Dangers of Being a YouTuber and Tips for Privacy
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2017
- There are dangers of being a UA-camr. Learn how to protect yourself from people who don't understand personal boundaries and what's the most important aspects of your personal privacy as a UA-camr.
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Do I need whoisguard if I'm just normally uploading videos to youtube?
Can a 7 year old girl have a UA-cam channel
YES!! Pay for the privacy options when buying a web domain and invest in a PO box. Don't share your REAL phone number and use a business email address when possible. We try our best not to film the neighborhood we live in, or our vehicles license numbers (or anyone who lives nearby or is family and friends.) We tag ourselves in a location only AFTER leaving the area. We never tell people when we're going to be out of the house for extended periods of time either.
Oh yeah, I didn't think about that part. People using your content to figure out when you'll be away from home. *mind blown* on that one but it's absolutely something to consider. Thanks for the addition there!
You're welcome! As a military family, we maintain as much OPSEC and PERSEC as humanly possible. They are the guidelines we have to abide by in order to not open up vulnerabilities at home and regarding the military. Loose lips sink ships kinda thing lol
Yes, you dont want to post a public video saying we will be away from our home for a week. Please rob us. :)
That actually happened to one of our neighbors back in the 80s. Don't know who they told, but they used it to their advantage and wiped out the whole house.
Yeah that has to be a bummer
Starting a channel, I didn't even consider the dangers of privacy invasion. My family shouldn't have to deal with unwanted people because of something that I am a part of. Thanks for bringing it to my attention with a lot of good points. Great video Nick! Enjoyed 🙌
Thanks Jeremiah 👊 ✋
My question is? How can I stop my children watching rubbish on you tube? Don't get me wrong I watch UA-cam a lot 😁one reason i don't pay loads of money to watch for example sports live! So im happy to watch it the next day! Music game changer?! But advice on 5 reasons to keep your self safe??? So privacy 😂easy don't have a UA-cam channel! Oh and please look privacy up!! Im going to after this boring message 😴just incase it means not putting your self out there for millions of people to see?? Would really appreciate any of you guys making money from 🤔sorry ripping people off? Can we have 5 reasons to keep me my children and every other parent who is working there balls of to support there family!!! Please just one of you guys be honest and say you do what you do because it's easier ripping stupid people off!! Conmen is what I would say????!
This is probably one of the most important videos on UA-cam.
exactly
I experienced this with my channel discord server and people messaging me at all hours of the day. It got to be too much and I had to block some people and change how I was able to be contacted. It's amazing how this can get out of hand so quickly. Thanks Nick!
It really is amazing how it can get out of hand.
I have personal accounts and try to separate them from public presence. I never let people know my actual plans and real schedule is. I also use an address that is safe for mail and stuff. I use it when I mail stuff because I've notice that some people don't respect privacy when they do Haul videos. They'll mark out their own address but not the sender. So I make it where it's not my home address - it's my business address.
It's crazy world out there. By safe. Sorry that weirdness happened to you. But thankful you made this video - many don't think about this when they start.
The only really thing we have happened is impersonation of myself and others. It's why I can never allow the chat from livestreams show up in the live video. I've had people impersonate me and start cussing out my viewers on their channels. Its more of annoyance. We've blocked and reported dozens and dozens - maybe hundreds - it's hard to keep up with it. Pretty much every live stream I have to block a fake account at least once
This info is really good - Especially for females. There's some weirdos on the internet for sure..
BlackySpeakz sadly that's true
Yo ik why ur here u even make ur face private thats y it matters to u
People not respecting boundaries is a major issue. I never agree to personal/private meetings nor give out my phone number or address. If I ever arrange a meeting with subscribers, it would be as a "group" on neutral ground and I'd bring my husband or sons. As a creator, you can be loving and kind to people, but always, ALWAYS set boundaries.
My profession puts me at a slight disadvantage as far as my practice and doing interviews internationally. Being in the health profession and "helping" people causes a false sense of "closenss" that can push boundaries. It's so important to keep them and reinforce.
Good video!
Agreed!
This information is good beyond UA-cam. I teach my daughters to keep their social media apps private. Never show identifiable things such as School Uniform, Club Uniform like a sports team, license plate or even the front of your house. It really sucks but you have some odd characters out there. This is a good reminder for everyone.
This is something that's been on my mind even though I'm a teeny tiny channel. I have often scrubbed footage as it had things in it that could identify where I live. Whois protection is a good idea that I hadn't really thought about before, but has bothered me (I get tons of crappy unsolicited email from my business email-not related to my UA-cam). I think I will get on to that!
