On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 10:08 PM, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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You really do have to be one of the tinfoil hat brigade, never logging
in, using things like TOR, stealing other people's WiFi, changing IPs,
etc., all of the time to be able to avoid that kind of big brother
watching (in the Orwellian sense)
Not to mention never shopping online, giving email to vendors, joining loyalty
programs, etc. There are downsides, such as being told you can't have
electricity or phone service because you don't have a credit history. I'm
not that extreme, but I do try to minimize my profile.
I once had the bank take money from my account to pay credit bills for
some other person using my name. I tried to check my credit history and
was told I didn't exist, and ended up dealing with the security people at the
credit bureau. If you have a very low profile, it is easy for bad guys to steal
your identity.
Your internet footprint is now part of your identity and messing with it with
could have unintended consequences.
George N. White III <aa056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
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