Is the chat room safe?

[Froggy]

http://www.penaltychargesforum.co.uk...ad.php?t=41670

There is a notice on Penalty Charges that admin have the software capability to read chat messages including potentially sensitive PM's within the Chat Room. I know another site has had a problem with Chat using the same technology and they closed it down. Can you confirm that Admin on this site also have the capability, should they want to to view messages in the chat room, to do so? Can you please confirm that the passwords that Admin use is secure because recent press coverage has highlighted that 40% of people have a password like the name of the pets? SHould that be the case then surely anyone would be able to access the site admin by using that person's password? I would hate to think that admin would use Fluffy the Rabbit as a password.

I appreciate your clarification so that all users are certain that their information is secure and that no breach by admin would occur. If Penalty Charges site had not mentioned it, I would not have been aware of this information. Better to be certain now than later.

[iancognito]

Re: Is the chat room safe?

Froggy

Thanks for raising this, we are aware of the issue and of past events concerning it.

We assure all members that the chat on Legal Beagles chat is perfectly secure, the software provides a facility to turn off any access to chat logs and PM's and this has been done. The Admin for our site who has access to this facility is not a site user and no members of team or admin have access to the facility to turn the access back on.

May I also assure you that all other sites also have the ability to disable this function and to ensure the chat control panel is sufficiently secured against mis-use.

Having said all of that, we would always recommend the most secure method for sharing confidential information on the site would be through the forum pm system.

[Scouse Paul]

Re: Is the chat room safe?

Not many people realise this but it is infact illegal to log private conversations between 2 people on chat.

As far as i know its classed as illgeal wire tapping, breach of privacy.

[Nattie]

Re: Is the chat room safe?

are you sure that is correct because surely police would have to have access potentially if there is a danger to a minor?

[Paule]

Re: Is the chat room safe?

Hearing some of the Chat the Girls get up to in there.

I wouldn't class it as safe, especially if they have had a few to drink beforehand

lol

[Paradox]

Re: Is the chat room safe?

Just a quick note on internet security etc.

My motto :

If you type it, assume that it's not private

If you go by that, you won't go far wrong.

DISCLAIMER TO WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY:

This is not a reflection on this, or any site, it is merely an observation!

__________________________________________________ ______

Chat PM's can be read, forum PM's can be read, in fact, anything that you send over the internet can be read (unless you use an encryption program). Does this mean they are? For this site, No. For other sites, I don't know. Please bear this in mind when you write anything.

Matt

[Amethyst]

Re: Is the chat room safe?

We have made this site as secure as we possibly can - and we take ANY breaches very seriously.

We don't have the Flashchat admin panel installed purposefully so it can not be breached.

I do agree with Matt - if you type anything online - chatrooms - emails - forum pms - even msn / skype - assume somebody somewhere can read it.

[Nattie]

Re: Is the chat room safe?

You mean amethyst and everyone else on MSN you actually read the rubbish I write to you? I may have to try and talk sense from now on!!

[Amethyst]

Re: Is the chat room safe?

You start talking sense Nattie - I'll call an ambulance

[Nattie]

Re: Is the chat room safe?

Ok, will keep it to the usual crap then!!