FYI/SA - Be very careful about even innocuous references. Over a serious of posts you may reference:
"My wife"
"Healthcare professional"
"2 kids"
"When I was in the Navy"
In 4 separate posts. Well guess what? Those "selects" just narrowed you down to 10,000 people out of 330M. Add one or two more like "my dog" (think dog tags) and "when I was in Europe" (passport records) and someone with the right database(s) could use those 6 data points to narrow you down to 20 people. They can pinpoint who you are if you are not truly anonymous and practice good counter measures. Be careful.
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2impendingdoom ago
What are you suggesting by this warning?
Blacksmith21 ago
I'm suggesting that I've seen a lot of people make comments over time which have reduced their identity (as a US Citizen) from a large number to a very small number based on tangential PII they have posted. Little pieces here and there. I want everyone to be safe. We do not know what is coming. I don't want the guy who breaks something big to realize a shill has been following them for weeks and pinpoint who they are because of seemingly vague references. Sheepdog.
2impendingdoom ago
okay. I already have death threats from a different corruption so if anything happens to me my old enemies (named in a federal suit for that reason) will in for a shitstorm.