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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069  
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Happy birthday !
Fact for you: scientists have proven that people who have the most birthdays live the longest |
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19th Nov 2017 7:22am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7906  
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Happy Birthday 🎂 Swine James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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19th Nov 2017 7:40am |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
Happy birthday and meany more
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19th Nov 2017 7:44am |
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| Silver Back Member Since: 11 Jun 2015 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 405 
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Happy Birthday Ian. |
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19th Nov 2017 10:36am |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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Happy Birthday Ian Have a Great Day Swine 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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19th Nov 2017 12:13pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7906
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Not wanting to be a spoil sport, but on the theme of cyber security, might want to keep you birth date private.
 James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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19th Nov 2017 12:51pm |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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Good point , I have now changed mine to a much later random date . I am now only 30 and will stay there for the next few years and then think again
Seriously though that was something that I did not think of and is another area of concern along with all the others  1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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19th Nov 2017 1:11pm |
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| Mr Fox Member Since: 10 Sep 2011 Location: green & pleasant land Posts: 1037 
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Unless your real name is Swine and you, like many of the current celebrities, are only referred to by a single name, not requiring a surname, I think you’re pretty low risk.
James does raise a valid point but personally I’d be more aware of the information you have used to register with any website, including forums. During this process you are often asked for full name, email address, DOB and other information; although this info should be protected, sites are hacked all the time (Yahoo, Dropbox, etc) and all the user information is harvested. This info is then sold on the dark web and ends up in the hands of people who want to use it for nefarious means. Although ripping data from individuals happens, the reality is that these scammers are looking for bulk information and stealing entire databases is where the real risk to the individual is. To that end, and in addition with the point raised above, I would avoid using your actual DOB on any reg form. A good practice is to choose a date you’ll recall and use that - given you will need it to prove ownership of the account should you forget the password or username, remembering the date you’ve used is essential. Lastly, if you want to put your mind at rest, or are concerned that you info might have been compromised at some point, run your email thought this site: https://haveibeenpwned.com It trawls through all the known databases that have been compromised and checks to see if your email address shows up. It is run by a security expert as a goodwill project and is worth bookmarking. If you find your email in there, it will tell who which stolen list it shows up on and you can act on that. Best practice is not to use one password across all your accounts because these thieves will take the stolen info, drop it into a program and try your username/email and password on all the main sites; therefore, if you log on details are the same across all your accounts, they’ve just got access to it all! Anyway, having just come off the back of a GDPR and tech security course, you can tell it is at the forefront of my mind... needless to say, there must be more pleasant things to discuss on a Sunday  Last edited by Mr Fox on 19th Nov 2017 4:03pm. Edited 2 times in total |
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19th Nov 2017 1:50pm |
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| Silver Back Member Since: 11 Jun 2015 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 405
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You're right. They call it "jigsaw reidentification" in the trade. In theory you only need 31 pieces of aggregated information to have more than a 50% chance of identifying someone worldwide.  |
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19th Nov 2017 3:46pm |
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