Can I lie in my Yahoo! account?

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I have a Yahoo! account for chatting, e-mail et cetera.

However, recently I realized that I filled the registration form out dishonesly. For instance, I did not put my real name or real address on purpose. I did this for safety purposes, because I don’t want anyone to hack my account and find out my personal data.

I looked at Yahoo!'s terms of service, to which one must click “I agree” and the following is stated…

“You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Service’s registration form (such information being the “Registration Data”) and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Yahoo! has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Yahoo! has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).”

Is it a lie and therefore a sin to put false information into Yahoo’s registration form? Or should I delete the Yahoo! account unless I want to provide the correct one?

Thanks! 🙂
 
All this type of information that I am asked to give, I give out completely accurately–for my cat ! That way I feel am not telling a lie. I am simply avoiding the possibility of someone out there in cyberspace finding out enough to do me any damage. I do not think that we have to give up personal information to strangers. It is not safe to do so!!
I do realize that by this, I am sidestepping the truth…I sometimes feel a little guilty, but then I remember the horrible stories about identity theft & all, & I keep it that way.
 
I have accounts at Yahoo and Hotmail and filled out the requested information honestly - about nine years ago. I have not yet become aware that the personal information has been made available to anyone. I am, however, extremely careful about giving any personal or credit card information to other web sites, expecially traders on ebay. Being honest has not had any negative effects on me. Both Yahoo and Hotmail have extremely sophisticated security systems that seem to work fairly well. Besides, the information they ask for is available to anyone who looks in a phone book.
 
I have always felt free to be a little creative when signing up with various websites. Very few of them are entitled to all the information they want. I would never give out my home address unless it was necessary (e.g., to have an item shipped to my home).
 
Hermione,

It’s not lying and therefore NOT a sin to use a pseudonym (a made-up name) and a made-up adress. You have to protect yourself and NOT have your real name and adress on the Net.

On another Catholic messageboard where I’m a member we have to use a real human name, but we are allowed to use pseudonyms to protect our identity. Some have “in the Lord’s arms” as their location.

My my opinion the less info you give on your Yahoo or any profile the better.

Hermione, please don’t second guess and torment yourself and see sin in everything you do. It will be advisable to have contact with a priest who knows about your condition and follow his advice and counsel (and not second guess and doubt him too).
 
This is not a moral issue. Yahoo is very aware that people use false names and if it bothered them they would make a bigger deal out of it. I do not expect to have a problem with Yahoo sharing it.

It is an issue of cause and effect. The worst possible thing that can happen is you’ll lose Yahoo! and have to use another free service. If that isn’t devastating to you, and especially because the chances of an actual problem for anybody are fairly remote (using accurate OR false information) then that may be a non-problem.

Alan
 
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AlanFromWichita:
This is not a moral issue. Yahoo is very aware that people use false names and if it bothered them they would make a bigger deal out of it.
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I agree, surely they know people don’t like using their real names over the internet. But then I wonder, why even ask for names in that case and make you say “I agree” to an agreement that specifies that you tell the truth about the sign-up info? Is it some legal thing their lawyers make them do, but they really don’t want or care about your real name?
 
On most of the accounts I register, I simply write N/A or Not Available in many of the spaces (particularly the address and phone number) simply because it is not my house and I’m not at liberty to list it. However, I used to change my name and B-Day, but I don’t really do that anymore.

Eamon
 
Well, I just made a Yahoo! account with a fake name, fake address, and a fake birthday! (And other personal things are fake too, if they were asked.)

What does everyone think?
 
What do i think? Stop living under such strict regulations of your religion… There is more to life than worrying about if lying on the internet on some stupid form is a sin. Or if anything is for that matter. If you think it is morally wrong, then do not do it, it is that simple. Use your own judgement, you sound like a smart enough person.
 
Im sorry to tell you this Hermione, but your IP address has been logged, they are coming for you.

On a more serious note, dont get caught up in such small matters. They dont care. Also if anything did happen to your personal info like ID theft you would be lucky to get a sorry letter and a mint from them. All that legal stuff is to cover their butt, not yours. If anything were to happen you would be left holding the bag.
 
Catholic Dude:
Im sorry to tell you this Hermione, but your IP address has been logged, they are coming for you.

On a more serious note, dont get caught up in such small matters. They dont care. Also if anything did happen to your personal info like ID theft you would be lucky to get a sorry letter and a mint from them. All that legal stuff is to cover their butt, not yours. If anything were to happen you would be left holding the bag.
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The scary thing is that I was actually worried for a second when I read IP and logged! 😛
 
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Hermione:
The scary thing is that I was actually worried for a second when I read IP and logged! 😛
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use an anonymous proxy will solve the problem
 
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Hermione:
Well, I just made a Yahoo! account with a fake name, fake address, and a fake birthday! (And other personal things are fake too, if they were asked.)

