My privacy has just been invaded......
By HelScream
@HelScream (2822)
Philippines
June 1, 2009 3:51am CST
I was so shock when I opened my ym just now and try to open my archive everything was erased all the important things was there I mean every conversation I keep for so long was being erased nothing left. I dont exactly know who did this but I only share my password with my gf and one of my sister I asked my sister about it and she told me why would she ever do that and I know she wont coz she never have time to go online since she is pregnant and busy with the house so all is left is my gf now I dont want to accuse her instantly about all this but I am just so mad right now and dont know how to ask her this. If you where in my situation what would you do? Have you ever tried being invaded in your privacy and how do you feel.
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16 responses
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
1 Jun 09
Iwouldn't be too happy w/whoever did it & it seems to me it's pretty obvious who did do it. u must have had something on their that made her jealous. I think this should tell u alot about her.I would have to confront her for all the good it will do. damage is done but think about what she might do next if she stooped this low this time. good luck!
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
1 Jun 09
P.S. I WOULD CHANGE MY PASSWORD & not tell the girlfriend what it is.
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@chillpill90 (1936)
•
1 Jun 09
yeah i agree with you change the password and dont tell her.
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@Rustinas1 (438)
• United States
1 Jun 09
Hi HelScream. Just make sure it was your girlfriend who did do this before accusing. Maybe some kind of virus, someone hacked into your computer, or somehow your system glitched. I've had things disappear on my computer, like pictures and urls, and files, and I had no idea why. Nobody was around to even contemplate about. I just logged on one day, and stuff was gone. Then not too long after that, I could'nt even log onto my computer at all. I brought it to the shop and it was totally fried and all from some darn back door virus. That really ticked me off! I never did get any of it back. Bummer.
Anyway, the reason why I said to make sure before accusing, because I've already been in that situation. A guy I was dating for quite a few years, one day just accused me of deleting his passwords, sites, emails, etc., I told him it wasn't me and the kicker of it was I wasn't even at his place for over a week. I didn't have or know any of his passwords for anything nor did I want to.
It ended up in a big huge argument and I finally said see ya and hung up. All that could go through my head was he didn't believe me, just accused not ask, and from his own mouth, the trust was slighted. That kept me from calling, writting, or talking to him for over a week.
Then one day, he calls me to apologize. Turned out it was one of his ex's that did it. I didn't get into the specifics for I was still mad about it. The fact that he didn't take my word from the get go, for I had no reason to lie and have never lied to him, was enough to finally just end the relationship.
Good Luck, and I sure do hope you get to the bottom of it. Shed some light for you, and I hope you are able to recover what's important, but I would'nt get your hopes up about it. Less disappointment that way.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Well my friend it was the other way around I asked her in a nice way but ended she getting mad at me we had an argument coz she get mad for only asking her was I wrong to ask her well anyways I hope she would forgive me for asking.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
I do appreciate everything you told me my friend and for taking time to reply to me a very long response yes I do believe what you told me but I also believe that understanding also takes a great part in a healthy relationship. It takes time to adjust on things and they say if kindness you show kindness you reap. I am not being martyr but since I am older than her I think it would be better to understand her childish reaction on things. It takes time for a person to really mature and I am willing to give her time to be one. It's just that I love her too much I guess thats why I am willing to give her my full understanding in any matter.
@mylesnarvaez (5451)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
as i said in your other discussion... i just woke up this morning, after a tiring weekend and 14 hours of sleep, to find all my files in my computer... completely wiped out. 6 weeks worth of work with no back-up since my last back-up was done on april 15th. i was really close to tears for the better part of one hour while i try to troubleshoot. i wanted to get mad with somebody, i really wanted to but i knew the only people who used the computer last night were my nephews and nieces, all aged 4-12 years old. and i know, whatever they did, it was not their intention to damage my files.
i was troubleshooting for several hours, calling some people who can help me out, chatting with a friend to keep me sane, and i still have some work to do on top of everything else.
i managed to keep my anger at bay, coz crying and being angry won't solve anything anyway. i was able able to recover most of my files except for the scanned documents that took me two whole days to finish.
i know the shock you must have felt, because i was in shock myself and really teary eyed. and i also know how mad you feel right now. invasion of privacy is really something to be riled about. if you are bugged by the idea that the only people who know your password may have been at fault, then just ask them straight. just like you did with your sister. otherwise, you'll just continue to feel bothered about it. then immediately... change your password. and keep it to yourself.
i know the passwords of all my sisters' and brothers' email accounts and even the pins for their atm cards. just knowing is a big responsibility already. they know that i wouldn't do anything untoward and they trust me explicitly.
if you think your privacy was invaded, then just keep your passwords really very private.
