Comments on: OMG, You’re Naked! Or, Online Dating Privacy

By: Victor Porton

Victor Porton — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:14:41 +0000

I entirely don’t understand why nobody except potential matches should see my dating.

What harm to me it would cause?

I put it openly on the web and am not ashamed of it:
http://endofgospel.org/marriage.html

By: e

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:12:55 +0000

@ Darius – It is quite annoying when you find your real name popping up in places you don’t necessarily want it to be. ;p I’ve found that using my first initial instead of my full first name tends to help as far as random googling. You may consider changing your amazon.com account to have just your first initial and last name.

@ Alan – LOL! Yeah, that is really creepy. Ew.

@ Jack IV – I do my best.

By: Jack Smith IV

Jack Smith IV — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:08:02 +0000

“Tread carefully – on the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog, but you leave pawprints wherever you walk.”

That’s deep

Jack Smith IV´s last blog post..The Elkram: Release!

By: Alan Scott

Alan Scott — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:47:46 +0000

I’ve been burned here a few times.

I’m a cashier in a grocery store, so quite a few people see me. At one point, I got a message from a really creepy older dude who recognized me from my OKCupid Profile. (Bonus Tip: If you’re a 50 year old whose profile details your weird sexual fetishes, OKCupid is probably the wrong site for you)

More recently, I got in trouble at work when someone noticed a CraigsList missed connections post where I’d identified myself as a store employee.

By: Darius Whiteplume

Darius Whiteplume — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:42:37 +0000

In all things I try to keep my real name off the web, as well as pictures that are clearly me. I occasionally Google myself and get a little ticked when I find my name out there. Amazon.com started publishing real names on reviews and purchases, which of course Google picked up. I don't feel ashamed of anything on there, but I don't need some potential employer Google-ing my name and finding anything, because you never know what will offend. People have lost licensure (sp?), and like you mentioned, jobs over their belief that no one is looking up their co-workers. Darius Whiteplume´s last blog post..Fiction's Finest Nerds #14