What does everyone think?
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You did the right thing.
 
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Hermione:
Well, I just made a Yahoo! account with a fake name, fake address, and a fake birthday! (And other personal things are fake too, if they were asked.)

What does everyone think?
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I don’t think this is quite so trivial as the others seem to.

To be on the safe side, I would discuss it with my priest.
 
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Corinthians:
I don’t think this is quite so trivial as the others seem to.

To be on the safe side, I would discuss it with my priest.
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i couldnt agree more. lying is a sin regardless of how big or small the lie is. just ask your priest.
 
Hi,

I delurked and joined just to answer this post.

Hermione, if you don’t lie on your Yahoo messenger account, as a woman, you’re in for it. It has nothing to do with morals, it has to do with common sense.

I never used to lie on my Yahoo account. I listed myself as a single woman in NJ, which I am… Let me give you an example of what women on the internet are up against:

“a/s/l? I see you’re in my state.”
“Wanna watch me on cam?”
“Do you have a cam?”
“Hey baby, wanna cyber?”
“What are you wearing?”
“Well, it’s been my experience that women who are online running messengers are looking for something in their lives.”

I won’t get into the more vile messages I’ve gotten.

Now, you think that saying you’re not interested will get rid of these lamers? Think again. It will just get them annoyed at you, or they will go off on you. Think you can list all the religious interest groups to escape the men with no social skills in real life? Guess again. Then you’re going to get lines like, “Hey baby, can I give you a holy experience?”

I finally listed myself as a 90 year old nun to get rid of them. They’re afraid of burning in Hell if they make comments to a nun. This isn’t something you should have to discuss from a moral standpoint. It’s from a safety and common sense and not wanting to be solicited for sex every 10 minutes by stupid teenagers. If you don’t want to have to live on invisible all the time, then you don’t want to encourage these men. Sadly, just being a woman online is encouragement enough for some of them.

Yes, you can block these men, but there is nothing to stop them from creating another account and continuing the harrassment. In the last two years, I have had to change my Yahoo name three times. I have never put my picture up on my Yahoo profile. I just happen to mention being female.

This is nothing like lying on your taxes. It’s protecting your identity on the ONLY service that is truly anonymous. If you send Yahoo mail, the originating IP is listed as Yahoo, not your IP. Hotmail doesn’t do that. Therefore, the idiots who like to harrass women online and feel we have a moral obligation to help them with, um, shall we say with their little problem are protected with complete anominity. Therefore, so should you.
 
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MissAnn:
Hi,

Yes, you can block these men, but there is nothing to stop them from creating another account and continuing the harrassment. In the last two years, I have had to change my Yahoo name three times. I have never put my picture up on my Yahoo profile. I just happen to mention being female.

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ICQ is worse 😛
 
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MissAnn:
Hi,

I delurked and joined just to answer this post.

Hermione, if you don’t lie on your Yahoo messenger account, as a woman, you’re in for it. It has nothing to do with morals, it has to do with common sense.

I never used to lie on my Yahoo account. I listed myself as a single woman in NJ, which I am… Let me give you an example of what women on the internet are up against:

“a/s/l? I see you’re in my state.”
“Wanna watch me on cam?”
“Do you have a cam?”
“Hey baby, wanna cyber?”
“What are you wearing?”
“Well, it’s been my experience that women who are online running messengers are looking for something in their lives.”

I won’t get into the more vile messages I’ve gotten.

Now, you think that saying you’re not interested will get rid of these lamers? Think again. It will just get them annoyed at you, or they will go off on you. Think you can list all the religious interest groups to escape the men with no social skills in real life? Guess again. Then you’re going to get lines like, “Hey baby, can I give you a holy experience?”

I finally listed myself as a 90 year old nun to get rid of them. They’re afraid of burning in Hell if they make comments to a nun. This isn’t something you should have to discuss from a moral standpoint. It’s from a safety and common sense and not wanting to be solicited for sex every 10 minutes by stupid teenagers. If you don’t want to have to live on invisible all the time, then you don’t want to encourage these men. Sadly, just being a woman online is encouragement enough for some of them.

Yes, you can block these men, but there is nothing to stop them from creating another account and continuing the harrassment. In the last two years, I have had to change my Yahoo name three times. I have never put my picture up on my Yahoo profile. I just happen to mention being female.

This is nothing like lying on your taxes. It’s protecting your identity on the ONLY service that is truly anonymous. If you send Yahoo mail, the originating IP is listed as Yahoo, not your IP. Hotmail doesn’t do that. Therefore, the idiots who like to harrass women online and feel we have a moral obligation to help them with, um, shall we say with their little problem are protected with complete anominity. Therefore, so should you.
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2 wrongs dont make a right
 
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