Snowden says he could see what I do on the web.

[MineralMan]

122. No, I won't post it because there is no need to post it.

If someone needs that information, it's not difficult for them to find. If you use your intellect, you can find the answers to all of those questions in just a few minutes. But, for me to post it on DU would mean that I had taken an actual initiative to provide that information to all comers. Why would I do that? It's not a matte of privacy, because I make such information just a click away for anyone who wishes to know it. It's a matter of it not being important enough to make public.

Some people do attempt anonymity on the Internet. Some are fairly successful. Others may think they are anonymous, but are actually not, with their information available to anyone with half an hour to dig it out. Others, like myself, simply make it easily available to anyone who might be interested.

I don't value my privacy so much any more. I recognize that I have precious little that is private any longer, so I've abandoned any pretense to having privacy. I live my life in a way that makes disclosure of my personal information of no value to anyone who wishes me ill. In 2014, my privacy is a reactive, rather than a proactive thing. If someone decides to use information about me in a malicious or criminal way, there is recourse available.