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Hijacking of our Proz. profile information by Indian site (Mod: ProZ.com staff are working on it) Iniziatore argomento: CJG (X)
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| Can't find... | Sep 30, 2008 |
any info on translators on the webiste... is it me? Removed?
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| Removed, but... | Sep 30, 2008 |
Yes, Giovanni. It seems that everything was removed. However, if you need proof for safekeeping, do a Google search like so:
resume canada site:translationindia.com
Replace the word "canada" by the name of your country, obviously. The results will all be individual (stolen) ProZ profiles. If you click on them, you will get an error message. However, if you instead click on the blue Cache link at the bottom of each result - surprise! You are taken to a Google archive which neatly tucked all those profiles away sometime in August. All the graphics are gone, but it doesn't matter. You now have proof.
Now, you can print your profile!
[Edited at 2008-09-30 09:19]
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I don't seem to be there... they probably hijacked just the platinums...
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Rachel Fell 
Regno Unito
Local time: 14:45
Da Francese a Inglese
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| Not sure but... | Sep 30, 2008 |
I think I saw you there too last night Giovanni.
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| Action now ! 2 | Sep 30, 2008 |
After my strongly worded letter they removed my profile today. It looks, however, that while they do it having received objections, they re-insert the hijacked profiles in a couple of days. I am trying to contact a relevant officer at the High Commission of India in London with a view to lodging a protest with an Indian equivalent to the Trading Standards Office.
[Edited at 2008-09-30 10:15]
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| Action against translation India | Sep 30, 2008 |
We can still take action against them as they have unlawfully used our personal information.
I have saved the proof that they used my proz profile and can provide it to the agencies concerned.
This will act as a deterrent to other such organisations.
[Edited at 2008-09-30 10:50]
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Kevin Lossner
Portogallo
Local time: 14:45
Da Tedesco a Inglese
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| Thank you, Viktoria | Sep 30, 2008 |
Instead of using the country, you can use other terms (like a last name). To pull up my deleted profile from the cache I used
resume lossner site:translationindia.com
Worked like a charm. I will not forget this, and I will look for opportunities to reward the perpetrator for a very long time to come, even if he did make my profile photo look better by adding a bit of hair
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Can Altinbay
Local time: 09:45
Da Giapponese a Inglese
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In memoriam | What else can we do? | Sep 30, 2008 |
They got mine, too. If there's anything I can do (will Delhi police take complaints from someone living in the U.S.?), please let me know. That includes contributing to any collective effort.
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| They had mine too... | Sep 30, 2008 |
Thanks to a vigilant Proz member for letting me know (I hadn't seen this until today)! Mine has been taken down now (or moved), but I found it in the Google cache by googling my name and "translationindia".
Waiting to see what everyone is going to do...
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Kevin Lossner wrote: Instead of using the country, you can use other terms (like a last name). To pull up my deleted profile from the cache I used resume lossner site:translationindia.com Worked like a charm. I will not forget this, and I will look for opportunities to reward the perpetrator for a very long time to come, even if he did make my profile photo look better by adding a bit of hair
I used
resume guarnieri site:translationindia.com
and I wasn't there...
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| Copied profiles removed | Sep 30, 2008 |
Hello all,
The copied profiles have been removed from the site. The removal of this material from the search engine cache has also been requested. Thanks to everyone who reported this and provided details, both in the forum and via support request.
Best regards,
Jared
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Angie Garbarino
Local time: 15:45
Membro (2003)
Da Francese a Italiano
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| I am there :( | Sep 30, 2008 |
With my portfolio, I used resume angio site :translationindia.com and I am there too.
Angio
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Jeff Whittaker
Stati Uniti
Local time: 09:45
Da Spagnolo a Inglese
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| Contact Gmail | Sep 30, 2008 |
Has anyone contacted gmail (their e-mail provider) to report them for fraud?
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The haven't hijacked my profile, I wonder.
Why? Is it bad? I feel kinda upset — think of it this way — if someone impersonates you, then you worth impersonating=)
Kust kidding
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