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E-mail harvesting is the process of obtaining lists of e-mail addresses using various methods for use in bulk e-mail or spam.

A common method is the use of software known as "harvesting bots" or "harvesters", which spider your Web pages other online sources to scrape e-mail addresses from public data. This evil spammers use spammer bots  to crawl websites (randomly or using a specific keywords) and create a list for their master plans. *bwahahaha*

If your email address is in plain text on your webpage, chances are that this evil spammers have you listed. So how do you increase the chances of not getting on this spammers victim list. 

Address munging 

Address munging—e.g., changing "ted@example.co.za" to "ted at example dot co.za"—is a simple technique ,though relatively easy to overcome. This Google search will show you how how easy it is to still get a list. It inconvenient to the websites users, who must examine the address in order to use it. Bad UX. 

Images 

Using images to display part or all of an email address is a very effective harvesting countermeasure. The processing required to automatically extract text from images is not economically viable for spammers. It is very inconvenient for users, who must manually launch their email client and transcribe the address.

Contact forms 

I prefer Email contact forms which send an email to the correct deparrtment without flooding them with spam. They do not reveal the recipient's address and avoid publishing an email address in the first place. This method limits message content to plain text. Insecure forms, however, may actually aid spammers by allowing anyone on theInternet to send e-mailthrough it (serving as an open mail relay). 

JavaScript obfuscation 

Email obfuscation produces a normal, clickable email link for users while obscuring the address from spiders. In terms of UX the solution is the best if you cannot use a contact form. The mail address is scrambled or encoded (obfuscated) in the source code seen by the harvesters.

These techniques are not foolproof solutions. A spambot intelligent enough could bypass these methods, but it is MUCH SAFER than just writing the address

A password :

• is not your name;
• is not your login;
• is not your family member's name;
• is not a dictionary word;

A password can look rather complicate yet easy to remember. Replacing some letters allows one to create passwords which are easy to remember.

• A = @
• E = 3   
• S = $
• I = !
• O = 0

A password generator creates random passwords that are highly secure and extremely difficult to crack or guess due to the use of a combination of lower and upper case letters, numbers and punctuation symbols.

You can locate your Android phone AFTER losing it using your Android Market details ie. Google Apps email or Gmail account.I tried both Apps by Lookout Labs and found my phone location in less than five minutes down to 14 accuracy. I use vodacom look4me and have had problems as you HAVE to register before losing your phone and the South African Police Service will not assist you in getting a court order unless your phone is in the hands of a missing kid.

Plan B is the 'find my phone' app that you download AFTER you lose your phone.

Plan B is your last resort to find your missing phone.

This is the first and only 'find my phone' app that you download AFTER you've already lost your phone. Having Lookout on your phone is the best way to protect your phone and find it fast, but use Plan B if you have already lost your phone and didn't have Lookout installed.

Follow these easy steps to use Plan B:

1. Install Plan B to the phone that you are trying to find from the Android Market website: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb.
2. Plan B will start automatically and send your phone’s location to your Gmail address.
3. To locate again after 10 minutes, borrow a friend’s phone and text the word “locate” to your lost phone.

Using Plan B is simple, but requires access to the Android Market website and your Google account. (If you have an Android phone, you already have a Google account.)

After you install it, Plan B will start locating your phone using cell towers and GPS. On some phones, Plan B can switch GPS on automatically. Your location will keep updating for 10 minutes, and you will get an email each time it is located, whether the phone is moving or standing still. You can start the process again by texting “locate” to your number from any other phone. In order to locate your phone, we send you a text via SMS, so standard message rates apply.

Once you have found your phone, download Lookout Mobile Security for full protection.