Just as a test people in the USA should put their name and state into Google and see how much comes up….mist of us are leaking information like a sieve
Every time you give your phone number out it’s associated with your name….and dont get me started on credit card companies asking folks for their income.
The vast majority of people have their name, often a phone number, previous addresses and often their relatives pop up……if you put the address in you can (if your feeling creepy) take a virtual tour of their house or at least get the lay out if it’s been sold and the listing was online (most are).
I recalls guy in a store getting quite irritated when I wouldn’t give him my phone number (I never do) for a cash purchase I made. lol, he asked “dont you want to be in the system?” And glared when I said no.
Privacy is starting to be either a luxury item or costs you in access or convenience…..btw you should never put fees on your debit card because it’s a lot easier to close a credit card account or get a pre paid card, or get some one else to buy stuff online for you.
I also change my phone number every time I get a new phone, which also lets me prune people out of my loop if I don’t want to hear from them.
Sadly people are very complacent- I know one guy who’s porn addled PC got several grand taken from his bank account…..he got the money back and I told him to just get a cheep laptop for banking and nothing else…..last I heard he. Uses THE NEW Laptop for porn as well as his PC.
Shakes head…and ugh.