Is it normal to not want to put a lot of personal information online as adult?

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Ever since I was a child my parents would tell me not to do certain things. They would always scare me and say you are going to be kidnapped, you will get raped, someone is going to come after you. Since childhood I have been very cautious.

However some people online seem to demand a lot of personal information or they will not chat with you. Like exact city, state/province, real age, real name, job, date of birth, timezone, phone number, real photo.

I think I have a right not to share a large amount of personal information and I am pariniod if someone knows a lot they might be able to hurt me in some manner. Yet I am not a child anymore. I have no peadophiles to worry about. So is it normal to still not want to give away all this information? or should this be expected by all people online?

Even on this site which is made for adults it says be safe. It says not to share a lot of personal information in order to be safe online. So is there dangers or is it just undying parinoa from childhood?

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  • KeddersPrincess
    10 years ago

    That's smart. You shouldn't put personal stuff online. Being older doesn't protect from the crazies or the people who want to hack into your bank account or anything else important to keep private. Really, all you need is a person's name to figure out who they are through the internet.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Yeah well people don't believe so and say you should give it anyways.

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  • squirrelgirl
    10 years ago

    You're smart. I wish I had been more like you. I feel like I have posted way, way too much info on the Internet.

    I grew up being told the same things as you, but once I got to be about 18, I stopped being afraid of pedophiles and started telling people more and more information.

    I signed up for dating sites, Facebook, all those places that ask for your info, including telling people on forums who I was because I trusted them.

    Now I regret it and I am extremely paranoid about all the things I have posted coming back to haunt me at some point in my future.

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  • dom180
    10 years ago

    Don't give information to people you aren't comfortable giving it to.

    Personally, I think it is paranoia. But that's coming from someone who is extremely trusting and gets called "naive" quite a lot. And that shouldn't change the fact that you should have confidence in your convictions not to give away personal information.

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  • CozmoWank
    10 years ago

    If you put out too much info scumbags will be able to steal your identity. So you are better off being too cynical and safe than to be far too trusting and vulnerable.

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