Hey, Nick. I appreciate your videos. You are seriously helpful and thoughtful. Online safety is very important. I know that but I hadn't really been focused on it as it might relate to UA-cam growth. Thank you for your work!
Great tips Nick! You went above and beyond normal UA-cam safety tips.
For vloggers, I always recommend trying not to include license plates, street names, or housing address numbers in videos.
Yes, absolutely, great additions!!! Thanks for those!
Superb advice Nick. Wish I had known this a few years ago when I had an online stalker. Ended up having to take legal action to obtain a restraining order to keep him at bay.
Oh my...that's not good. Yikes.
Totally agree with not using your real last name in particular. I've seen so many other UA-camrs put their full name out there, especially women that are single and I'm like NOOOOOO! I had a very bad experience not related to UA-cam in my 20s when I was doing freelance work for an online video game company, so I learned very young that keeping your personal information private is super important to stay safe online. One of our most asked questions is where do we live. I always just say "that's something we've decided to keep private". I'm sure it's just curiosity and I understand that, but you just never know. Good stuff as always - and I really hope a lot of new UA-camrs see this before they let too many things go public.
The exception is, of course, if you're building a personal brand. You still have to be mindful of the additional information you put out there, but its a requirement to use your name if you're selling yourself.
I still think your idea of using an alias is a good idea unless just not feasible.
Another tip: block certain words on your channel. Words like your name (if you have your real name hidden and someone is trying to doxx that), your personal email, stuff like that. I also recommend blocking stuff that could cause inflammatory arguments in the comments, because if someone asks you your views on something and you choose not to comment on it (for example, fandom garbage that is unrelated to you), one side of that argument would misunderstand and think you're on their side, the other side will spread misinformation saying "not commenting means you're in support of harmful things and now I have proof". Basically, you can block anything you don't want to talk about. Because angry people are even more likely to try and get your personal information and try to doxx you, and stans can be just as dangerous.
It's always good to protect yourself and this was a good video to make, I don't think I've seen too many on this subject.
Thanks for the video!
Even more than that - general personal safety stuff: 1) don't show the street view, exterior of your house and block out street signs. If you have children that you include in videos, watch what they are wearing....local sports teams, school shirts can make your child's school easily identifiable. You can also filter certain words on your channel so they never appear on your channel...like your phone number, address, what have you. Great video Nick...as always!
Great tips Wendy!
Wow, some power tips here, thank you! Even the sports logos...VERY smart! Thank you so much for these additions!!!
Since my target group sits mostly on the other side of the planet and I'm yet to small to get recognized by Brazilians in Germany, location ain't that big of a issue. I'm getting weird messages on my Facebook page already but since I use my brand name in all of my pages, friend requests for my private Facebook profile ain't that much, except when I share my videos in Facebook groups where you appear with your real name. I switched my private Instagram on private and deactivated Facebook messages, therefore I provide an email address and people can contact me on Twitter. Trying already to keep privacy and business as separated as possible.
Amigo Alemão Nice! It sounds like you're locked down nicely.
This video should be mandatory to watch before starting a channel. Very useful and educational.
Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Your channel is great and I enjoy all your videos but I have to say that this has got to be one of the most important things to have been covered. I had this happen to me via my Twitter account. Kudos on the vid man very important. Keep up the great work.
Styled Art Thanks for feedback, I appreciate it. Glad to hear you handled the Twitter thing. 👊🤓
Great advice, Nick! This is a must view for anyone who is just starting out and a great refresher for those who are more "seasoned" on social media.
Haven't launched my channel yet; still educating myself. I had my son do a deep search trying to connect me to my UA-cam channel and he couldn't so I feel good about this part.
There was someone like a year ago that was only hating on me, came to my house and wrote me messages (and letters to my house) that he was going to kill me and stuff and he even put dislike bots on my videos, so now I can only turn on the likes and dislikes after the video is online for a couple minutes.....
Please small UA-camrs, listen to Nick! ;)
Oh wow, I bet that was scary. How long have you been dealing with that?
It's so unfortunate that stuff like this happens!
Nick Nimmin It was! I was scared to go outside (to school).
I've been dealing with it for like 2 months, but I just ignored everything they did and they stopped doing it. :)
But for sure that has been the scariest part of the time that I have my UA-cam channel
Jay Malone ikr, I really don't understand why people do it..
