[Hacking in Land]

1 hour ago, Wulfie Reanimator said:

I totally agree, the griefer must be REALLY good at it if they can change the files or memory on your computer without infecting your computer first. And if they can do that, what's the point of protecting your whole computer? Your computer hasn't been infected, so having the world's best security system installed isn't going to save you. 😂

If they can change settings or control viewer (somehow) then they could use that to hack computer (afterwards).

In any case, unless you use QubesOS (free operative system) there is not worlds best security system (nor even payed one, not that is difficult to get better security than win10 anyway) unless we talk about routers. So to use a usb-live to make sure nothing touches your OS for example would be first step if you were worried about some serious hacking.

[Hacking in Land]

 There is the possibility a) to control the animations of avatars b) use the rlv functions of the viewer remotely c) If someone is able to change settings of your viewer... then they are very good at it d) if besides that they control your avatar/viewer without infecting your computer... they are very good at it

A and B are most common ones. If you encounter C and D simply consider to take security precautions intended to protect your whole computer (passing antivirus, deleting temporal files, checking internet connection works correctly before hand, using vpn, changing to a secure linux distribution for example through live usb-cd [yes, you can use second life through a usb-live operating system]) and router and internet connection (for example, using wireshark to check on connections to ip addresses).

[WARNING loser making the rounds in sl giving ppl viruses or something else?]

44 minutes ago, Callum Meriman said:

Immediately, although this is up to the scripter who is doing it.

This is a screenshot of the warning. It's very hard to mistake. CLICK DENY and you are safe.

 

As a default security precaution always always ignore those two buttons and click on the X button to close the window instead (unless there is not X in such case I would consider rather to relog)

[trublbe with voodoo]

4 hours ago, LeoTheLoyal said:

also the previous day at the same club i had bought an outfit from one of the stores but that shouldnt have had any thing to do with it but it happened the following day after i bought the outfit!

There is an inworld location where they have a button to get bans deleted. It only works in occasions. Try that.

Unless you already tried. If this does not work try again writing them in their website.

[trublbe with voodoo]

14 hours ago, Callum Meriman said:

Voodoo isn't harvesting IP addresses Nalates. It's just a networked ban system. 

This isn't redzone.

They do identify people by ip addresses however and do take into account such ip address to decide if to ban or not (using subjective judgements therefore)

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 I correct this part I wrote. Seems threads should not be ordered based on votes maybe when people are arguing about the rules, else this does not make much sense... my bad.

 

[trublbe with voodoo]

33 minutes ago, Ethan Paslong said:

they don't need explicit permissions by LL, if they don't breach TOS or laws it's allowed, not different as any business in rl, if they don't break laws it's allowed to proceed business.
As the Voodoo website describes they do not share or publish personal information, not even public (!) visible ip.

i tried to find notecards on MP, but didn't see any related to this. 

My advise would be: find likewise people, make a pot of money and start a lawsuit, it will be the only working solution for this kind of activities if it's found illegal. A ruling by the court will also be the only tool you can hand over to LL to force it to be deleted if it's not found as breach of TOS.

They say they do not publish or share. They could be lying for all I know. /me shrugs Why do I need to believe it? What reassurance is there? None

This of notecards is an example. I could write two notecards with lies and make a script to update it and then to say it is a security system. Technically the legality of the security system therefore would depend of the efficiency of the system and the way to repair errors not just me telling "its my security system woe woe respect it, I do destroy your privacy but do not worry woe woe trust me I will not handle it to anybody"

 

In regards to lawsuit, no idea if it´s even legal to sue something which passes through linden labs hands when it´s their infrastructure and virtual world etc etc

All I have see though is Vodoo does not have that much respect towards other Second Life citizens, maybe they should rectify that in the first place and show less arrogance.

[trublbe with voodoo]

27 minutes ago, Ethan Paslong said:

Of course i don't know, but if Voodoo has registered by the local autorities, and keeps their privacy rules, there's nothing violated. No matter how loud there's yelled here. I'm pretty sure LL would have jumped on this long time ago if it would be.

I just wonder who really knows if they even asked linden labs or not.

