man in India was in remote control of my computer for 45 minutes while I simply sat and watched as he poured through my files and programs, making changes. What choice did I have? If you use technology for its benefits, you have to accept its drawbacks. (By the way, he never solved the problem, and now I am trying to get used to all the changes he made in the way things work.)

[Guest ChgoBoy]

Amazing 104 views and not one single comment... Did I strike a nerve or what??? Hmmm...

 

Personally, I'm confused. In the deli there is a very sad to read farewell post from you about what's happening in your life. It left more questions for me than provided answers to some very serious issues.

 

Are you suggesting here that Apple (or their products) is in someway connected to that deli post?

[Guest RyanCade]

Personally, I'm confused. In the deli there is a very sad to read farewell post from you about what's happening in your life. It left more questions for me than provided answers to some very serious issues.

 

Are you suggesting here that Apple (or their products) is in someway connected to that deli post?

 

I am that the remote access features have been used to access my iPhone and my computer. Unwanted data/media, has appeared on both. Threatening messages have appeared on both and then been removed. My computer has been given commands and is sending regular reports against my will to something called The D.U.D.E network" very scary music has been added to my music library and I no longer have voicemail misc ads are being played to my callers. My passwords and security settings are being changed. Violent cartoons that include my worst fears are being played automatically. My location and recent conversations are being referenced. So yes that's what I'm saying...

[Guest ChgoBoy]

I work online from home, and yesterday I was having difficulty accessing my employer's website. I called their tech support, and soon a young man in India was in remote control of my computer for 45 minutes while I simply sat and watched as he poured through my files and programs, making changes. What choice did I have? If you use technology for its benefits, you have to accept its drawbacks. (By the way, he never solved the problem, and now I am trying to get used to all the changes he made in the way things work.)

 

I agree, those type of tech support sessions can be a bit unnerving when you consider that you have given someone else access to your pc.

 

When I have been in those situations a few times, I have always kept track of where the tech has been, what he has changed and even challenged the tech as to why he would be accessing certain files etc during the session, so I can at least remind him/her afterward that there were changes made during the session that require resetting.

 

Often times, if the tech is trying numerous fixes to a problem, (because they themselves don't know the correct answer or fix from the start) they can leave a lot of settings and other changes unreturned to their previous state.

 

Your comfort level, if there is such a thing, is that at least you DO know who was remotely accessing your pc and that can be tracked back to him/her. But still, an experienced remote tech can be as harmful to your pc as the original component failure was to begin with.

[KMEM]

I work online from home, and yesterday I was having difficulty accessing my employer's website. I called their tech support, and soon a young man in India was in remote control of my computer for 45 minutes while I simply sat and watched as he poured through my files and programs, making changes. What choice did I have? If you use technology for its benefits, you have to accept its drawbacks. (By the way, he never solved the problem, and now I am trying to get used to all the changes he made in the way things work.)

 

I had the same type of problem with a brand new laptop. Those guys in India tried 3 different times for 45 or more minutes each to resolve the issue which included a global reboot (twice) and never solved the problem. At least I ended up with exactly what I started with (intact) and did a work around on my own which has basically been the only significant problem since.

 

Best regards,

KMEM

[Diverdan]

GET Professional HELP

 

Ryan,

I have only had one experience with a remote tech, also from India. However, when he was unable to fix my problem, I also found out that things were not like they should have been. I started getting spam that was not filtered out like before and started getting all sorts of emails, etc. that I did not want. So, I began a serious delete, delete, delete activity. Ultimately I purchased a disk that erased everything I had on my computer, including the operating system and started over. I spent hours copying things that I wanted, such as addresses, etc. onto a disk and then subjected it to virus scanning before reloading. I also had a very good gay friend who is a tech wizard, and he found all sorts of embedded spyware that was being hidden from my usual virus detection systems. He was a life saver for me and probably saved me unknown problems and financial headaches. I urge you to find a gay or gay friendly tech guy to help you with this. From what you have said, someone indeed placed spyware on your computer which is continuing to take what you have and send it around the world. You need a new internet service, new name and password, but only on a new or completely wiped computer including the operating system and hard drive. That is not easy to do, but essential. You might just consider destroying your old computer and buying a new one and starting from scratch. Also, for example, if you use a yahoo.com account, switch to another provider, don't just get a new yahoo account. The sooner that you do all of these things the better off you will be.

[Guest ChgoBoy]

You might just consider destroying your old computer and buying a new one and starting from scratch.

 

Wow, that's a pretty drastic and unrealistic approach to this problem if you ask me. Ryan "can't even work or pay his bills right now, has been forced to move from his home and has lost everything that he cherishes in life" and you want him to destroy his computer and start from scratch?

 

I'd offer this. For me, this isn't a computer/ iphone problem as much it is a personal one. Solve that and you've solved your problem. These type situations just don't pop up from nowhere overnight for no reason. Chances are, Ryan has or should have an idea of who could possibly be behind this depth and level of harassment and intimidation toward him. How could you not? And even if he doesn't, with the damages that have already allegedly occurred to him, the only thing he should be pursuing is a criminal investigation with his local law enforcement or perhaps even the FBI. The FBI has a special department that specialize in these exact type situations.

 

Finding this sicko person and putting him where he belongs is the only way for Ryan to resolve this assault upon his freedoms and his life. It's the only way to get his personal self back from the brink of fear and helplessness he is obviously currently experiencing because of the criminal actions of another.

 

This is the time to stand your ground and fight this. Not walk away.