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Introduction - Risks of broadcasting
As a webcam model, you need to take care about your own safety and privacy.
Perhaps, you don't want your friends or family to encounter your erotic shows online? And, this is not the only danger when we spoke for the Internet. People who observe your cam shows can be hostile – capture your performances unauthorizedly and even blackmail you. Some viewers will be obsessed with you and will do their best to get detailed information about where you live, who you live with, and any other personal information.
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Reduce the risk of friends running across on your camera
First, do not worry so much about the possibility of someone you know discovering that you are broadcasting on erotic sites. Most people would not say that they saw you because they are ashamed of the fact that they also went to such sites. Of course, you should not detract from the possibility of your acquaintances with whom you have a bad relationship to take advantage of the situation and to share the seen.
There are a few important things you can do:
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disable access to your camera from certain countries (geo-blocking)
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deny access to your broadcast from particular gender
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don't show yourself on free sites like Cam4 and Chaturbate
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do not show your face or cover it with makeup, mask or glasses
Interesting fact: 95% of people fail to recognize acquaintances if their eyes are unrecognizable. The chance of someone discern your face from a photo is almost insignificant.
Always keep in mind that even if you cover your eyes, you can still be recognized by other parts of the body such as:
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a birthmark
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tattoos
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piercing
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other scars
Also, your expressions, facial expressions and gestures can betray you.
Sometimes staying incognito is extremely difficult.
Chaturbate is a public website. That means everyone could watch you. If you're worried about your family and friends, just don't. First, the list of online cams cannot be sorted by countries. And second, if someone finds you, in most cases, will not say to anyone. Rarely, someone shares what does in porn sites. Anyway, you can block countries or regions. That could hurt your potential income. People, from countries like USA, Germany, Canada, Australia, UK are more solvent and blocking on a geo-basis will limit their access and decrease your potential revenue.
Unfortunately, Cam4 has a huge filtration of the camera list. This way, with a few clicks, you can find people who speak your language or currently live in a country where you are situated. Another problem is that there are far fewer cameras as a total count in the same time, which makes it easier for viewers to discover your room.
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O, no! Acquaintances came into my room, what I should do?
First, you can block the person.
Let's imagine the situation that someone claims to know you and leave a comment in the chat in front of everyone. Next, you block that person as quickly as possible. But other viewers have already seen the written message and try to blackmail you, claiming to know you as well. Had the blocking works at all? Honestly, no!
Also, when you deny someone's access, he or she will automatically seek an opportunity to make you angry or regain it.
Our advice to you is to keep the enemy as close as possible.
Find out what they want. Sometimes people do not want to hurt you but seek attention. If you feel that the person in question is not well-intentioned, you can remind him or her that you have privacy rights that, if violated, can be held liable. If that doesn't help, there's nothing left to do, but wait. If someone misuses and records your performance, you can hold them responsible in front of the court.
What if this acquaintance starts threatening you, claiming to show your camera or records to other people?
If you are afraid of falling victim to action like this, you can delete your account and create a new one. This time, try to hide yourself better.
What if this acquaintance blackmailed you?
Sometimes such people would ask for a free private show or money. In either case, don't give them what they want. This will only give them the power to ask for more, and the chance to shoot you in an even more compromising way is greater than ever.
Contact webcam broadcaster, such as Chaturbate and Cam4, in order to report a violation.
When you submit detailed information about the profile of the person who harasses you, cam sites are required to do their utmost to block access to this specific users and monitor for further infringements.
If you want to keep your anonymity apart from making specific adjustments to your channel - such as country blocking, gender, and so on, you can take care of:
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personal information
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social profiles
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copyright protection (DMCA)
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Every inch could expose you
Do not share personal information with viewers.
For example, don't share your real name. If you do, be sure to prevent your social media accounts and their search functionalities from appearing. As many information as you give to the fans, the more filters they can use to reach out your social media accounts.
Pick up a nickname that doesn't contain sensitive data to aid your fans finding everything about you on the Internet. For example, don't use your birthday, life events, location, or real names. Also, let the nickname could be unique and not used by you on other websites before.
Do not upload photos that can also be found on your Instagram and Facebook accounts. Through the option on google search images, they can be easily found.
Also, don't send photos from your computer that already exist on your social accounts. Try to take different images for your official profile and the one you use to contact your subscribers from erotic sites like Cam4 or Chaturbate.
If you want to make closer contact with your fans, make a fake Facebook or Instagram account and only accept contacts from erotic sites in them. Think about hiding your personal information like names, birthday, status, or location.
Do not share your location.
When accepting fans from erotic sites, remember that Facebook shares your location data (unless you explicitly disable it). Be extremely careful. Make sure your close friends and family cannot find your second Facebook account.
Do not send erotic videos to which you have shown your face unless you have been paid for it.
Additionally, we recommend that you only sell your videos on platforms like Chaturbate. because they have the technical ability to protect your copyright (DMCA protection). When sending a video to someone privately, it's very difficult to prove that the video was misused if it happened.
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Privacy in a legal way
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Alternatively, you can put a DMCA badge to prevent your cam from recording. DMCA is a legal agreement that keeps your content (videos, streamings, photos, texts as well) safe. You can receive thousands of dollars if someone has stolen your videos/photos or record you during broadcasting without permission. Demanding DMCA protection is a must.
Do not agree to be paid outside the room, such as through a credit card, bank account or Paypal. Some viewers will try to steal your data or force you to show whatever they want and then disappear without actually pay you.
Do not agree to communicate on other platforms such as Skype, Viber, etc. This can switch to harassment. These viewers can hurt you if they attach too much to you.
Of course, if you have social networks that you use only for the purposes of the live shows you offer, you can even ask to follow.
Do not share personal information such as names, official email addresses, phone numbers or excessively personal information.
Frequently Asked Questions
What I have to do if someone sending my videos/photos?
Nothing!
You can try to send claims to the websites where the video/photo has been uploaded. But this will increase the probability to be reuploaded and more aggressive shared. Also, many people download videos/photos uploaded on websites. This way, they will resubmit and resubmit over and over.