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Press Release - Something To Think About
I found this online re a dating site and it pretty much applies to all unknown meets and all just common sense but thought I would post it anyway.
In this day and age it is important to take care and reasonable precautions prior to and for this meeting. What are these precautions? How can you make meeting someone from the internet 'safe'.
Online safety tip number 1:
Don't use your real name. Certainly don't use your full name. You would be surprised what you can find out about someone just from their name and information that comes up in conversation. Whilst most people are healthy, normal and sane, there is nothing to safe guard you from chatting to someone who will turn out not to be entirely as mentioned. It causes no harm to use a fake name, this way your identity is protected and your safety increased. You can always tell the person after you meet your real name, if they are decent then they will understand.
Online safety tip number 2:
Don't give out any personal information. It might seem innocent enough, but if you tell someone your age and when your birthday is, then it doesn't take a genius to put together your date of birth. This (along with your real name) is almost all the security needed for security for call centers for banks and phone companies etc. Don't under estimate the importance of these seemingly harmless details. You can always use a fake date of birth for conversations with people that you have never met before. Once you have met with your online friend then you can set them straight.
Online safety tip number 3:
When you meet the person, be sure to do so in a public place. Bars or restaurants are good places to go to. This gives you the safety of meeting with other people present. Very little can happen to compromise your personal safety in a crowded restaurant. It would not be a good idea to go to a persons home or in a car with them until you had gotten to know them in real life, as well as online.
Online safety tip number 4:
When you arrange to meet the person from the internet, make sure you tell a friend. Make it known where you will be going and when you will return. Arrange a time when you will call to check in with that person so that they know that you are safe.
The internet is a great place to meet people. But the internet brings with it a whole new set of safety measures that need to be followed. There is, in reality, little difference in terms of personal safety from meeting someone online as to meeting in a bar or club. The different ways of meeting simply have different sets of safety measures to be followed. Think about it - in a bar you should never accept a ride home from a stranger, you would never leave your drink unattended etc. Well meeting someone from the internet has different rules. It doesn't make it any safer or any more dangerous, just different.
The most important thing is that you remain safe. If you are in any doubt about your safety - call off the meeting. That being said, the internet is a great place.
In this day and age it is important to take care and reasonable precautions prior to and for this meeting. What are these precautions? How can you make meeting someone from the internet 'safe'.
Online safety tip number 1:
Don't use your real name. Certainly don't use your full name. You would be surprised what you can find out about someone just from their name and information that comes up in conversation. Whilst most people are healthy, normal and sane, there is nothing to safe guard you from chatting to someone who will turn out not to be entirely as mentioned. It causes no harm to use a fake name, this way your identity is protected and your safety increased. You can always tell the person after you meet your real name, if they are decent then they will understand.
Online safety tip number 2:
Don't give out any personal information. It might seem innocent enough, but if you tell someone your age and when your birthday is, then it doesn't take a genius to put together your date of birth. This (along with your real name) is almost all the security needed for security for call centers for banks and phone companies etc. Don't under estimate the importance of these seemingly harmless details. You can always use a fake date of birth for conversations with people that you have never met before. Once you have met with your online friend then you can set them straight.
Online safety tip number 3:
When you meet the person, be sure to do so in a public place. Bars or restaurants are good places to go to. This gives you the safety of meeting with other people present. Very little can happen to compromise your personal safety in a crowded restaurant. It would not be a good idea to go to a persons home or in a car with them until you had gotten to know them in real life, as well as online.
Online safety tip number 4:
When you arrange to meet the person from the internet, make sure you tell a friend. Make it known where you will be going and when you will return. Arrange a time when you will call to check in with that person so that they know that you are safe.
The internet is a great place to meet people. But the internet brings with it a whole new set of safety measures that need to be followed. There is, in reality, little difference in terms of personal safety from meeting someone online as to meeting in a bar or club. The different ways of meeting simply have different sets of safety measures to be followed. Think about it - in a bar you should never accept a ride home from a stranger, you would never leave your drink unattended etc. Well meeting someone from the internet has different rules. It doesn't make it any safer or any more dangerous, just different.
The most important thing is that you remain safe. If you are in any doubt about your safety - call off the meeting. That being said, the internet is a great place.
Can only echo what the others have said.
And before you meet someone speak with some of the other people that have met them and even better if they have played with them.
Do your homework, play safe, let someone know who you are meeting and where you are meeting them and that your ok after.
And if your gut instinct is to stop and get out, then listen to it as its better to be safe than sorry.
Play safe.
Sean
Nothing comes as a surprise to me anymore, you can put all the safety tips into action but if a person is set to cause you harm they will go to any lenghts, i know of women who say it would never happen to me i would scream/knee him in the nuts but let me assure you ladies when it happens to you the shock you get halts all your natural reactions. I have been there more than once and am not what people would call a victim of i am a surviour of , it can happen anywhere, anytime and not just to women. If it happens to anyone take the step and report it, i know he conviction rate is not high but the dna they may get off your body is vital, no the experiance in the clinic is not nice but it may help others who most likely will come after you, a sad fact.
