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From: Mark (no email)
Date: Sat Jun 23 2007 - 10:51:28 EDT
The fact that site is free doesn't mean you don't disclose you are the
sponsor/owner of it.
Google is 'free' but they make billions on advertising and track the heck
out of everything you do.
"SailTrac, a product of TravelTrac, LLC is pleased to provide this domain to
all who love boating...."
TravlTrac, LLC is limited liability company. Free or not, you are dealing
with a business entity.
I also think it's strange that someone who pitches the critical importance
of user privacy and safety does not disclose that they sponsor a service
doing exactly that.
Having said that it looks like a good service so no more complaints here.
Just like with blogging tools, you can build your own using Wordpress (a
great free software blogging tool) or you can use a service like blogger
where you are at the mercyof internet giants, etc. Sure they might be more
'secure' but they advertise, and track cookies and do all kinds of not so
private things with your visitors.
I prefer having my data on my own site using my noggen to figure out how to
protect the info.
Security:
There are modules that anyone can add to wordpress, drupal, joomla and many
other free content manager systems that let you protect comments, viewing
and search engine tracking of your site date.
Look at hotscripts.com and search for any of these 3 and then compare to the
other packages (free) below them to see the ratings.
The 3 I mention are IMHO, the best tools to use out there.
Any hosting company has something called Fantastico that will install these
automatically for you.
Captcha is a module that forces users to enter a random keyword before
posting comments (to prevent the sex trade stuff from the eyes of your
family)
Don't every use your family name on the site, not in the domain, not in the
content, etc.
Just use first names, and if you need to disclose it, use a GRAPHIC of your
last name in an obscure part of the site to let people know (but not the
search engines)
Don't post address info anywhere and never put your email address on the
site.
Always use a form to let people contact you.
Also, folks, let's face it. The web is a public piazza.
You don't go shouting to the crowds that you ran out of toilet paper on your
boat and got creative with Fijian bread-fruit leaves.
If you want privacy either keep it off the web or put the personal missives
and locations behind a shared family password.
Mark
(no I don't work for any company related to sailing, blogging, etc.!)
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From: [mailto:]
On Behalf Of Bruce Miller
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 6:29 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Re:What are the best methods for communicating
with Family and Friends
a comment here as an onlooker
the fact that John allows people to use this site WITHOUT CHARGE
changes everything ...
while I totally agree with your point Alan that if the promotion was
commercialism then the link should have been noted up front. However
the lack of commercial gain by John both eliminates that requirement
and changes this situation to one where John should be commended (My
thank you included) for his service to cruisers and forward minded
thinking.
And letting people know is only making people aware of resources not
profit making ...
Bruce Miller
On Jun 22, 2007, at 10:17 PM, John Noller wrote:
> Alan,
>
> One last thought - I never really tried to hide my identity and
> with just a name and e-mail address and a few clicks of a mouse you
> know a lot of personal data already. You more than prove my point
> and demonstrate why I recommend that cruiser are careful and give
> thought to the medium and information they commuicate over the
> internet.
>
> Fair Winds,
>
> John Noller
>
> Alan Friend < <mailto:rafriend%40comcast.net> > wrote:
> John,
>
> Never mind my question. I just did a "WhoIs" lookup of the domain
> and see that you are the registrant of the SailTrac web site. I
> would recommend in future telling people that up front.
>
> Alan
>
> At 07:30 AM 6/22/2007, jcnoller wrote:
>
> >In the past I too used all the various web tools available to stay in
> >touch. I kept my own blog pages, posted my position reports with QTH
> >and had them display with Yotreps or Shiptrak because I wanted family
> >and friends to stay in touch and follow my journies. But the
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