In what way is GaG less safe than other sites?

[Anonymous]

GAG has 54% safety rating. what does that mean. in what way is this site less safe than others, which have 90-100% safety. we can block people and put our profile private, so what's unsafe about gag?

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No one is really giving an explanation of how it's not as safe as other sites

[jp612612]

I think that their ad implementation is not particularly safe. They don't host their own ads and because of that, they can't completely control the content that they're serving you. It's common for the ad servers of smaller advertisers to get hacked and to have Javascript code injected that can potentially lead to redirects that the advertiser did not intend.

There are advantages to not hosting your own ads, namely that you can dynamically add/remove advertisers and you don't need to give advertisers access to a server that you control but the downsides are the security issues.

[ShortCircuit]

I don't think it is updated. There used to be a major issue with exposure to nude images and pornography, because there weren't enough moderators to take down the post quickly enough. It was especially a problem since this site is not 18+. There were people as young as 13 being exposed to it.

However, it isn't an issue anymore. I haven't seen a post like that in ages. I don't know whether it's because there just haven't been any, or because the staff has grown. Either way, it isn't a problem anymore.

[Paris13]

One, hun, Would think it Would Be Safer than even Facebook Here, Dear... We have the Luck of Not having Globalist Mark Zuckerberg Here, the Founder of Facebook Whom I Feel is more of a raw Deal.
Other than that, I don't See what is up, unless they are Using things that are Cheap in Not Keeping this Site Safe. xx

[Paris13]

Thank you for the Vote of Confidence. xx

[lumos]

It might be the shitty ads that show unless you have adblock or unless you reach a certain xper level (ads are hidden).

[Asker]

How do ads make it unsafe?

[lumos]

They seem like the kind of ads that lead you to sketchy sites that spread viruses.

[NatashaJ]

All because of fearlessBanana getting stalked in real life. He damn us all!

[Asker]

Someone can it stalk you I'd you be honest about who you are on here. I'd never disclose anything about myself on here

[NatashaJ]

ik that's the joke.

[jman46241]

There are no examples. The only info you ever have to give here is by choice.. No phone number needed to verify and no subscription required.

[Thisperson98]

I doubt that is what they mean by security.

[jman46241]

@Thisperson98 But the question is about safe..

[Thisperson98]

Safety as in safe information storage and transmission. I misread it, but the point about safe information storage and transmission still stands.

[jman46241]

@Thisperson98 Tell that to Facebook.. I do appreciate safety through security, but my point here is it's not near as necessary. I don't ever say/share anything that I wouldn't expect anyone to discover.

[Thisperson98]

I am not talking about that, I am talking about passwords.

[jman46241]

@Thisperson98 Just passwords? You can change yours at anytime.. It would only matter anyway if your email was compromised as well.

[Thisperson98]

Most people use the same password for everything. Thus, I finding out someone's password on here can possible get them into their bank account.

[jman46241]

@Thisperson98 That goes back to my OP.. If people are lazy enough to use the same shit, then they deserve to get hacked. I highly doubt this site would be the cause of that downfall..

[Thisperson98]

Most sites actually know how to store passwords though.

[jman46241]

@Thisperson98 Once again lol, tell Facebook that..

[Thisperson98]

At least Facebook fixes its security vulnerabilities.

[jman46241]

@Thisperson98 Well they should and need to keep on top of that. There is actually something at stake there. There is a lot more anonymity here as previously described.. I feel like this convo is starting to go around in circles lol

[Eugene]

Because GaG has a Russian hacker. At least one for sure.

[Rissyanne]

Doesn't everyone? lol

[Eugene]

Well, considering the news I constantly hear nowadays... yeah, maybe.

[Rissyanne]

And then some people use it as an excuse instead of realizing their own inadequacies.

[Eugene]

@Rissyanne I don't really mind that, because it sounds truly flattering.
We already good a boost of confidence when there were "reports" of invisible Russian bullets, invisible tanks, invisible jets, invisible choppers, invisible bears and whatnot in Ukraine;
Now it suddenly turns out our hackers are so awesome, they've hacked US elections and Brexit.

Although I have to confess: those seizures Hillary had? It was me: Vladimir Vladimirovich told me to hack her personally. Also that fly that landed on her? It was our agent as well.

[Rissyanne]

Dude I wasn't talking about you. I was talking about Hillary. I dont know anything about you.

[Eugene]

@Rissyanne damn, again no glory for us :(

[Thisperson98]

There is a lot of security bugs in this site. I have mentioned them to the developer months ago and they are still not fixed.

[SovereignessofVamps]

I don't know, could be internet security?

[Thisperson98]

Kinda of, it is a combination of server and connection security.

[Thisperson98]

There is a issue with storing passwords and transmitting passwords from your pc to the server.

[SovereignessofVamps]

@Thisperson98 This site does take a lot of 'breaks' too.

[Thisperson98]

That has nothing to do with security though.

[SovereignessofVamps]

I meant they're fixing glitches!

[Thisperson98]

They haven't fixed these bugs yet, and I told them about the security issues when I joined.

[RedRobin]

Maybe its just not monitored as well as others

[bedroomdweller]

Gag will forever remain a mystery

[ikissedtheskyonce]

Who cares really lol

[Asker]

So you can't answer

[ikissedtheskyonce]

But I just did?