Um... what makes you think I don't already know this? "Internet privacy" has been an oxymoron for some time now.
As you're probably aware, the stuff that I'll mark friends-only usually pertains to my health, my job (or lack thereof), strong language (yes, I cuss -- it's every programmer's second language), religion, politics, future travel plans, or adult topics (sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, y'know?). These are things I'll discuss with close friends or the next tier down, but not with complete strangers, mere acquaintances, or most co-workers.
If someone was really determined to get the 411 on me, there's a lot out there. I've got stuff on the Web that goes back 20 years -- back before the days of the Web. Back then, all we had was telnet, ftp, mail, and news. I didn't expect that someone would have the foresight to archive everything back then, and make it available today via Google Groups. (I'm embarrased to say that I used one of my "magic phrases" in one version of my signature file back then. In retrospect, I should have left that out.)
Oh yeah -- if someone were to look up my last name on Google, they'd get a bunch of Italian websites featuring furniture. And some of the things I've contributed to the online super-community.
Re: If you don't want people ot know
As you're probably aware, the stuff that I'll mark friends-only usually pertains to my health, my job (or lack thereof), strong language (yes, I cuss -- it's every programmer's second language), religion, politics, future travel plans, or adult topics (sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, y'know?). These are things I'll discuss with close friends or the next tier down, but not with complete strangers, mere acquaintances, or most co-workers.
If someone was really determined to get the 411 on me, there's a lot out there. I've got stuff on the Web that goes back 20 years -- back before the days of the Web. Back then, all we had was telnet, ftp, mail, and news. I didn't expect that someone would have the foresight to archive everything back then, and make it available today via Google Groups. (I'm embarrased to say that I used one of my "magic phrases" in one version of my signature file back then. In retrospect, I should have left that out.)
Oh yeah -- if someone were to look up my last name on Google, they'd get a bunch of Italian websites featuring furniture. And some of the things I've contributed to the online super-community.