Page 15 of 15: Debate: How Safe Is Orkut ?

chintoo3 · Credits: 498 My Scrapbook

Nothing is safe online.. Best is to avoid true identity

nisha_s22 · Credits: 249 My Scrapbook

no one can decide abt orkuts safety....i found many of mine school frnds and many good communities..... it just depend on u how u use it.....

dr_pradeep2005 · Credits: 317 My Scrapbook My Reading List 1 Books

Orkut, like the rest of the internet is a pretty dangerous place, unless proper precautions are taken. recently, in our college some disgruntled fellow created an offensive profile and included very indecent references to me, my girlfriend and few of our friends as well.
It was only after this episode that i realised that you can block people other than your friends from sending you scraps or viewing your photos and scrapbook. In this respect, Facebook is safer, and most of the people i know, specially the girls are switching over to Facebook.
Orkut communities are another big scam. They will have 50.000 members but what you get inside is just all sort of crap in the world- from home jobs to shares to porn.
I request people to change their settings in orkut and allow only friends(not even friends of friends) to view scraps and photos.[/b]

dwivedi · Credits: 134 My Scrapbook

orkut is serious time killer......dont waste yr time guys ...really kaam ki baat is very less rest is juz enjoyment ,,,n time wastage but on the other hand its a boon for networking....so guys its juz depends on use...

sheikh · Credits: 1292 My Scrapbook

I agree with the previous post that orkut can be a serious time-waster, if it is used indiscriminately.

However, I believe that apart from networking, orkut can also be a good source of information. I guess the most important part is to choose the right communities to join. Yes, there is a slew of bogus and inane communities with plenty of useless stuff. But for every 10 such communities, there's one that provides really good information-sometimes stuff you may not find even on rxpg. Or atleast it gives access to people who have such information.

I believe it takes a fair amount of searching and following up communities for some duration to narrow down on the really useful ones. But its worth the pain in the end.

As far as security issues go, its best not to reveal one's identity (esp through photos) notwithstanding any amount of security that is on offer.

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