I am hearing and dont understand much ASL. My son, who is 11, is deaf an uses Sorenson VRS to call his friends. One day he was on the phone with what seemed to be a sorenson operator so I thought nothing of it. My son told me she was giving out a new free phone. I decided to go to the sorenson web page to get more info on the phone. Thier web site had no information on a new phone. I thought that was a bit puzzling. The dark colored curly haired operator then gave a website to get phone info. I went to the given website and it looked like a compeditor. I then had my son ask the lady who she worked for. All she would reply is that she was with the company. Would not say wich company. Then my son asked me what an IP is. I did not like where this call was going. The lady then started holding up cue cards with pictures of the Sorenson VRS menus. They highlighted where to click to get the public IP adress. I made my son end the call at that point.
For those that do not know the IP adress listed as public IP is the main IP adress for you connection to the internet. Giving out that number would put any system at risk that is on that internet connection. There is no telling why they wanted that number. Giving that number is like saying "Here is where I live, Come tear it up" There is no reason any company would want that number unless it is for malicious intent.
I did call Sorenson by they only recomended I complain to the FCC. I told them all their users should be warned about this. If anyone falls for it and gives out that number they could put thier computer at risk as well as the VRS phone. This is a serious security risk worse than a virus.
SO then since Sorenson has not warned thier customers yet I will do it. Do not ever give out your IP adress or physical adress to someone you do not know. You own company would already know this information and would not ask it from you. Indeed it is a scam of some sort.
I posted to enlighten those that may have encountered this or may encounter this. I do know what company this lady was with but dont know if it would violate bord policy as it is a Sorenson compeditor.
-Del
For those that do not know the IP adress listed as public IP is the main IP adress for you connection to the internet. Giving out that number would put any system at risk that is on that internet connection. There is no telling why they wanted that number. Giving that number is like saying "Here is where I live, Come tear it up" There is no reason any company would want that number unless it is for malicious intent.
I did call Sorenson by they only recomended I complain to the FCC. I told them all their users should be warned about this. If anyone falls for it and gives out that number they could put thier computer at risk as well as the VRS phone. This is a serious security risk worse than a virus.
SO then since Sorenson has not warned thier customers yet I will do it. Do not ever give out your IP adress or physical adress to someone you do not know. You own company would already know this information and would not ask it from you. Indeed it is a scam of some sort.
I posted to enlighten those that may have encountered this or may encounter this. I do know what company this lady was with but dont know if it would violate bord policy as it is a Sorenson compeditor.
-Del