On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:07:46 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:02:16 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

Name, then address, then everything. Stalking has very little to do with
it. I don't guess you realize this but every day, hell, probably every
few seconds, someone is the victim of ID theft and the like.

http://crime.about.com/od/identity/a/top_ten_ways.htm

Very first top ten ways thieves get your identity? Yep, on the internet.

I've given several examples of why it's a bad idea to give ANY of your
personal information (including your real name) to anyone in the world
that has internet access. So, here you go, please show me one bit of
data or an article that suggests that it's a prudent and good idea to
give out your name or any personal information via the internet.

I doubt ID thieves are fishing for victims on rec.boats. It would make
a lot more sense to go to the property appraiser's web site in any
state. There is some real information there, particularly if you click
the court clerk link on those property records. Then you get mortgage
information, lien holders, banks etc.

Yeah, but when there are fools who publish their names etc it sure
makes it easy.