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11-14-2007, 09:30 PM
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Be careful with online forms
On the weekend I was going to sign up for Bluemountain.com but decided against it. I had started to fill out the form with my name and email address, but then I saw they wanted my phone number and home address and even though I believe it's a secure site, I didn't want to give that information out so I just navigated away from the page without submitting my information. Not long after, I get an email from Bluemountain with the subject line "Please finish your Bluemountain.com order" when I opened it, it read "Dear Customer,
Just when we thought you were going to become a member, you didn't. Maybe you got a phone call? Had to run to a very important meeting? Whatever distracted you from the task at hand, now's your chance to take the ball and run with it. " That worried me. I just typed my email address in, and didn't hit submit at all, and they had my information. I didn't know they could do that.
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11-14-2007, 10:02 PM
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I knew sites could do that but I am surprised that Blue Mountain Arts has that happening. You might want to report it to the owners. Have you read their book? Blue Mountain: Turning Dreams in Reality by Susan Polis Schutz? If you aren't comfortable writing to them, I would be glad to do so. Just let me know.
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11-14-2007, 11:09 PM
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Hmmm... yes we have to watch out what sort of info we give out online, but it would be nice to know you can trust the well known ones.
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11-15-2007, 06:55 AM
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It is really scary what they can find out. It's good to be cautious, that inner voice is usually right.
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11-15-2007, 07:28 AM
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Reporting to the owners is a good idea. I don't think I'll have much computer time until maybe next week, so if you'd like to, you're more than welcome!
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11-15-2007, 09:56 AM
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Will do.
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11-15-2007, 11:12 AM
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Good for you - go with your gut. I've done that a few times, but have never heard from them.
The problem is that all kinds of info is available for free or a small fee. There's a site intellus that gives you way more info than should be available. I think in this day and age, unless you have anything to hide, or a lot of money, don't worry about it. If anybody wants to steal your identity, they're going to, no matter what. I don't mean to sound like "who cares," but it is what it is.
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