Nick Nimmin Actually it was also the time that I reached a record amount of views and subscribers in a month. That was because the boy told everyone in the comments of big UA-camrs to dislike my videos (his comments were the top comments, bc he hacked likes), but no one disliked and I got all the views and almost +80 subs :)
So it was a scary, but awesome part of my life so far.
Wow, I never even thought of the email thing... separate email for the channel and other things etc ... Very good advice, thanks... Going to go change that puppy right now!
Boom! 💥 sometimes its the simple stuff that gets overlooked!
This video is great for any youtuber no matter what size. Also can you make a video on how to gains subs that aren't inactive.
For sure. Limiting the amount of ammo that trolls have is always a bonus. :)
StreakTV Yes good one. I need that video as well 👍
StreakTV although my channel is growing every day, I can see in the percentage that there are also many people who are active but not subscribed... both ways can be a bit annoying..
make one seriously!!!!!
Me too ...I also need that. :)
Nick, so sorry to hear you are dealing with some of those issues.. I often wonder myself about this for the future or for anyone gaining success... Great tips about the domain blocking and turning off location tracking!
Unfortunately being online on UA-cam today means privacy is fairly loose. We have privacy laws depending on the country you live in however the internet has definitely changed things and create some barriers to fix in the last decade... I mean the whole point of UA-cam was to allow everyone to broadcast themselves or create content and upload it. They put the "You" in UA-cam.. so that means the downside is that if you want success on UA-cam, people have to know who you are and that can attract the unwanted element. A Catch 22 if you will but I must point out.. UA-camrs who care about reputation, the community and each other would never promote or support this kind of behaviour. its wrong and possibly criminal in nature. Just because its online and on UA-cam doesn't mean the law disappears or that there are not real world consequences to ones actions. Just remember that there are more good people in the world than bad so there is hope.
I look forward to joining you on your Saturday shows!
Have an awesome day!
It's not a big deal, it's all dealt with. Just had to do a few blocks but it brought to my attention how easy people can get access to things they shouldn't have access to. Yeah, online privacy in general as far as websites collecting data is one thing but individuals tracking you down is a lot easier to avoid with a handful of initial precautions.
Definitely a scary scenario! Stay safe my friend!
Thank you. One of my new subscribers said he wants to meet me when he comes to my town. I guess he figured out where I live from my videos. Not sure if it was just being friendly or going to be a stalker, lol. Hopefully friendly.
Excellent advice Nick!!! Thank you sooo much!!! When I was a DJ (in the '90's) I had 2 different stalkers!! Sending weird mail, pictures, calling in on our private phone. VERY SCARY!!!!! 🎀
I bet that was scary. Some people just go way too far.
Nick Nimmin Very scary indeed. I think some people get confused & think "well I watch or listen to them all the time, they know me" UMMMM NO!
While watching this I looked over at my husband & said, "Honey, now you're my UA-cam bodyguard!" He said, "Always, babe" ❤️
Nick... I haven't seen a UA-camr like you... You use to upload videos just keeping in mind the problems of every Small UA-camr... The best thing about you is that u tells and guides in such a unique way ... Which no one else doesn't.... Magnificent work... Video of the day.... 😊👌👌
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words!
It is a shame that something bad had to happen to you.
The good thing is than your experience will help us all to increase the security on our channels, again thanks for sharing these useful tips Nick 👍
I appreciate that Poketips CR 🤓👊
Nick, thanks on the tip of Whois, I just checked my recently created website and it gives everything, my home address, my name and everything. THANKS SO MUCH. I just added WHOIS guard on my domain.
Hey! Yeah, that one is often overlooked so I'm happy to bring it to your attention! 👊🤓
I already have issues with people and I don't go on camera. The most recent was when I voice chatted with a male subscriber for about 10 minutes on Discord and then he kept trying to call me and another female from my server through the Discord calling function. He continued to send a ton of DMs that I wasn't responding to for a day or two. I finally replied with "can you stop messaging me?" and he acted butthurt and said, "If you see me as a treat,I am not but for you I can step back." As a woman, I've already dealt with way too many men that just act creepy, so it wasn't that shocking, but definitely a minor annoyance. The women who go on camera in my corner of YT get all kinds of sexual remarks.
This guy is blessed with so great fluency at talking... I wish I'd be at least a bit like that...
One thing is be careful about what you say about where you have been. If you think people won't notice if you say something like "I go to ______ a lot" or "as a child I went to _____ a lot of times... and I went there again recently" someone might recognize where that place is and will assume that you live nearby (or a few hours away from) that place.
Yeah, very true. Thanks for the additional info!
