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Unless you are purchasing from a secure website (good antivirus software like McAfee will tell you which websites are safe) you never want to post your email address, your residential address, any and all personal numbers like your social security number, credit card and bank account numbers, or answers to secret questions you've set up in case you've lost your password to things. (For example, if the secret question when you've forgotten your password on Hotmail is, "What was the name of your first childhood pet?" then don't post a blog reminiscing about the times you had with your beloved dog Peanut when you were four).

When it comes to keeping a public blog, remember that a little bit of information over a long period of time adds up. On the unlikely chance that some crazy stalker might start fixating on you, that person would read all of those blog entries very carefully. One day you might mention that you live on Broadway in Manhattan, thinking that is such a long and populated street, it couldn't possibly be unsafe to reveal this information. Then three months later you mention that you go to a mom & pop pharmacy that is just across the street. Then a few months later you mention a major car accident that happens just two blocks away from you. Then a few months later you mention a fight you had with the manager at the dry cleaners next door. Then a few months later you mention you live in an orange brick building. Before you know it, you've revealed enough specific details to make it possible for someone to track you down.

It is also probably a good idea to never reveal your full name and birthdate, but a lot of people do. Most social networking sites give you the option to post your full name and birthdate, and so many people do it. It's a lot like shredding your junk mail: yes, it's possible that your identity could be stolen from throwing out junk mail whole, but it's pretty unlikely.

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