Poll: How "private" of a person are you?

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Hey guys, I'm [name redacted] and I think I'm starting to realize I have a problem with privacy.

For example, I use (different) fake names on every website I join, I use the strictest privacy settings on Facebook (and I considered deleting my account), my parents have no idea who I hang out with, I delete text messages as soon as I get/send them, if you ask me what I'm doing or where I am, I'll always say "nothing much" or "nowhere important", and I hardly tell my friends anything personal about myself.

It's not like I have anything to hide or I'm some conspiracy nut, I just really, really hate the idea of other people in my business. I even got mad at my gf because she'd talk to her friends about us.

Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me? How private of a person are you? Is there anyone you can confide in, and if so, who?

EDIT: And my poll got eaten.... -________-

 

[Crazy]

Depends on the website and circumstances in making the account.

 

[thiosk]

I don't have serious concerns about privacy. But I do get my panties in a bunch when it comes to government-controlled files, even though all the files would say about me is "model citizen, nonsubversive."

 

[Saulkar]

While I do not go out of my way to hide my name, likes and dislikes, I do not always tell people something that could really identify me and tell them where I live.

 

[Latinidiot]

I don't really care because instinct protects me from telling people things I don't want them to know.

 

[winginson]

Yep I have major issues with privacy. To the point that for most of my school years my parents and my best friends didn't know who my girlfriends were or even that I had one. I also refuse being affectionate in public.

This all goes out the window once I'm on the internet.

 

[Tortilla the Hun]

I have no problem with privacy, I'm generally an open person although I don't like to go ahead and tell people everything about me. I'll admit that there are some topics that I won't go into, but I have no real reason to hide my history or parts of my personality/lifestyle.

 

[Phlakes]

There are certain things I don't want my real life friends to see, but I still use the same name for everything online. I just don't tell them about it.

 

[Jfswift]

I like my privacy but if you dig enough I'm sure you could find out who I am. I don't care too much if someone knows tbh

 

[theheroofaction]

I'm kinda wierd about this, I like having an array of aliases, but if somebody asks my name I'll generally tell it. Not that anyone remembers afterwards.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Well I do like to have control over how much of my personal information people have. It's for this reason I reluctant to join Facebook.

 

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

I'm moderately private in that I don't draw attention to myself and what I'm doing, but I've really got nothing that I'm hiding, so if someone wants to know what I'm up to I'll tell them. I don't really give them any unnecessary details, though. I'm fine with giving out my name, but my privacy setting are usually restricted to friends.

I am not comfortable about having pictures of myself on the internet. I just do think I look good in pictures...

 

[JoJo]

I have no problem with privacy, I'm generally an open person although I don't like to go ahead and tell people everything about me. I'll admit that there are some topics that I won't go into, but I have no real reason to hide my history or parts of my personality/lifestyle.

This, I've come to realise that your average Joe on the Internet, the wacko on the other side of the world and heck even the government doesn't really give a shit about what we get up to online as long as we stay within the law. Not that'll I divulge everything about myself in public instantly but you could build a very accurate picture of myself by going through my posts on this site alone including location, what I look like and first name (and possibly surname), let alone YouTube and Facebook.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Somewhere medium. Ok sure my profile on here is abit open however I refuse to mention my surname and my hometown. I have no intention to link my facebook page onto here so that my friends don't see me on here.

 

[Da Orky Man]

Well, if someone is willing to spend entire days on the internet searching down my various accounts on things, then they know me well enough for me not to worry. I have a few fake identities I use, but there are chokepoints. If someone in real life knew this Escapist account was mine, they could track down all sorts of things. Like a half-finished Mass Effect self-insert.

 

[Rin Little]

I try and keep as much about myself as unknown as possible via the internet. And even when its just person to person, I don't tend to tell people what's happening in my life unless they ask or if its a dire situation that I need to talk to someone about. Before I got Facebook, most people didn't even know I was in a relationship unless they asked or saw me holding someone's hand.

 

[lightningmagurn]

I really don't care about my privacy. I used to be a very private person, and I used to hide myself a lot, but now, I don't care. Example, my uncommon last name is in my screen name. I think that others lack of knowledge about me almost makes privacy a myth. I am who I am, and in person I can't hide it, and on the internet, it doesn't matter. That isn't to say I'm not secretive. I do have secrets and I don't share them, and I keep others well, but they are usually a special occasion.

 

[Dark Prophet]

I never give away my real name or birth date or anyting relly if it is not absolutely necessary. If I google my name I get no responses, I like it.