ZeMartelo Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We learn things everyday and I just learned that PMO (Premium members only) cache has a nifty little feature that allows the cache owner to know that you visited their cache page and I think the time as well. Did you know that? I sure didnt and dont remember giving consent either to have my wherebouts on the GC site disclosed to anyone else other than Groundspeak themselves. So how do I go about OPTing OUT of this feature? Quote Link to comment
+TerraViators Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Yes, it's called an audit log. Quote Link to comment
+sword fern Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Yes, it's called an audit log. How? Quote Link to comment
+Ike 13 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Yes on my handful of caches I can see who looked at my cache, how many visits, and when they last visited. It's just neat to look at especially on my puzzle caches. I'm amazed at how many people from across the country/world end up looking at the page for whatever reason. Opt out? You cannot..... unless you use GSAK or another offline database. Download the gpx and read it offline and go straight to the log page and you'll never show up on the audit log. Really the audit log is harmless 99.99% of the time. Quote Link to comment
+Geo_Raptor Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 To OP you can certainly "opt out" by not visiting PMO cache pages. Quote Link to comment
+baloo&bd Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 PQ's do not show up so you can view them that way. Most smartphone views do not show up, maybe even iphones. Quote Link to comment
+KBfamily Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Just not sure why it is a problem for someone to know that you looked at their cache page.....stalker concerns? It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar...sorry, just don't get it. Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) So how do I go about OPTing OUT of this feature? Obvious. Quit looking at PMO cache listings. It's not really a big deal though...it's not like they can tell what kind of porn you have downloaded to your PC or anything... EDIT for speeling. Edited May 25, 2011 by AZcachemeister Quote Link to comment
mresoteric Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 So how do I go about OPTing OUT of this feature? I just found out today as well. You could let your premium membership lapse. That seems to do the trick. Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 OMG you're on the internet!!!! Quote Link to comment
mresoteric Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Congratulations! You win one free internet! Seriously though, the answer is simple (as others have mentioned). If you don't want to be logged in a PMO audit log, don't visit a PMO cache's page. Done. Quote Link to comment
+KBfamily Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... Quote Link to comment
+sword fern Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm actually gonna sit this one out. Quote Link to comment
+KBfamily Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... I actually prefer semi-sweet chips....new picture please! Quote Link to comment
mresoteric Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... I've read of people being falsely accused of stealing caches because of audit logs. Quote Link to comment
+Redfist Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) deleted... came across as aggressive rather than sarcastic... Edited May 25, 2011 by Redfist Quote Link to comment
+KBfamily Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... I've read of people being falsely accused of stealing caches because of audit logs. I must be naive....I have never heard of anything like this.... Quote Link to comment
+Ecylram Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... I've read of people being falsely accused of stealing caches because of audit logs. I must be naive....I have never heard of anything like this.... I've never read it anywhere. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... I've read of people being falsely accused of stealing caches because of audit logs. I must be naive....I have never heard of anything like this.... Well, no wonder. You have only been a member since November, 2010. Quote Link to comment
+KBfamily Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... I've read of people being falsely accused of stealing caches because of audit logs. I must be naive....I have never heard of anything like this.... Well, no wonder. You have only been a member since November, 2010. Not that it really matters.....but that is FEBRUARY 2010... Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... I've read of people being falsely accused of stealing caches because of audit logs. I must be naive....I have never heard of anything like this.... Well, no wonder. You have only been a member since November, 2010. Not that it really matters.....but that is FEBRUARY 2010... Right. There was a point to my post, however. Perhaps not an obvious one. Quote Link to comment
+Ambient_Skater Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 So how do I go about OPTing OUT of this feature? Stop geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+KBfamily Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It is like you are worried about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar It's probably that kind of assumption that concerns the OP. I just don't understand what kind of cookie the OP is worried about being exposed..... I've read of people being falsely accused of stealing caches because of audit logs. I must be naive....I have never heard of anything like this.... Well, no wonder. You have only been a member since November, 2010. Not that it really matters.....but that is FEBRUARY 2010... Right. There was a point to my post, however. Perhaps not an obvious one. You zoomed right over my head....maybe that was the intention...no idea.....let me go get some ice cream and I will feel much better. Quote Link to comment
