Safety First
Online safety is a top priority here at Yahoo!. That’s why we work hard to protect you and give you tips on how to navigate the cyber-waters in a secure way-not only at Yahoo!, but wherever you travel on the Internet.
We hope you’ve already had a chance to read our Privacy Policy, but if not, the link appears on the bottom of each page you visit on Yahoo! You’ll find information about what we do to actively protect your privacy while you’re with us.
We’ve also created a Security Center with resources addressing everything from virus and spyware protection to phishing and computer security. Get the answers you need to provide a safe online environment for you and your family.
All the teams at Yahoo! strive toward improving your safety. The Mail team, for example, is constantly looking for ways to protect you from spammers and scammers, so that you receive only the mails you really want. They provide you with improved methods for classifying messages to make it easier to find what you’re looking for in your Inbox. For more on this, check out the Mail Tutorials page.
Here at Answers, we provide you with options for choosing the personal information you want to display and controls for handling how others can contact you.
Here’s a quick overview of what we offer:
- Pick an avatar or image, or display no image at all
- Create your own network of friends. You can add or delete friends at will, as well as block any user.
- Make your questions and answers private if you don’t want other users to see them.
- Activate or deactivate email and Messenger contact options. We never display your email address, but through this feature you can control whether other people can contact you or not.
- Choose the name you want to display. We recommend you don’t use your real name. Use a nickname or screen name instead.
- Tell others about yourself in your profile. If you want more privacy, just leave it blank.
We hope we’ve provided you with the resources you need to help you reduce possible security risks. Prevention is a big part of ensuring that you continue to enjoy your online experience.
Update: We’ll discuss malware in a future blog. Keep in mind that you should never open attachments from an unknown source. Mouse over links before clicking on them to check for the domain as a precaution. As an additional resource for computer and privacy protection, check out http://www.onguardonline.gov.
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Thanks – just good ole common sense!
Is it possible to make an user reporting device, or an easier, more visible one if one already exists, that can be used to report kids under 13 on the site?
Reporting questions and answers that violate the rules is easy, but reporting a user is not.
“we work hard to protect you and give you tips on how to navigate the cyber-waters in a secure way-not only at Yahoo!, but wherever you travel on the Internet.”
It would be better if you actually informed your users of the very real and current problems caused by malware-related links.
You’re acting like the proverbial ostrich, as if ignoring the problem will make it go away. Well, it’s not going away and people need to be warned.
It makes me sad to know that this comment will probably be deleted… but at least I know I tried!
the main thing you forgot to mention are the danger of unknown links
to whoever reads this blog, please check out the suggestion board found here
http://suggestions.yahoo.com/?prop=answers
You should add a bullet for “Do NOT click on unknown links” – as this would help reduce the amount of people attacked by Malware.
In addition, the little kiddies should also be told (Explicitly) that posting pictures of themselves – and asking people to “Rate” them – is not only against the rules (Chatting and/or Solicitation), but can be VERY dangerous as well!
thanks for the information.I wish I had cpacity to sit at the computer for a longer time.
“Online safety is a priority” what a joke! You still haven’t blocked Level 1 users, which is the main source of malware, from posting links. You have many UNPAID users doing your dirty work for you, trying to keep the site clean from the malware,instead of you jumping in and being pro-active in fighting this on-going attack. You suspend profiles without deleting all the content, leaving orphans to be clicked on. Why haven’t you posted a warning banner on the Answers home page? Are you afraid of people finding out? Let’s see how long this post lasts……
I grew Up in Pa. But When I was 17 I moved to Oklahoma for almost a year. When I came back I had an accent. I think it’s easy for a northerner to pick up a southern accent more than for a southerner to lose ther accent if they move north.
“..Online safety is a top priority here at Yahoo!…”
Good thing we don’t rely on you guys to provide out daily food. We’d be a month behind with our meals.
Oops, my bad. We ARE a month behind, for the meals we missed while hunting for the malware YOU GUYS should have filtered into oblivion TWO MONTHS AGO.
You can filter out “bit.ch” for female dog on the Dog section, and you can’t filter out “toplinevideo”???? Who are you kidding?
Okay, so you’d have had to filter out 40 words, not one. THAT is all our fault, too, because the malware guys had to keep changing the domains because USERS kept reporting them to their hosts. So take out the C word for “male chicken” and replace it with “videoanswers”.
Users trying to WARN others are getting VIOLATIONS, which are not being overturned on appeal.
SO WHAT it is “not an answer”.
What you guys are doing is NOT AN ANSWER to this problem.
If yahoo can filter out swear words from being posted on the site, why cant/wont they filter out the known malware urls the same way?
“We’ll discuss malware in a future blog.”
I’m VERY happy to hear that. Please make it soon!! The users who are helping you in this battle are growing weary and frustrated.
Please help us help you!
BTW Seasons Greetings YAT!
Get rid of the mouse and people will stop laughing!
Malware
Download:
Firefox Browser
http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
Get Add-ons too:
NoScript
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=noscript
WOT
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=wot
Don’t surf the net without them.
Can I restrict others from viewing my profile?