Internet, Anonymity and You

Arya Stark · 12-03-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

My full name is so common that when I googled it there were so many hits on a bunch of different people. The only thing that popped up regarding me was my LinkedIn profile. I suppose that could be bad.

My name is anything but common.
So it's easy to find me.

storymilo · 12-03-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by AwwSugar

My name is anything but common.
So it's easy to find me.

Yeah same. Also my username pops up a bunch of hits... most of them on mb.

Arya Stark · 12-03-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by storymilo

Yeah same. Also my username pops up a bunch of hits... most of them on mb.

Lolol. I can't imagine googling "story" and getting your name anywhere in the first 100 pages.

NSW · 12-03-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

What do you do for business?

I work for a steel sales company. Excitement.

storymilo · 12-03-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by AwwSugar

Lolol. I can't imagine googling "story" and getting your name anywhere in the first 100 pages.

Haha no it's my last name. My last name is already extremely rare and when combined with my first name (In quotes ex. "Story *******") the only thing that comes up is me.

Engine · 12-03-2009, 04:30 PM

I figure that anybody who has enough of either:
-Money
or
-Probable cause + legal authority

can find you and monitor you no matter what you do to 'stay private'. Anonymity is an illusion - it's only real as long as nobody cares who you are.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 12-03-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I work for a steel sales company. Excitement.

tis not bad. I have to edit 3000 files by monday giving them all keywords, description and categories.

Arya Stark · 12-03-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by storymilo

Haha no it's my last name. My last name is already extremely rare and when combined with my first name (In quotes ex. "Story *******") the only thing that comes up is me.

My first name is pretty rare. xD
My last name is a common name in Spain and Mexico.
Even though I'm Puerto Rican.

storymilo · 12-03-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AwwSugar

My first name is pretty rare. xD
My last name is a common name in Spain and Mexico.
Even though I'm Puerto Rican.

That's cool I didn't know that. One of my friends is half Puerto Rican and his mom teaches Spanish at our school.

Also, my first name is pretty rare as a name.... but very common as a word

Arya Stark · 12-03-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by storymilo

That's cool I didn't know that. One of my friends is half Puerto Rican and his mom teaches Spanish at our school.

Also, my first name is pretty rare as a name.... but very common as a word

That's what I was saying before, you crazy boy.

12-03-2009, 04:30 PM	#26 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	I figure that anybody who has enough of either: -Money or -Probable cause + legal authority can find you and monitor you no matter what you do to 'stay private'. Anonymity is an illusion - it's only real as long as nobody cares who you are.