Wait… Your not the real Alfred E. Newman??? And as for paranoid… What, me worry?
OK, Exactly my point. Within my company when someone walks past the front door, they sign a non disclosure agreement. My Hard drive disposal practice fallows the State Dept., Although mine is a tad more analog.
With that said, this is a fantastic forum where you bring feeling and emotion right off the bat. Its not my first thought to seperate that from my real identity. Just the same as FHM put it. But this is something to think about and hopefully folks bear it in mind.
Glad I don’t know much about this as you do. I mistakenly thought that a member using an alias, avatar & not listing their correct geographic location would provide privacy from prying eyes. Guess not.
I’m either naive or dumb (or both) because I use my photo & never thought about it. I’m not on Facebook & am surprised at the highly personal info people list there for public view. We do seem to live in a time of exhibitionism with Facebook & people blogging about their lives in painfully boring detail. It’s the motherload for anyone looking to mine personal info.
TuD,is an incredibly caring & informative community. There wouldn’t be the same level of support & comraderie if everyone concealed their identity & feared disclosing info. What would be point in a social network like this if we had to look over our shoulders constantly?
TuD,is an incredibly caring & informative community. There wouldn’t be the same level of support & comraderie if everyone concealed their identity & feared disclosing info. What would be point in a social network like this if we had to look over our shoulders constantly?
Gerri, this is my thought as well. However,easily search-able (not so favorable) health information is what concerns me.
What if I have some sort of complication that I discuss with the TuD folks (because they are a great community for support and information). A long discussion ensues and said discussion is easily found and read by who ever googles my name (or handle) mixed with the word “diabetes” and the word “complication”. Said thread (Im a poet!) would be easily found. According to bsc, the terms of reference state that “The contents of this board are public.”
I dont mean to frighten anyone, but this is our personal information were writing typing out here. I just think folks should know its out there on the net for all to see. Also wanted to see what others thought on this topic.
I post on a number of other boards not diabetic related too. If you post anything on the internet its like putting a sandwich board out in front of your home. Its your choice. Programs more powerful than Google then do their things.
If I was to ask 6 people who know you Source I likely would find someone who knows about your medical condition. Why, very few people keep their medical conditions completely private. You share for support with your friends so it is not out of the realm to share on a internet board too.
I am more concerned about malfeasance in medical clinics and insurance companies from employees who like to snoop just for snooping sake from people who may know you. Now with electronic records and sharing this situation is bound to get worse.
I do stop and think before I post, as to the content and how it could be interpreted. But I think I need to be even more careful. We have all seen/heard stories of health insurance companies stopping coverage for what most people consider stupid reasons. Remember the woman who did not “disclose” that she had acne as a teenager?
And even with the new law about not refusing coverage due to pre-existing conditions–there are still ways to cut off coverage. Mine is fairly safe (I hope!) but there are other reasons to be cautious about telling all. I would feel better, in fact, if the earlier poster had not had tudiabetes come up second in his/her google search!!
If I was to ask 6 people who know you Source I likely would find someone who knows about your medical condition.
Agreed. Those 6 friends could however use discretion in the event my Ins. company or employer contacted them. I realize I have and exercise that discretion as well. It does keep me from being totally open about my life with Diabetes in discussions. This might be different if some threads were closed to members only. Or at least my false sense of security would be strengthened. =^)
Also am totally aware of data mining and the deep net, but they just seem to add to the conspiracy theory.