Even so  If I can not write notecards defaming you then they can not store information regarding people to ban them en masse because same attributes and causes applies.

So If I want to defame I just only need to write notecards and sell them in marketplace ?

I see it like that...

No bashing you here Ethan, just speaking my mind now because I really wonder about that.

 

 

[trublbe with voodoo]

8 minutes ago, Pamela Galli said:

The only evidence we have about the OPs willingness to learn and abide by rules designed to show respect for others, is the OP, which includes no punctuation and no paragraph breaks, and ignores spellcheck. These are all pretty much mastered by second graders who respect those who will be reading. 

My conclusion is that it is not at all unlikely that the OP shows the same disdain for rules in SL he shows here in the forum. Now it may be that he is scrupulous everywhere but here, but there is nothing to lead to that conclusion.

I was banned as well for "entering into a sim" (legal sim) " joining a group" (legal group, for 2 minutes, and sandboxes need group to rezz objects and do all kind of normal things) "and using vpn" (legal usage too). (No, I was not harassing the sim, they just see the sim as enemies of Vodoo system, apparently. )

You should rather answer the problem and not the person who asks for help. He should write better but he is also obviously nervous.

 

6 minutes ago, Pamela Galli said:

Wrong. There is no way to tell a persons skin color from looking at his avatar.

I can even know what you download from torrent lists by checking your ip alone (if you use, but there are more lists out there). In any case, your answer is a straw-man, they can know ethnicity by what they like groups etc.

Just imagine it as the "Cambridge Analytica" issue.

[trublbe with voodoo]

26 minutes ago, Ethan Paslong said:

could skip everything in your post except these words. 

A land/sim/estate/club/house/store (and so on) owner can deny access to ANY account, at ANY time, for ANY or even NONE reason at all.
TOS isn't violated by that.

You can skip all you want but it will because you don´t read well.

I never said owners could not ban whoever they wanted, I say that defamation, harassment and intolerance is a TOS violation it does not matter if you are the owner or not.

To use devices to store information and to falsely advertise this data belongs to grieffers and trolls when it´s not true therefore enters into harassment, defamation and intolerance article.

Owners can ban but Vodoo security system can not lie.

Owner can ban but can not defame.

Owners can also ban every "black skinned person" of Second Life and they will be allowed... until they get reported and guess linden labs ban them for intolerance.

Etc etc.

[Is height Synonymous with age?]

Real life height explained: Genetics (60% determination) + food your parents ate (0-20%) + food you ate (0-20%-[40% if parents never ate])  = You can be as small as the boy next door but still be an adult if the boy is lucky and you are unlucky.

[trublbe with voodoo]

13 hours ago, Callum Meriman said:

Sounds like you have been listed in a networked security system. These are not against the TOS and not seen as griefing. People who own clubs have every right to use them or any means to help police who is allowed to be on there property. 

This is just your interpretation. I was banned by Vodoo security system in one occasion too.

They ban people based on subjective stuff like "entering into a sim one time" "entering into one group one time" and "using vpn".

This means they can ban you for existing as well or creating an avatar with a name they don't like, a hairstyle they don't like etc etc

This can enter into defamation category and harassment and intolerance in fact. (I do not need to explain t why I use vpn or not, we are not in Third Reich and ips are something only LindenLabs should be allowed to use in the first place not some random guy who has no idea about cybersecurity)

But for Leo what matters is... that you need to actually find  a way for Vodoo to unban you. I would go inworld to their sim and talk to some official in there. Try to explain you never trolled anybody and that's it. Maybe if you are lucky they will delete the ban.

If not, explain in a report to Linden Labs that you are being harassed by Vodoo security system, defamed grid way through the usage of their system which falsely advertises the capacity to ban grieffers en masse when in fact it just bans random people for a multitude of useless reasons while advertising the contrary.

Afterwards report any person who supports Vodoo for the most pitiful TOS violation you ever encounter. You know when you are enforcing TOS you must actually not to commit TOS violations yourself in the first place.

 

To note: I was able to have my ban lifted but the person who handled it was really rude and no professional at all (he/she basically insulted me in the first place). I just pardon them this once because I do not want troubles or headaches but this is the truth.