The Generational Privacy Divide

Quoting:I figure if I can Google myself, why try hiding.. - Scott

I can think of many, many reasons. I suspect that you could, too, if you tried.

When I search for myself under my real name, I find lots of other guys with my name, enough so that I disappear in the noise.

That doesn't mean I'll slack off on keeping me separate from my avatar. I rather like it that way.

My real name is easily available, heck I have used it here a time or three. However searching this nickname brings up lots of hits pointed right at me. My only real defense is that not only is my name rather common but that I share it with a historical figure of some relevance.

hmm, it might be time to change my nickname again, I have been using this one for over 10 years now.

And then we'll track you down on google with "azerthoth's new nick, when he changed it, and discussions leading up to the change".

Well, as I've noted in the past, I do use my real name online, and have since my days on Delphi. However, that's a personal choice, and not something I'd want to push on anyone else. And, like ComputerBob, I can think of lots of reasons not to.

It is my last name that does it for me and it is my defense as well because it is such an uncommon name. I am pretty sure I am the only Scott Ruecker who looks like me and does what I do on the planet. I am the first and main result in any search you do for that name. There are a couple other SR's out there but they are not obviously not me.

I have been working for LXer for five years or so altogether now and with Facebook and Twitter and my playing drums in bands and having videos and music on YouTube and a ton of pictures online along with all the interconnections created by me and others. There is no point in trying to hide if I have already done a world class swan dive into the Internet. ;-)

No Scott, no point in hiding if you're famous!

Oh stop it, your just trying to flatter me aren't you? ;-)

Charles Manson is famous, too. So?