@mylesnarvaez (5451)
• Philippines
2 Jun 09
next time you want to save your ym conversations, the new yahoo allows you to send it as an email attachment after your chatting session. it's an option.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Well now I have a talk with my gf and it was not her who did it I think I was being hacked but I dont know who and why. Well anyways thanks for all your suggestions I do hope everything in your part is ok now. And you are right looks to me we are almost always in the same boat.
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
1 Jun 09
As long as I believe, the archives are stored in your pc and if I have an access of your pc, I can delete it without knowing your ym password and even if I know your password, I can't delete it from another computer. So....
If you want to ask, her then you can directly ask but she will not accept it at first, you have to dig deep to know something about it!
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Well my friend i think it was a hacked problem again she did not do it and from asking her this I think I made her mad this time but you know what I am so relief it was not her even if she was mad at me I was so happy that it was not her.
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Do you have conversation from the past which you think would make you girlfriend mad? If yes, then i guess by impulse she did erase them all so you won't have access to it anymore. If it contains conversations with your former girlfriends or any flirtatious conversation with anyone, i sure think she'd still get jealous. If you're positive that it's your girlfriend who erased everything, then i guess you have the right to asked her about it.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Well yeah, i guess she didn't put that into consideration. You must've missed a lot of email adds or something that's important. It sucks big time to be losing a lot of important information. Whichever, i think you should ask her politely first ok? There could just be a glitch or something or she might have done it accidentally.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
yeah i left her an offline already and it should have been long time now that she should be online and now that I give her an offline I think she would not stay online after what I have detected. If ever it is her she would be busy looking good explanations .yes all those things are important even the Paypal add of some people are there. and lots of important stuff.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
flirtations with some other girls i dont thinks so. and if ever she found one why would she erase all the archive while in fact there are some important files I keep there she should have choose only those what she think is not appropriate. this is what I get from trusting to much and being so honest all files deleted whats next. Do you think she trust me. Now I think she didnt even know this word anymore if ever it is she who did it.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
yes I am calm my friend and I never flare up that easily and I was happy to know it was not her thanks God. Well the only thing that really is on my mind right now is I am hacked or somebody else did this.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
2 Jun 09
nah it's not her and I ask her if its her on not I am so glad it is not her and yes I was calm when I asked her this.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
2 Jun 09
it is weird... i just reply to a similar post like this and the content is really very similar... it is also about a ym thing where the archive had been erased and he also suspects the gf doing it to him... i just reply to it about 30 mins ago... well, i try to find out again about the user and hopefully i can find it again from my activities so that i can compare it... anyway, i am sorry about what is happening between you and gf and hopefully things will get sorted out soon... good luck... take care and have a nice day...
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
2 Jun 09
hmmm thats weird in deed my friend well were you able to get who that person you have responded to who have the similar post like mine I am interested to read his topic as well. yeah I asked my gf already and she told me she didnt do it. hope you update me on who the user who have same topic as I do.
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
1 Jun 09
If she is your steady gf and you have know her for long, you should first of all have faith in her. Secondly, you should know her emotions too...i.e. you should be able to read her eyes. So what you can do is just bring up this topic with her without accusing her...you can tell her how surprised and angry you are and you just dont know who did it...keep looking at her all the while and see if her expression changes. You will be able to have an idea from this if she's done it. But I dont think she did it...she had the access to your mails, so you had nothng to hide from her...why would she want to destroy the trust?
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Well you have a point my friend. I did ask her in a very good way and I am so happy to find out that it wasnt her even if it ended up she getting mad at me still I am happy for it was not her who did it. Well your suggestion would really be good if only we dont leave miles away. but I trust her and believe her when she said it was not her. Now it is up to her if she will forgive me or not for asking her this.
