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Floydoid

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Online Safety PDF
« on: November 20, 2023, 10:07:35 PM »

Here is an excellent guide to online safety and assorted scams - worth sending to friends or relatives who are not so tech savvy.

https://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/assets/pdf/bank/help-and-support/fraud-and-security/fraud-interactive-guide.pdf

More reading here: https://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/content-hub/articles-and-advice/purchase-and-delivery-scams/

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Re: Online Safety PDF
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2024, 10:02:34 AM »

Sorry for reviving this. What do you all think about using temporary numbers to be more safe online? Is that a thing?

Because I always use other phone numbers when registering. A different one every time. I think that's what keeps my accounts more secure. At least, that's what I want to think.
I get the numbers from AnonymSMS, which are based on real SIMs. So, no problems there. And they're free.
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Re: Online Safety PDF
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2024, 06:08:59 PM »

Sorry for reviving this. What do you all think about using temporary numbers to be more safe online? Is that a thing?

I'm not sure what you mean by the term "temporary numbers".  Do you mean IP addresses?
Most UK ISPs use dynamic IPs, which is where a different IP is assigned when you reconnect. Static IPs tend to be issued to business accounts or as a premium feature. That said there are a few ISPs who use "sticky IPs" and reallocate the same IP after a quick disconnect.

So that brings us to the question I think you may be getting around to... and that is using a VPN?
The use of a VPN is a topic crops up on occasion and I know there are a couple of our reg members who do use a VPN.
I fully comprehend why some people chose to use a VPN, the prime reasons being privacy and security as well as being able to hide/change nationality. The positive reasons for using a VPN are a topic in their own right.

However, you should chose which VPN host you use carefully. There are numerous VPN organisations who get a bad reputation based upon the type of users they attract. It's a fact that VPNs are used by/for spammers, hijackers, hackers, DDoS and numerous other types of cyber crime.  A VPN host builds it's reputation based upon the type of user it attracts and how it deals with reports of abuse.   You could find yourself unable to access some websites if your VPN provider is on a blacklist.

From a personal perspective, the forum makes use of VPN blacklists and a plugin that highlights any registrations or members using IP ranges.  You could think of it similar to a single forum ban or member watch, but it is much larger as its shared by multiple hundreds of thousands of forums and WP sites around the globe.  S***k Industries appears to have an interesting history, so I trust that you don't intend promoting their services. :)
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Re: Online Safety PDF
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2024, 05:24:09 AM »

I am guessing might mean throw away phone number or throw away payment card.

On my Revolut app I can create virtual cards on a whim, either standard ones or single time use.  Sadly though stripe pay will block these cards, but still are useful against non stripe pay vendors who will at some point get their database owned and might be storing payment details against regulation.  The single time use will also help if using a vendor that might take further unauthorised payments after the original one.  The physical debit card as well as the normal virtual cards can also be turned on and off, and have spending limits applied, I feel these features should be standard across the banking industry.  I keep the physical turned off, turn it on for a stripe pay order, after payment taken then turn it off again.

Meanwhile I cant do any of this stuff on Lloyds, however they have recently sent me an email about an app upgrade and they have finally added the ability in the app to freeze/unfreeze the card on a whim, they still miles behind and cant do the other stuff, but at least its a step for them.

Sadly I think its a given companies get compromised these days, I had a royal mail parcel delivery from Very, and on that exact same day had a text scam about a fake royal mail delivery, I have never had one of these text scams before, and its far too coincidental it was on the actual day of delivery.
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