Thanks for talking about this topic. Sorry that you had that creepy encounter. I'd like to add P.O. Boxes are as secure as many think they are, you can still get the persons real name and real address just from the P.O. Box. Please do a video for younger You Tubers, about never, ever put their address and number in the comments, that happens too often.
Hey Nick, sorry to hear that this happened to you man. However, I'm glad you solved the issue! Thanks for making this video, I'm going to use these tips! (Btw, I did my first in-person collab this past weekend!)
DJTronuk Hey DJ, congrats on the collab. They are much cooler in person aren't they?
Nick Nimmin Haha, SOOO much better and cooler in person! There was so much time to talk about things and share great stories on and off camera! Great bonding experience too 👌
Thanks for the advice! This makes me even more nervous and cautious than I already am!
Wow, Nick! I am so sorry to hear that this happened to you. I'm glad you are okay...thank you for making a video about this.
Costume CO It wasn't a big deal. On our Patreon call on Sunday night I'll give the details of the few issues I've had so far. But overall it was just more intrusive, inappropriate and unexpected.
Nick Nimmin Well I'll definitely put in some measures as you have mentioned. It's good to be proactive about these things.
Great tips Nick - gives us all something to think about.
Hey stranger! ;) Thanks! Yeah, it's creepy stuff but it's a reality. A few strange situations have happened to smaller channels so far in this comment section.
Dear Nick, lets be BFFs, get matching tattoos and join the circus together. I await you reply :D
If Nick doesn't I will... I mean how can I resist such an offer! The circus is worth it! lol
Its nice to have options ;-)
Yup, if this UA-cams thing goes South, we have a backup plan for the WHOLE family and we'll only need one car!
Creator Fundamentals I'm in... but wait... I thought we were already part of the circus... no?
Nick Nimmin I do hear the big top jingle in my head now and then... hmmm part of the circus inside the circus... very inception
Some great advice there Nick! 74k! Your growing like weeds...well deserved! Soon your going to be offering your 100k play button...awesome!
Tokyo Drew Hey Drew. Thanks man! 75k now. 😁 At current rate I should cross 100k in under 2 months.
Thank you so much Nick. This was really helpful :)
Love this info. I'll definitely be using these tips
just posted last week that got picked up by the algorithm, as it quite provocative in terms of title and thumbnail. That rattled some troll out of the closet big time. I could see how that could be a bit unconfrontable if they got hold of personal information, as they are pretty unfiltered in their way of communicating
Yeah, unfiltered is an understatement...lol. That anonymous thing about the internet can really show some bad sides of people.
I can't believe it... somebody called Russian Fuckface, how would you even bring your self to write something like that. But I knew I was heading toward trouble because I wanted to do a review on a popular drone battling reviews with millions of subs. So I did the opposite and made a review about all the bad things about the product, and got 35K views in less than a week and rank for "dji mavic pro review" second, before Casay Neistat on 3rd ;-)
Also I would add that when UA-camrs do unboxings on camera COVER YOUR ADDRESS! Unless it's a BUSINESS PO Box of course. Lol! I can't tell you how many times I've seen beauty gurus flash their home addresses by mistake. All you have to do is stop motion it to get the address. I even emailed one beauty guru's business email to let them know to be careful with that (I did NOT mention it in her comments just in case) so they can consider pulling the video and maybe re-editing it. It gives me the shivers thinking about it!
FitChickGlows OH yes, GREAT tip! Thank you!
Anybody notice the marvel logo behind him, Nice video man!
thanks for the amazing video. This is very helpfull. Your channel allways helps me with any questions I have and I also learn stuff I never thought about before.
Very cool to hear, thanks!
I'm sorry you had to go through that Nick! This is exactly why I created the RazMansReality brand-name how do I have two separate Facebook's and the one that's under my actual name is only for family and friends that I know here in town outside of UA-cam.
Whenever I leave the house for long periods of time, I usually take out all the expensive stuff like monitors cameras and computers.
Paulo A. Carvalho Smart.
Nick has been to the point where I just thumbs up every video before watching for like a month now.
Thanks for the update I have a few people asking me where I live but I have my info I live somewhere else in New York
As my career in the film industry yes unfortunately face and name is always out there but as you say it's a Brand sometimes were stuck with that but for the most part people have respect and I like that
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I've run across something sort of like this and could use some advice.
