Google has too much info on you? How stupid are you?

There was an article in the Washington Post Here about how too much personal information is being revealed on everyone, except me. You see I'm an old time computer user who is paranoid about posting any type of profile on the internet. The only information you will find about me is what I "want" you to know and no more.

As soon as you post a profile anywhere on the internet that information becomes Public Information. Once that is done it can not be undone. This is sheer stupidity. From the day we are born to the day we die we leave a paper trail chronicling our life's history. Only if we jealously safeguard that information and our own privacy can we be secure in the knowledge that others can't tap into it.

This is especially true for the computer. My best advice is never give out personal information in the form of a profile. I you must, then it is advisable to create a factitious identity and use that instead. Use these identities on anonymous mail servers to receive and send mail. Be careful giving out your personal email account, and be careful about revealing too much personal information on it.

One big Caveat. If you use a computer at work, treat it as if you were on a Party Line where anyone can drop in on your conversations. Don't think that they don't. They do believe me. There is no such thing as privacy at work. If you don't believe me, check your policy manual or your personnel manager.

As for me, the only information anyone will know about me is what I want them to know.

Ain't that the truth?