wayoverthere Posted July 8, 2021 Report Posted July 8, 2021 Posting here as an extension of this post in the Private Discussion section. Other members have noted that many callsigns seem to be visible to all site visitors, even those not logged in (confirmed this just now in a different browser). I'll note that I had previously set my profile options to display my GMRS call as "ask", and it shows as such when not logged in; however, I went looking for the option now, and I don't see it in either the privacy options, account options or profile options. I do see that I can (and have) set my ham call to "ask" (it's an open text field), but nothing for the GMRS sign. Did something change in the site settings? Quote
djxs Posted July 8, 2021 Report Posted July 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, wayoverthere said: Posting here as an extension of this post in the Private Discussion section. Other members have noted that many callsigns seem to be visible to all site visitors, even those not logged in (confirmed this just now in a different browser). I'll note that I had previously set my profile options to display my GMRS call as "ask", and it shows as such when not logged in; however, I went looking for the option now, and I don't see it in either the privacy options, account options or profile options. I do see that I can (and have) set my ham call to "ask" (it's an open text field), but nothing for the GMRS sign. Did something change in the site settings? I can't say if something has changed as I am fairly new, however, I did confirm on Chrome OS that it is visible while not logged in as a user. I hope that helps. Quote
MozartMan Posted July 9, 2021 Report Posted July 9, 2021 Call signs are visible to the whole world. And call sign is linked to the page that shows real name and address of the forum user. Quote
SkylinesSuck Posted July 9, 2021 Report Posted July 9, 2021 Not sure if this will be the official spot for this discussion since more visibility or not, but this will be enough to make me leave. It is not hard to Google a screen name, and most people use the same name in several forums. I don't want my entire online identify linked to somewhere my address and name can be accessed. Quote
MozartMan Posted July 9, 2021 Report Posted July 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, SkylinesSuck said: Not sure if this will be the official spot for this discussion since more visibility or not, but this will be enough to make me leave. It is not hard to Google a screen name, and most people use the same name in several forums. I don't want my entire online identify linked to somewhere my address and name can be accessed. 1,000% agree. If forum owner cannot fix problem with exposure of PII (Personal Identification Information) in forum software I will leave too. Quote
wayoverthere Posted July 9, 2021 Author Report Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, SkylinesSuck said: Not sure if this will be the official spot for this discussion since more visibility or not, but this will be enough to make me leave. It is not hard to Google a screen name, and most people use the same name in several forums. I don't want my entire online identify linked to somewhere my address and name can be accessed. Yeah, I saw the potential of a link between username and call sign (which has a direct link to public info) so deliberately used a username I'm not using outside this radio stuff. 1 hour ago, MozartMan said: 1,000% agree. If forum owner cannot fix problem with exposure of PII (Personal Identification Information) in forum software I will leave too. Realistically, while the forum is added a bit of a link between the two, the information issue is really with FCC and the amount of information available there, though that's something I've never been entirely okay with, just grudgingly accept as part of the rules. Quote
WRMH343 Posted July 10, 2021 Report Posted July 10, 2021 I disagree. By holding people accountable to their real identity, it helps reduce trolling and abusive posts. IMHO, social networks which allow for fully anonymity (like Twitter) are overflowing cesspools of harassments and hate. At the end of the day, we are all required to identify ourselves when we transmit, and the FCC publicizes our information. If you want to communicate with some level of anonymity, then GMRS is not for you. Quote
n4gix Posted July 10, 2021 Report Posted July 10, 2021 It's a moot issue now since Rich has removed the display of callsigns from the forum software... wayoverthere 1 Quote
SkylinesSuck Posted July 10, 2021 Report Posted July 10, 2021 Troof. The change was much appreciated. Quote
wayoverthere Posted July 11, 2021 Author Report Posted July 11, 2021 I think we can call this thread moot now, as the main issue has been addressed, and most of the discussion stayed in the other thread. Quote
SkylinesSuck Posted July 11, 2021 Report Posted July 11, 2021 Agreed. Bonus points for using moot.....and correctly! Seeing that screwed up bugs me. wayoverthere 1 Quote
gman1971 Posted July 11, 2021 Report Posted July 11, 2021 Phew... no more Baofeng assassins... lol wayoverthere 1 Quote
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