17th February 2010, 8:12 PM
A Black Falcon Wrote:True, it's much more likely that they'll just steal your identity and ruin your credit, etc... and yeah, there might not be much you can do about that, a lot of that information isn't stuff that people divulge on message boards. Still, I'd think that the more you say about yourself the more you're opening yourself up to potential issues...
I know that for most people nothing will ever happen, but still, I'm just a little paranoid about it I guess. :) And it is certainly possible...
Anything is possible. It's possible that I could get sucked up by a tornado tonight and become lodged in a tree a mile away. I don't expect to sit up tonight worrying about it.
The media has overhyped the dangers of putting yourself on the internet to absurd levels. If you put your social security number or credit card number on a website, then yeah, you're running a legitimate risk. Name? Age? Location? Interests? Have em. Hell, I'll give you my address (and have).
The risk is so laughably small that the emphasis people put on it really is...well, just as laughable.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.