if you don't understand the "why" of this, do some research - it will make your hair curl. It like I was talking to another computer geek kind of guy a couple of days ago on this very subject. "NOT concealing personal information on the Internet is something I've never even thought of."
If you're posting your license plates, or firearm serial numbers - or blabbing your legal name all over the place you might want to rethink this. Most geeks know better, many non-geeks are clueless. That's but one reason why you don't find too many of us on facesuck and similar sites either. "You can run, but you can't hide. But you can make your 'digital footprint' as small as possible."
I feel sorry for anyone who steals my identity.
