On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:18:37 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>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:
>>
>> >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!

But you can't even get pictures from your computer. You probably also
don't know what a VPN is or does. Correct me if I'm wrong.