OK I have been reading/ listening a lot about this subject, I do feel maybe I am 'at risk' because I have a couple of online membership connections?
What do other people think, it sounds scary- thinking of reducing stuff and info.
Also as I speak the morning news is all featuring this! 
If worried by cyber stalking, the solution is to get a life and stop wasting time online. Easy. Or delete your facebook and forum accounts, and go back to using the internet for porn and work only.
Easy for a bloke to say, I am not interested in porn, whether the women on there are, is their problem.
I do enjoy facebook/twitter but crikey don't feel too secure anymore.
What is odd is that a lot of male pals do not subscribe? Why? all very interesting to me.
Quote: dellas @ February 7 2012, 7:53 AM GMTI am not interested in porn
In that case, even easier to kiss the internet goodbye. If you really can't do without the Net, you could always take up cyber-stalking. Your first assignments are Sootyj and Renegade Carpark. Just track them down and follow them about for a few weeks, perhaps steal some underpants.
Kenneth I'm not gay, I reveal I am a woman (strange one) so had enough of 'under groods' as my sons call them! Do the Aussies have a fun name for pants? I love your humour and really want to adopt, my sons will love it.
Think it stems from us watching 'Neighbours' and 'Home and Away'. don't watch now but happy times and still use the vernacular when I can.
Really need new shit, advise pronto style. 
The worst I got was someone wrote some rude stuff about me on my standup videos on YouTube, which no one watches anyway.
I'd say don't put up anything you wouldn't be prepared to say to someone's face and you're ok.
No Sooty, its not the end of it at all, why should I have to resign from say, facebook because of 'stalkers'? That you don't have that problem only serves my arguement that women feel 'more' susceptible.
Well who's stalking you?
Dellas every now and then I don't really have the foggiest clue what you're talking about. With facebook you choose who you friend and how much information is available. In my case I know pretty much everyone I'm friends with and there's f**k all info available to those who haven't friended me. More to the point I'm scrupulous about not sharing any info or opinions I wouldn't want to share.
For what it's worth I have no idea who you are, or how to go about finding this out (which I don't). Other than your in your 60s and live in Manchester, so I assume you're Deirdre Barlow.
Sootyj speaks the truth. Do a bit of research into Facebook's privacy features, use them, and for chrissakes don't post any bikini photos unless you want some drunk idiot you knew when you were 16 beating off to them.
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ February 7 2012, 9:28 AM GMTand for chrissakes don't post any bikini photos unless you want some drunk idiot you knew when you were 16 beating off to them.
*borrows girlfriend's bikini, takes photos of self with iPhone, uploads to Facebook*
Sooty that is very patronising indeed, I need time to recover from that rather thoughtless post. I Do have a valid point. Grrr 
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ February 7 2012, 9:28 AM GMTSootyj speaks the truth. Do a bit of research into Facebook's privacy features, use them, and for chrissakes don't post any bikini photos unless you want some drunk idiot you knew when you were 16 beating off to them.
Well Kev you and a bikini, such thing dreams are made of...
ps I am not drunk!
Quote: dellas @ February 7 2012, 9:51 AM GMTSooty that is very patronising indeed, I need time to recover from that rather thoughtless post. I Do have a valid point. Grrr
Actually there's a lot of thought went into that post.
With facebook it's a bit like your front door, no one comes in unless you let them.
Where as Twitter for example you're far more available to people perusing your stuff.
Quote: dellas @ February 7 2012, 8:27 AM GMTNo Sooty, its not the end of it at all, why should I have to resign from say, facebook because of 'stalkers'? That you don't have that problem only serves my arguement that women feel 'more' susceptible.
Just change your name on Facebook to something more anonymous and generic. The people who know you will know who you are, and those that don't won't know or care.
And tighten up your security settings.
Stalking's only a problem if you're some blabbermouth fool who reveals who you are and intimate details of your life to all and sundry.
Are there particular aspects you're worried about dellas?
I do think it's too easy to forget that what you put online is often permanent and that someone may be able to piece together info from stuff you've forgotten you've mentioned, especially if you're on multiple sites and don't think of your online presence as a constant record.
But then, for someone to willingly stalk you they'd have a twisted motivation to do so and like murder and rape, I think your online presence is more likely to be maliciously used by someone who knows you from real life, or an online contact rather than a random.
There are people who creep me out in real life who if I knew/realised had joined this site I'd sadly have to run a mile.
Should have thought about the people already here....