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Originally Posted by NowhereUSA
if you don't want people to know, don't put it on the internet. doing a google search is not 'hounding' or 'stalking' for crying out loud. welcome to the information age. if you don't want someone to know something, don't put yourself out there.
i'm very mindful of my digital footprint. i know what you can find on me. i have privacy settings set to max and i don't connect certain accounts to other things so people can't link info about me. why? because i *expect* people to google me. seriously. my husband has a semi-public job in our community. i expect he's been googled. i expect i've been googled. i expect people will continue to google me.
i take responsibility for myself and my internet presence.
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Honestly, I think this is a bit naive. Sure, I can choose to not have a FB account, or lock it down if I do have one and agree that's my responsibility. But tax records? Home value? Mortgage? Whether or not I have my assets in a trust? My spouse's name and any family details? Sorry, this sort of info is out there for reasons beyond our control, and I doubt anyone wants it to be. States have been incredibly lax about the security and privacy of much info. It's "public" by default, not by choice. We all deserve better.