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> On Feb 2, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Shane Taylor wrote:
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> > Lie to them. On Facebook, I am 76 years old. To avoid confusing your
> > friends and family, simply make every lie private, between you and
> > Facebook.
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> I just don't care. Of course I'm self-employed and not vulnerable to
> employer blackmail, but what is it about this privacy fetish?
A lot of it might be the frenzy of identity theft fear mongering. I've never tried to remain anonymous on the internet, though, so I can't say for sure.