@angelbelle578 (1635)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Its happened to me too. Someone is opening my ym but I know its not my girlfriend coz she doesnt have time to go online. Im not sure if its her friend or who. Some said maybe my ym was hacked. I just change my ym and not use the old one.
@angelbelle578 (1635)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Yeah maybe.. haha.. Are you sure its only your girlfriend and your sister who know the password? Maybe or exes or your close friends.. Lolz!
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Well if it is not her who did all this then I am planning to change my password but still I would give my new password to her nothing will change all i really want are those important details. And if I was hacked I guess the hacker wont delete archive right?
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
2 Jun 09
yes my friend I am calm down when i asked her this and so glad it was not her. well I think I am hacked.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
1 Jun 09
First thing. before you get to fired up at her, you better make sure she is the only one who could have done it. Maybe she left your password some where that someone else might have found. I would be very careful about asking her, remember that you catch more flys with honey then you do with vinegar. If she did it she must have had a reason.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
I can never go mad at her well I asked her and it was not her now I think I am being hacked and I think even asking this to her makes her mad. Now the only thing that I really want to know was if she did it or not but everything not going right. Well I hope she forgives me for asking. I didnt got mad at her when I asked her this it was the other way around.
@Ritchelle (3790)
• Philippines
2 Jun 09
i don' think i would still ask my gf, if i were in your position, about this. asking is done when you don't know something. if there are only two people who know your password and one of them denied erasing the contents of your archive then only one person is left.
dont't be scared she'll leave you. if you're mad she better see as early as now in your relationship how you are when you're mad than find out later and realize she can't handle it and just leave. a smart girl who loves you wouldn't be intimidated by an angry bf unless she did the erasing out of spite for something you had done.
good luck .
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
3 Jun 09
you are right in one way but I can never be mad at her well anyways it was not her who have done it since I asked her and she told me it was not her and I do believe it wasnt so I guess I was hacked.
@chapstek (85)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
Being invaded in terms of privacy is very unrespectful. You have the right to feel unpleasant if that is really what happened. But before judging someone if they have done it to you, you should get their side first and be sure to check every possible things that maybe could have caused what happened. Don't accuse anybody if you are not sure what really happened and if you have not yet heard their side. There are chances that other things might have caused your problem. But if what really happened is invation of privacy, then you really have the right to get angry. But everything can be settled in a good way like having conversation with those people concerned and let them understand what is wrong with what they have done and hopefully never again will happen.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
yeah you are right about that my friend and yes I am not mad at anyone not even to my gf I asked her about it and she told me it wasnt her hmmm what a relief that it was not her but the thing now is I think she is mad at me for asking this now I think I should have not ask her this.
@pamelaanne (283)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
She really didn't invade your privacy because you gave her your password. The only wrong thing she did is she rummaged through what is yours and did some things that stimulated your angry nerve. That's a normal reaction. If it was my long kept and important documents that were deleted, I would go crazy and mad.:K
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
well i said it was an invasion coz i trusted her with that password and she is free to look every conversation I have with all my friends and the invasion come when she deleted everything without asking my permission if it is her who did this. I am thinking right now how I can recover them there are just important and I never thought she would do such things as this if it is her doing.
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
i gave her an offline just now and looks to me she wont stay online till later if she is guilty I wont be mad at her I just want those important things I stored in my archive i dont have duplicates on those and I really need those links that I stored. I just hope she keep a copy on those or else everything is gone.
@chillpill90 (1936)
•
1 Jun 09
well what you should do is dont ask her out right, just ask has she been on that site recently see what she says. SHe might admit it, if i were you i would ask her if she had been on there,if she said no then i would believe her as your meant to love her if she admits it then stay calm and ask why she did it.
You need to rememeber that they are just words on a screen and dont do anythin you will regret maybe you gf read them and got jealous!!!
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
1 Jun 09
first of all i gave her my password because I want her to fully trust me on everything since we have a long distance relationship but deleting all the important link I stored for so long in the achieve is another thing. I dont find any reason in which she would be jealous at since they are not coming from other girls those are important documents that I stored there so I can easily access them. I just dont see any point on why she do this while she can just read all that and why does she have to erase it. I know i wont be mad at her I just need her explanation looks to me she dont trust me at all.