On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 10:08 PM, Tim <ignored_mail...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> > You really do have to be one of the tinfoil hat brigade, never logging > in, using things like TOR, stealing other people's WiFi, changing IPs, > etc., all of the time to be able to avoid that kind of big brother > watching (in the Orwellian sense) > > Not to mention never shopping online, giving email to vendors, joining loyalty programs, etc. There are downsides, such as being told you can't have electricity or phone service because you don't have a credit history. I'm not that extreme, but I do try to minimize my profile. I once had the bank take money from my account to pay credit bills for some other person using my name. I tried to check my credit history and was told I didn't exist, and ended up dealing with the security people at the credit bureau. If you have a very low profile, it is easy for bad guys to steal your identity. Your internet footprint is now part of your identity and messing with it with could have unintended consequences. -- George N. White III <aa...@chebucto.ns.ca> Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
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