Topic: As many of you already know
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Wylie

Tue 01/29/19 02:30 PM

Hangout
So tired of explaining this on this site!
https://bowerwebsolutions.com/google-has-hackers-heres-how-to-protect-yourself/


Edit: Its only one way video but I believe Marco Polo is much safer.
Edited by Wylie on Tue 01/29/19 02:35 PM
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Datwasntme

Tue 01/29/19 06:35 PM

since my phone came with it , i cant uninstall it
but
i did sign out of it a long long time ago

but thanks for the info
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Wylie

Tue 01/29/19 07:40 PM

I think there's an app for that. ;0)
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Toodygirl5

Tue 01/29/19 08:16 PM

Tired of men asking if I am on Hangout!!
Edited by Toodygirl5 on Tue 01/29/19 08:17 PM
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Wylie

Tue 01/29/19 09:39 PM


Tired of men asking if I am on Hangout!!

I'm tired of the repetitive conversation as to why I won't use that type of app. Anything you invite a probe into your equipment with allows a way to hack your devices.
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Tom4Uhere

Tue 01/29/19 11:31 PM

I had hangout when it first came out.
I also did facetime on facebook.
I have skype but never turn it on anymore.

Aside from the occassional skype with my children and grandchildren, its off.

In the past, I have skyped and shared screens and watched movies that way.
I even watched movies with my son and his buddies while they were stationed at Guam and Japan.
I haven't done that with anyone lately.

My computer remote sharing is off and my firewall asks but I always decline.

I will only allow a skype if we have talked by other means and skype is only activated by 'date and time' agreed on. Then, its shut off again.
Hell, my camera isn't even plugged in anymore.

I get requests for hangout constantly and I just ignore them.
As far as I'm concerned, the site messaging system works just fine for figuring out who I can trust.
Most requests are just scammers. If they are real, they will message me and correspond a bit before face to face over tcp/ip.