mresoteric Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Well, no wonder. You have only been a member since November, 2010. No, it is not silly. There are many cachers who wrongly accuse people who have looked at the cache page, but have not logged a found it for the cache in case the cache gets lost. Quote Link to comment
+Scubasonic Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We learn things everyday and I just learned that PMO (Premium members only) cache has a nifty little feature that allows the cache owner to know that you visited their cache page and I think the time as well. Did you know that? I sure didnt and dont remember giving consent either to have my wherebouts on the GC site disclosed to anyone else other than Groundspeak themselves. So how do I go about OPTing OUT of this feature? No such luck in OPTING OUT I actually like the feature, think it is pretty cool why do you care anyway? Quote Link to comment
GOF and Bacall Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Well, no wonder. You have only been a member since November, 2010. No, it is not silly. There are many cachers who wrongly accuse people who have looked at the cache page, but have not logged a found it for the cache in case the cache gets lost. Anyone have any evidence that this is anything more than a rare occurrence? Anything to show that more people get accused because of the audit log than any other reasons? Quote Link to comment
+Scubasonic Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I'm actually gonna sit this one out. Worn out from all the other PM threads you've been responding too? Quote Link to comment
mresoteric Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Well, no wonder. You have only been a member since November, 2010. No, it is not silly. There are many cachers who wrongly accuse people who have looked at the cache page, but have not logged a found it for the cache in case the cache gets lost. Anyone have any evidence that this is anything more than a rare occurrence? Anything to show that more people get accused because of the audit log than any other reasons? No idea. I just said I read about people being accused. I don't know much about audit logs. Found that on Google while looking up more information. Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 So how do I go about OPTing OUT of this feature? Log out of the GC site, before viewing the page. Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Log out of the GC site, before viewing the page. That's gonna give you a very blank cache listing. Quote Link to comment
GOF and Bacall Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Log out of the GC site, before viewing the page. That's gonna give you a very blank cache listing. It will also keep your user name off the audit log. Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Log out of the GC site, before viewing the page. That's gonna give you a very blank cache listing. It will also keep your user name off the audit log. And it will keep you from being able to view any PMO caches, something you should be able to do as PM. Quote Link to comment
GOF and Bacall Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Log out of the GC site, before viewing the page. That's gonna give you a very blank cache listing. It will also keep your user name off the audit log. And it will keep you from being able to view any PMO caches, something you should be able to do as PM. Sometime there are trade-offs to be made in life. Besides, you can always get them in a PQ. Quote Link to comment
ZeMartelo Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 No such luck in OPTING OUT I actually like the feature, think it is pretty cool why do you care anyway? I think you answered your own question... Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Sometime there are trade-offs to be made in life. Besides, you can always get them in a PQ. This doesn't actually pertain life, it just pertains gc.com. And PQs are not a substitute for viewing a cache listing online. Quote Link to comment
mresoteric Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Right. There was a point to my post, however. Perhaps not an obvious one. I don't think it's obvious enough. What is the point? Quote Link to comment
+Slade and Angel Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 We learn things everyday and I just learned that PMO (Premium members only) cache has a nifty little feature that allows the cache owner to know that you visited their cache page and I think the time as well. Did you know that? I sure didnt and dont remember giving consent either to have my wherebouts on the GC site disclosed to anyone else other than Groundspeak themselves. So how do I go about OPTing OUT of this feature? Geocaching is a sneaky hobby. Angel from Slade_Angel Quote Link to comment
+Student Camper Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Does this audit register a non-premium members failure to access a PMO cache page? Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Does this audit register a non-premium members failure to access a PMO cache page? No it doesn't. Quote Link to comment
GOF and Bacall Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Sometime there are trade-offs to be made in life. Besides, you can always get them in a PQ. This doesn't actually pertain life, it just pertains gc.com. And PQs are not a substitute for viewing a cache listing online. I don't know about your life but geocaching is a part of mine. I still don't get what everyone is afraid of. An audit log doesn't tell me your name, address, or pin number. Quote Link to comment
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