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Support => Customer support => Topic started by: Linros on May 14, 2013, 09:56 pm
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Hi , I have a few questions I would like some help with please
I recently purchased a item of a vendor and provided him with my address on Silk Road on the address section and didn't use pgp and I received the order today , i just wanted to know does my address still stay on the system after i have received the order ?? And should I be using pgp on the address page ? If the answer is yes then am sorry i have just purchased another item of a vendor and didn't use pgp , should I cancel the order and resubmit using pgp for my security ? As I still have the option to cancel ?
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Hi , I have a few questions I would like some help with please
I recently purchased a item of a vendor and provided him with my address on Silk Road on the address section and didn't use pgp and I received the order today , i just wanted to know does my address still stay on the system after i have received the order ?? And should I be using pgp on the address page ? If the answer is yes then am sorry i have just purchased another item of a vendor and didn't use pgp , should I cancel the order and resubmit using pgp for my security ? As I still have the option to cancel ?
As soon as the vendor marks your order in transit, your address is no longer accessible to them. You should always use PGP to encrypt your address - this is for your protection (and the vendor's!) - but if you've already submitted an order unencrypted, there's no point because you can't be sure whether or not the vendor has already seen it.
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Hi many thanks for your reply , I will definatly use pgp for address now , after it's show's in transit I understand the vendor can't see it anymore but will it also remove my address from Silk Road servers too ???
Thanks
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Guys any1 hve the url cant acces the main site? :S
Cheers
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Hi many thanks for your reply , I will definatly use pgp for address now , after it's show's in transit I understand the vendor can't see it anymore but will it also remove my address from Silk Road servers too ???
Thanks
I can't say with 100% certainty, but I do believe the address is no longer accessible to anyone once the vendor marks the order in transit. If I understand things correctly, it's encrypted on the server (not the same thing as encrypting your address though) so there's no real risk of it being intercepted when you submit the order .... but I would definitely encourage you to encrypt your address (and any other sensitive information) BEFORE you send the order. That way, even if SR were compromised or your vendor's account were compromised, your information would remain safe / un-exposed.
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I can't say with 100% certainty, but I do believe the address is no longer accessible to anyone once the vendor marks the order in transit. If I understand things correctly, it's encrypted on the server (not the same thing as encrypting your address though) so there's no real risk of it being intercepted when you submit the order .... but I would definitely encourage you to encrypt your address (and any other sensitive information) BEFORE you send the order. That way, even if SR were compromised or your vendor's account were compromised, your information would remain safe / un-exposed.
^This, 100,000,000%!!!
...should I cancel the order and resubmit using pgp for my security ? As I still have the option to cancel ?
Regarding this, the option to cancel only becomes available after 4 days - you will not be able to click it until 'cancel' turns into a clickable link. Just make sure you PGP encrypt your details in future.
Guys any1 hve the url cant acces the main site? :S
Cheers
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