On Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 4:56:01 PM UTC-5, Druce wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:48:06 -0500, Hank Rogers >
> wrote:
>
> >Druce wrote:
> >> On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:29:03 -0600, notbob > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 8/16/2018 11:54 AM, Cheri wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I do care.
> >>>
> >>> So do I! To a point.
> >>>
> >>> If it is an email I do NOT know or have never seen before, I jes delete
> >>> it.
> >>>
> >>> OTOH, most of you folks use Windows. I too, am currently using W10, so
> >>> know how Winblows works. Mainly, it follows you everywhere and knows
> >>> what you are looking for, almost before you even know yerself! Such is
> >>> the nature of Windows. You want more privacy? Learn a Unix.
> >>
> >> Is Windows doing that or are evil powers on the Internet, such as
> >> Google, doing that?
> >>
> >
> >Probably internet tracking, not windows.
>
> Yes, so using Linux won't help unless you do the following:
>
> >You can nip a lot of that crap in the bud, but you need to understand
> >settings for your operating system, browser/newsreader, and you may
> >need to download some simple free add-ons.
>
> And if you're really paranoid, you can use a VPN.

I sure am glad I am NOT worried! I've been posting with my real name for years, and yes sometimes I got myself into trouble! Like after I graduated Washington University St Louis they left my Unix email and accounts open so I could telnet into them and use WashU's computers via telnet! And I wrote a tight loop program to email bomb some user somewhere and I was attaching a huge coredump file to each email!

The sysadmins deleted my cec.wustl.edu account after that little soire! ;-)

So when I say I have been banned by better than you I am not kidding!

John Kuthe...