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If they have a web presence that they regularly update it doesn't really matter what the label is, it can likely be used to infer a whole bunch of stuff.

My 90s-era internet paranoia has never steered me wrong. I don't put out my real name or picture anywhere. When I mention personal details as part of a story or argument, I randomize the details, brother becoming uncle, gay becoming straight, etc. We are not far from powerful AIs being able to link every online account you've ever had together by just your unique writing style, but they can't manufacture information that simply doesn't exist. There isn't enough emphasis these days on keeping your real and electronic identities separate.



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