Whenever I stream, I get people in there that want to play with me which
is fine, but I don't do community streams very often because I don't
have much of a following. So when I stream, I like doing solo stream or
friend streams that way people can sit back and watch but I kind of find
it annoying when I see someone new in the chat and all they want to do
is add me and play with me. I've made a PSN community and a new PSN
account so I can add people and play with them whenever I end up doing
community streams and games but I don't know the best way to tell them
that I'm not going to add them on my main account or play with them
right then and there. Any advice would be awesome and appreciated!
DeadlyPsyko I have the same issue (on my second channel) and I either don't acknowledge them or I say I don't add random people because they could hack into your account
I have received death threats in the comments a few times for not making videos fast enough, which makes me glad that I have always been careful with my personal information on the UA-cam.
That's bizarre that people would get that upset over upload frequency. Yes, keep a tight reign on your personal information always!
With youtube haven't got much trouble yet, but when I was on TV some years ago, some girls found my address and ringed my door bell and asked for me. My husband said I was not at home, so awkward!
Yeah this is kind of creepy but it's good to keep these things in mind. Me and my siblings all use our own "super hero names" in my videos to protect our identities. It's helped us stay safe and for me personally it's helped me become a better person because I want to be looked at as a (currently small town) super hero on UA-cam. Nice video though all great points. :)
Nice! 🤓✋
@@NickNimmin Yeah it's an interesting system. I wouldn't recommend it for starting out though. My fans didn't really get to know me very well at all because I acted like I was a seasoned UA-camr even though I wasn't haha. You live and learn though. :)
Can you please make a video or share one that covers making a new email account, the privacy settings that you should use, and how to make a youtube channel to maintain your privacy? I think it would help people who want to start from the beginning and avoid the types of situations you talked about. Hope you see this, thanks!
Thanks for the warning. Nick Nimmin. Great stuff to now. Didn't had any issues so far but then again my channel is still pretty small.
This is some great stuff to think about. I haven't given it a lot of thought at 1K subs, but I guess if I plan to grow, I need to have a plan in place!
Yeah, "Justo" a few comments up has 570 and had someone come to his house and write death threats. Creepy stuff.
That's Crazy!
Wow, sorry to hear that you've had to deal with this. Most of this is a little late for me.
Aristocob It wasn't a huge deal, just inappropriate and unexpected.
This is really helpful I kinda had an experience with that not so intense though
if someone steals your youtube account nick just report the hackers
Is it possible to make a successful UA-cam/twitch channel without ever showing your face? Like, what if someone who knows you irl (and doesn’t like you) starts posting a lot of drama or personal information about your actual life? That sounds extreme but it could happen.
Maybe, but you end up making it harder.
Should we use "who is guard protection" on our UA-cam URL or were you meaning a website URL?
It only works on domains you own.
Im so confused is guardprotection an app or how do i use it
Omg great tips!!! Thank you!!! I just got my channel and i want to be aware and know how to deal with the problem!!!
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Actually after watching your live stream to today I have an important question: what do I do if I commented on a big youtubers video that’s in a similar niche and they copied a video I had and simply changed the title. I was kind of bummed since I’m just starting out. Any suggestions :(? It’s happened to me twice from different youtubers one with over 200k and one that was around 10k
Copied as in took you actual video, or copied as in stole your idea/thoughts? If the latter, there is not a lot you can do. There is no copyright on ideas.
You can look at it this way - my ideas are good enough that these larger UA-camrs are willing to do videos on the same idea or topic. Alternatively, it could just be a coincidence, or the topic was trending in some way that multiple channels are covering the topic in various ways.
If they are just taking your videos and re-uploading you can go to that video and click on the Report flag and choose the appropriate option to report to UA-cam.
Nick Nimmin thank you 🙏🏼. They covered the same topic. If it continues, should I block the person ?
Yes, good idea for this video. Some people will find your cell number and start harrasssing you. FYI, if someone calls you from an UNKNOWN phone number, DO NOT pick it up. I learned the hard way.
Indeed. And make sure you don't list your number anywhere publicly.
hi nick
i am a vlogger that has been vloging for 1 year (on my old channel)
but i struggle to upload good vlog ideas
and i can't see to find time to make videos because i have school most of the day
what do you recommend
i really need your help
I had someone emailing me nonstop on two different emails of mine. He would email me about 12 emails per day and I told him to stop and he wouldn't. Once he said he was in a city near me and I freaked out because I had just moved overseas and thought he followed me. My husband, who was in the military, emailed him and threatened him and he finally stopped. I considered shutting my enter channel down though. It was scary.
Minka Frederika that's creepy.
