... you know I've never really had problems with Internet privacy... :|a

/just keeps all her personal stuff under lock and key and makes sure none of her Internet stuff is linked to offline e-mail accounts/names and stuff

Exactly. You've kept your name and location thoroughly under wraps. I haven't. So much of my studies and work have to do with online communities that dividing them from my other online personas is difficult. I also haven't been as careful with my name as I should have. It was less of an issue when I lived in a massive city and my name was somewhat less searchable, but my indiscretion is coming back to bite me now, and sorting everything out retroactively is tough.

It doesn't help that I like publicly relating what's going on in my life, but I don't want that to be used as an opportunity to harm me. A dilemma.

A dilemma indeed :( When I talk about things going on in my life I just don't mention places/names or anything like that, and that's worked fairly well for me, I think... sob. I wish I had more advice for you beyond "keep your offline and online selves separate from this point forward even if you haven't before!" which I know is much easier than it sounds >_o

I TRY THOUGH :(

Haha, I'm working on it now, but I have a lot of years and a lot of accounts to make up for. Especially since so much of my family and RL friends access me online. Very difficult to separate.

Understandable. GOOD LUCK I AM ROOTING FOR YOU?

... thank god my family is internet-illiterate.

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YEAH, you have it easy you jerk.

HOW DOES THAT MAKE ME A JERK?

You and your analog interpersonal relationships!

I STILL DON'T SEE THAT CONNECTION HERE.

AND YOU NEVER WILL.

.... :[

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