Teleport Directly to an Avatar

[GingerVee]

Hello all!

Last night I was inworld but not on my sim. A friend of mine managed to teleport directly to where I was without me telling him where I was. He doesn't have the permission to see me on the map. So, I am wondering, how was he able to teleport directly to me without me telling him where I was? I have not accepted any gifts from him, so I know I don't have any tracting device on my avatar. Your help will be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks,

Ginger

[MartinRJ Fayray]

Hello,

have you recently uploaded a screenshot to your my.secondlife.com feed?

When you do that, there's a checkbox 'include my location' in the screenshot-dialog, if this is ticked, you will publish your current in-world location together with the screenshot.

 

Also it could just be by chance in case the simulator you've been in was using teleport routing, if that's the case everyone who teleports into the sim/parcel will land at the same spot inside the region.

[eyeye Afterthought]

Adding to Martin's suggestion, if you are a creature of habit, or if you were at a regular place (like those listed in your profile Picks or Groups) maybe this is how you were located.

[Rolig Loon]

I can do that every once in a while if I put my Sherlock Holmes hat on.  If I have been in IM conversation with a friend and can pick up clues about which sim she's on, all I have to do is open the map in my viewer and look for a green or yellow dot.  The yellow dot is someone on my Friends list, so it's child's play to TP to a spot right next to her.  That's especially easy if my friend is a creature of habit -- who isn't? -- so I can guess ahead of time which sims she's most likely to be on.

[GingerVee]

No I did not upload a screenshot and I did not teleport from a simulator. Is there a type of HUD he could have done this from?

[eyeye Afterthought]

No, there is no HUD that he can do this with.

What viewer are you using? Are you using the Second Life official viewer?

[GingerVee]

I never told him where I was. He asked me where I was and I told him none of his business. I was at my boyfriend's house who he knows nothing about. Did he do this with some type of HUD?

[GingerVee]

It was not a regular place. It was at my boyfriend's house who he knows nothing about.

[eyeye Afterthought]

Is it possible he could actually be an alt of your boyfriend and be logged in with two different viewers?

ETA

Play it cool. See if this happens again. Maybe it was pure coincidence that you were on a sim he goes to sometimes, and he just happened to be there. If he turns up again without you leaving some kind of trail then ensure you're not wearing something with a follower script in it.

[GingerVee]

I am using Firestorm

[GingerVee]

I am positive he is not an alt.

[MartinRJ Fayray]

Are you wearing any item that he gave to you? If so, this item could possibly tell him your location with a scripted Instant Message, but that's strictly against the ToS.

[Rolig Loon]

Yes, he could, if he got you to wear a tracker of some kind, perhaps in a piece of jewelry or some other gift. Or maybe he's just a better detective than you thought he was.

[GingerVee]

I am not wearing anything he gave me. At the time, I was butt naked swinging on a pole when he popped up.

[eyeye Afterthought]

or if you have a home place, check nothing is rezzed there that doesn't belong to you. Someone might have left a 'chatspy' device (but this will be hidden, probably as an object or as anything), and these are also against the terms of service if used without a person's express permission. Think if you've said anything in open chat to anyone about the location this person found you at.

[eyeye Afterthought]

Butt naked swinging on a pole. Maybe it was just a coincidence that he turned up then if it's an adult kinda place.

[GingerVee]

lol No, it was at my man's private sim and I was the only one there.

[eyeye Afterthought]

I'm placing my cards on the table - I'm out hehe

[eyeye Afterthought]

But maybe we should all be checking our friends list and checking if we can see where they are on the world map. Maybe something has gone wrong with the permissions system .

[GingerVee]

lol I am too. I thank you all for trying to help me. I am going to go to a place I know he hasn't been and ask him to find me. If he does it again, I am going to start to worry.

 

[KarenMichelle Lane]

Ginger, looking at your Profile I found you BF's name and looking at your Picks - his reference points to a parcel named - secondlife:///app/worldmap/Naughty%20Naughty/55.9609/83.625/22.9134 - If he has a residence there QED! You can be found.

[KarenMichelle Lane]

Ginger, looking at your Profile I found you BF's name and looking at your Picks - his reference points to a parcel named - secondlife:///app/worldmap/Naughty%20Naughty/55.96​09/83.625/22.9134 - If he has a residence there QED! You can be found.