Newsgroups archive postings. Internet users all over the world can easily access anything you post to newsgroups. Messages you casually throw off to friends are stored and could be retrieved years from now, out of date, out of context and regarded as a representation of you and your opinions. Popular databases like DejaNews archive each posting made to the Internet's 60,000 newsgroups. By simply typing in your name, anyone can instantly access anything you've written online.
Chat rooms offer the illusion of anonymity.
People don't understand that what you say online, even in the most casual setting, is saved and treated as public record. Chat rooms are strange places because they offer the illusion of anonymity through aliases. Aliases do not offer true anonymity because it is possible to determine the IP address of the alias which can be used to track down your true identity. WHAT YOU CAN DO Planet MegaMall realizes that online privacy is one of our customers' main concerns. Home Copyright 1999-2001 by 13 idol .