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[bobbie56]

Suffice to say that there are many more ways someone can find out if you are not home. Most don't need the web to do it.

A Police Officer lives next door, a good monitored alarm system, and other people that live there will take care of all these problems.

[dh50]

[quote source="/post/7583/thread" timestamp="1425928552" author="@gibby"]Suffice to say that there are many more ways someone can find out if you are not home. Most don't need the web to do it.

A Police Officer lives next door, a good monitored alarm system, and other people that live there will take care of all these problems.
[/quote]We're proud of our toys, but can't help but notice license plates showing on some pics.  Shouldn't we protect them?

[charliem]

One motorcycle group I rode with with, would let the public see all of the forum threads except for trips in the planning stages. Those threads would only be seen by forum members, this was done for security reasons. Trip reports after the trip were available to the public.

[font size="3"]An interesting idea, but I suspect the place/time are hidden for a slightly different reason. I, for one, enjoy seeing the planning posts just to know what other LLers are doing. I don't know if restricting planning posts to members or low posting members would solve much and I like to check this forum many times a day without signing in unless I want to post. The best practice here, as in any other public forum, is Operational Security (OpSec). Don't allow any info to link back to your real identity or location. That can be accomplished by private message if desired.
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[charliem]

[quote timestamp="1425928552" source="/post/7583/thread" author="@gibby"]Suffice to say that there are many more ways someone can find out if you are not home. Most don't need the web to do it.

A Police Officer lives next door, a good monitored alarm system, and other people that live there will take care of all these problems.
[/quote][font size="3"]Got the alarm and the helpful neighbors, but how do I get the cop?  [/font]

[charliem]

Well, so much for sending out APRS packets then.

[font size="3"]I wouldn't have thought of that, but you're right. Do the bad guys have TNCs now? [/font]

[jtelles3993]

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[quote timestamp="1425928068" source="/post/7582/thread" author="@admin"]

One motorcycle group I rode with with, would let the public see all of the forum threads except for trips in the planning stages. Those threads would only be seen by forum members, this was done for security reasons. Trip reports after the trip were available to the public.

I like that idea and its a easy change to make. Only problem is its also just as easy to make a throwaway account...

Just looked...I may just add this to the trip planning area and set a minimum membership ranking so you cant just create an account to gain instant access[/quote]Would be less reluctant to share plans if the above feature was available.

Agree with everyone about not giving or posting info that could be used adversely. My neighbors & I are very security aware and watch over each others property when traveling. We all have each others cell & internet contacts and will not hesitate to contact Local Law Enforcement about suspicious activities.

Agree with couple statements about other ways to learn if someone is not at home and other reasons for planning threads that cannot be seen by the public. I still prefer to reduce security exposures, if possible.

[admin]

I had started to implement it but reverted the change until I could get home and read the full description of the access levels. I think we will have at least a members only trip planing area. Maybe we can have a public trip report section similar to the previous suggestion.

-Sean
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[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/7580/thread" author="@gibby" timestamp="1425925823"][quote timestamp="1425907975" source="/post/7552/thread" author="@whoofit"][p].[/p][/quote]Well, so much for sending out APRS packets then.[/quote][p]Sort of I suppose. I ran an APRS repeater for awhile here.[/p][p]
[/p][p] It's different when you plan a month away, give out your plans months in advance, then execute. A long heads-up so to speak.[/p][p]
[/p][p]I just think if you ask the common man if it is a good idea to post your full name and address next to all of your posts on the web most everyone would say "bad idea". This and if you ask them how they felt about telling everyone on the web you will not be home for a month, then posting your name and address next to it they would say "real bad idea".[/p][p]
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[whoofit]

[quote timestamp="1425938541" source="/post/7591/thread" author="@admin"]I had started to implement it but reverted the change until I could get home and read the full description of the access levels. I think we will have at least a members only trip planing area. Maybe we can have a public trip report section similar to the previous suggestion.

-Sean
Sent while mobile[/quote][p]I hope you don't reject me because I brought all of this up. I am not the type of person I am warning about. I also like the alias idea but that could get very confusing but be doable.[/p][p]
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[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/7588/thread" timestamp="1425933076" author="@charliem"][quote source="/post/7580/thread" timestamp="1425925823" author="@gibby"]Well, so much for sending out APRS packets then.[/quote][font size="3"]I wouldn't have thought of that, but you're right. Do the bad guys have TNCs now? [/font]
[/quote][p]You don't really need a TNC. Just follow all the APRS packets here: [a href="http://aprs.fi"]http://aprs.fi[/a][/p][p]
[/p][p]This is quite spooky in a real time sort of way. But cool too and very useful. We played with this a lot. My wife used to drive into work in the middle of the night with this active for my benefit. then we stopped because of the flip side of what could happen.
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[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/7584/thread" timestamp="1425931480" author="@gwbushhog"][quote source="/post/7583/thread" timestamp="1425928552" author="@gibby"]Suffice to say that there are many more ways someone can find out if you are not home. Most don't need the web to do it.

A Police Officer lives next door, a good monitored alarm system, and other people that live there will take care of all these problems.
[/quote]We're proud of our toys, but can't help but notice license plates showing on some pics.  Shouldn't we protect them?
[/quote]Tags are a bit better protected. Not so easy to look the owner up without a LEO.

[whoofit]

[quote source="/post/7583/thread" timestamp="1425928552" author="@gibby"]Suffice to say that there are many more ways someone can find out if you are not home. Most don't need the web to do it.

A Police Officer lives next door, a good monitored alarm system, and other people that live there will take care of all these problems.
[/quote][p]I too have good alert neighbors and a State Trooper that live a few houses up. We are not in the best of neighborhoods. I know they would and have done the looking after thing for us before. I don't know if I could live with myself if they were harmed or killed doing it though. I certainly would not want to be harmed doing it for them.[/p][p]
[/p][p]So an ounce of prevention and all that jazz.
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[admin]

I have added a trip planning section that is now secure to members only. This will mean anyone with a junior level member status or above can access and participate. Trip reports is now a separate section open to everyone.

[pinstriper]

[quote source="/post/7587/thread" timestamp="1425932872" author="@charliem"][quote source="/post/7583/thread" timestamp="1425928552" author="@gibby"]Suffice to say that there are many more ways someone can find out if you are not home. Most don't need the web to do it.

A Police Officer lives next door, a good monitored alarm system, and other people that live there will take care of all these problems.
[/quote][font size="3"]Got the alarm and the helpful neighbors, but how do I get the cop?  [/font]
[/quote]Leave a trail of donuts ?