We seem so surprised that our privacy can be compromised.

[MineralMan]

8. I post bupkis on Facebook, really.

I use it to communicate with family and friends about stuff that only matters to us. I don't even like Facebook, and check it just once a day to see if there's any family or friend things I need to know. I did sign up for my 50th Reunion Facebook page, but have only posted a couple of old stories that would make people I knew in HS laugh.

As for the rest, I use online banking and shopping, etc. Just like most people. I worry a little about it, but only use my small-balance internet checking account and small limit credit card for purchases. I don't expose any of my primary accounts.

As far as privacy is concerned, I found out a few years ago that I had blown that long ago. Some guy with a grudge against me went a'Googling and figured out who I was in real life. I got some phone threats and the moron contacted a couple of clients and tried to poison those relationships. I cleared that up, and presented the offender with a complete background check I had done on him, after a brief Internet search turned up his personal data. He left me alone after that. Now, I don't bother with any pretense of privacy, and deliberately expose my identity in many ways. I don't care if someone looks up who I am, so I make it easy for them. Nobody has bothered to do that for several years.