Great tips, definitely a good idea to protect our privacy 😊
Great advice been waiting for a UA-cam video like this as I'm researching before my channel starts!😅
Did the person just want to rub your head? Because I do, lol just kidding man. Great advice, I've been following these tips anyway.
Hahahahaha! THAT would be funny!!!
Buddha bless :P
Thanks for the heads up Nick !
Yep respect boundaries.
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Great tips Nick and very important. Thank you!
would love to discuss more on this with you and ask you questions and pointers ... as a relatively new UA-camr and safety concerned person this is something i think should be discussed more ... safely
Make sure to join me every Saturday at 9am Eastern live - that's the perfect place to get your questions answered!
@@NickNimmin is there a way to ask questions not in open chat?
Cleared all doubts!!! Thank you Nick!
Another recommendation is don’t provoke and talk nastily to people, you just don’t know what type of people you’re dealing with.
Indeed!
What about the UA-cam live-chat donations? Do they see personal information when they donate to you or is that protected?
Thank you for this video. It helped me a lot!
great tips!👍🏻really helpful.thanks for sharing☺
Thanks.
Nick Nimmin hi!your welcome☺
I've actually had a few people contact me through Google Hangouts. I didn't even know they could do that until all of the sudden I'm receiving tons of messages... definitely need to up my privacy settings because my channel is still really small. I can only imagine what it might be like if things continue to grow... 😫
I locked down my Facebook profile long ago. I mainly interact with people through the Legion of Weirdos Facebook group. There's a page too, but the group is a little more interactive plus I can curate it so nobody drops spam links.
I've done pretty much all of that. I've even had second thoughts about mentioning what city I live in... but it's a big city, so...
I feel like no matter what you have to have thick skin and take the higher road when dealing with mean and hateful comments, I usually respond in a positive way.
I had a guy call me out on one of my video, all I said was if you can make a better one please do I'd love to check it out
I've been watching Nick's channel for advice for my new channel
Many good tips Nick. It's creepy to get stalkers and stuff
Thanks great tips, its a crazy world out there. No reason to live in fear but good to always stay protected.
Hey Nick, thanks for the cool vids. I'm planning to start a UA-cam channel related to music theory and to share some of my work to help leveraging my career as a musician too. Any ideas or advice that could help? Thanks again, love your content.
Share all you know and stay consistent and it should help your career.
Great video nick, some important things to think about. Sometimes a scare is needed so that people understand the risks.
Raven Selenite Yeah, after my encounter I had to adjust my content schedule to squeeze this one in.
Thanks for such information...Nick
You know my husband just told me I'm am fine have to start paying more attention as my channel grows, especially seeing how some of my videos cover parenting an so on so my kids are in.. now I'm rethinking that..
For sure!
Omg some people are so creepy ! 😑 This is why I don't use my real name on youtube. So annoying people like that. I have had few experiences too like that and that's annoying. I actually block people like that.
Thank You! for this video. Really helpful for newbies.
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Great vid! How do you install gaurd protection for the domain name? Thanks! :)
For the Whois protection, its often just a box you check on your website and/or domain provider settings. Some include it in the package and some charge extra for it.
great advice man! never tought about some of that stuff! but i'm not that big to worry about it...lol
I thought I had a while to go as well but over the last few weeks I've had a few "nasties" present themselves...lol.
Thank you for the useful information. It is smart to protect yourself.
+DMH Films Glad you found it useful!
When uploading a video, try to not upload as you're at the location. Maybe delay your uploads by a few days or a few weeks.
Don't post identifiable information about where you live on YT. Such as street names that are close to you. A number of UA-camrs have video of them going home, and deliberately stop the video a couple miles/kms from where they live and then restart the video as they're arriving, but not giving out house numbers or again identifiable info.
Again, the problem is with people who don't know how to respect boundaries. As much as you think you know about them and as much a part of their world as you think you might be, they probably don't know you personally. You're a fan at that point, and unless given permission, don't push things. Things can tern weird and criminal very quickly.
Try and sterilise your online presence as much as possible. Make sure you're not on the internet in very easy to access places. Maybe use your real name if it's incredibly common such as Michael Smith or similar. Someone trying to find a Michael Smith in Washington will probably return a couple thousand results.
who would use their real name on the internet? thats just crazy... ooops! Great advice Nick, Stay safe protected!
I think you and I are out of luck on this one. :(
It all gets found out these days... #thanksanonymous lol
Lucky everyone calls me beanie anyway :P
Justin Bennett lol
Beanie Draws and I'm nerdy 😂