Meh. Anyone who expects privacy in a public domain is an idiot. Anyone who expects privacy on the internet is delusional. Hell, even those who expect 100% privacy on a home computer that's connected to the internet kid themselves.
Any info you put out on the internet can be viewed by millions of others and used for whatever purposes. Even pictures in the Exhibition forum here can be used against the person who posted them - which is why I never post there. Who knows if any of the people I know are part of this community.
Bottom line is that if anyone wants to know more about you, they can find out tons of information quite easily. Case in point: college directories. For example, University of Illinois directory is open for anyone to look through and lists every student's phone number, name and address. Using that data, you can find out even more info about them (Facebook & MySpace anyone?).
Spooky.
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Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques
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