TerpNet - ***! (Username and Image)

Colleges & Universities University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>OK, this makes no sense to me.</p>

<p>I went to register for TerpNet and I filled out the first form, nothing surprising just general info. But, then the second step starts with a Name and Picture field.</p>

<p>Somehow, and I have no clue how, they had autofilled my account name and my profile picture. This profile picture, as far as I know, is only visible on a game that I play and mentioned in my essay.</p>

<p>Did they really download the game, register, and grab my picture?</p>

<p>Note: I’m an experienced web developer, and I really can’t fathom how they did this otherwise. When I tried registering with a different email, the picture and account name were not autofilled.</p>

<p>e39m5</p>

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<p>Scary. Very big-brother.
Anyway, I don’t get this TerpNet thing. Someone needs to tell UMD that this already exists and it’s called a facebook group.</p>

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<p>I figured it out. TerpNet uses a system called Ning ([Ning</a>. Create your own social network for anything.](<a href=“http://www.ning.com%5DNing”>http://www.ning.com)) and the information must have come from an account I had on a different Ning social network.</p>