My full name and picture are on my blog, and I link to that from here occasionally where relevant (e.g. the pictures thread).
I do realize that it will only get easier to connect the dots as time goes on, so I do my best to make sure that anything I put online, here or anywhere else passes this litmus test: “Could I post this on the bulletin board at church?”
Hi, My name is Todd Davis, and my Social Security number is… 
I’ll put my real name out there and I’ll tell you about where I live and what industry I work in (although if someone wanted to they could figure out the company rather easily). I’ll tell you how much I make per year and pretty much answer most questions if anyone cared enough to ask.
That’s kind of me too. I’m perfectly happy to share information about me (the job I do, the Department I work in, factoids about me, stuff about my past, pics etc) but I don’t publicly use my name and I’d never tell someone where I lived unless I was planning to meet them (even then I’d probably do it after I’d actually met them and meet initially neutral ground).
If someone wanted to work out who I was they could, I’m sure, I’m not exactly an enigma or anything. That said data about me I try not to share because it’s easily used against you. I’m also wary of sharing my name because I did that once online and it came back to bite me on the arse, and in fact you can still find that incident online. But then I’m one of two people in the world that have my name apparently - if my name was John Smith it probably wouldn’t be such an issue.
I don’t use open social networking sites like facebook because they’re a stalker’s/scammer’s dream come true.
I don’t give out my name, city, or photos.
ETA: Or school, either.
I won’t give out my personal identity, but I will talk about my personal life. I find it kind of theraputic to be able vent online about problems. It’s public and private at the same time if your careful. Of course I’d never give vital information out (like visa #s and such)
I try to keep it to a minimum, such that if someone knew me in real life and found this board, they wouldn’t know I posted to it and who I was on the board unless I told them.
If I have told someone I post here and what my name is here, I try to refrain from posting anything that could cause an awkward situation if they came here and looked at what I post.
I don’t post photos of myself anywhere because I am the least photogenic human being alive, and there are very, very few photos of me that I’d want to share with anyone. The only half-decent ones are from about ten years ago, anyway.
I don’t discuss my sex life or finances, but that’s because I never discuss those topics with anyone other than Mr. Neville IRL, either.
It’s not like there’s juicy stuff going on in my life that I don’t post about. I really am at least as boring as I seem here, if not more so.
I would rather post my real name and credit card numbers here than discuss my sex life or finances with my parents.
I always lie about my age on the internet, always with a different date. Your birthday is a significant piece of information. So I range from 35 to 78. I hope it confuses somebody. That was the idea.
I’ve lied about my sex, too. Although usually if I’m registering on a site, when it gets to the question about whether I’m M or F I decide I don’t really need to register there.
And a lot of this stuff just drives me crazy, when they ask for things that, in theory, nobody else would ever know about you. I really hate it when my online bank asks me what my favorite candy is. I have no idea what I put. I don’t eat candy. I don’t have a favorite. So maybe I put down the favorite from back when I was a kid and I did eat candy. Or maybe I put down something that sounded good at the time. Then I end up having to call a live person at the bank to get my online privileges reinstated.
What nobody knows, particularly not my bank, is that I’m really a cat.
I am very secretive though less so on here.
I was badgered into getting a Facebook account on which I am entered under a false name and location.
But I AM prepared to reveal that I am a multi Billionaire,incredibly handsome,have a huge dick and am incredible in bed.
But thats all your getting.
Things I’ve posted to internet forums and/or IRC/gaming channels to people I have never met irl:
Full name(did this here, in fact)
Age
Weight
Height
Pretty much every other physically defining attribute inc. descriptions of tattoos
Photos(no nudes yet… no one has asked. 
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My hourly wage
Address
Google map centered on my current and past residences.
Google street view of my house
Phone number
Company I work for + location
And many other personal details. Mostly embellished for added excitement, but hey, all in good fun.
In other words, anything I would share with someone I met IRL, I will share with someone on the Internet. I do filter stuff a bit more if its going to be posted in perpetuity on some forum, but not too much. About the only thing I’ll absolutely never share is my SSN and anything to do with the incident involving… Nevermind.
I still think people all over the internet are far too protective of their names.
Anywhere publicly accessible like here? Probably not that much, mainly because there’s no need to know. Although I’ll freely discuss my current circumstances and experiences.
Facebook on the other hand pretty much depends on real info to be of any use, I’ve got my email address, phone number, current location, real name, D.O.B, hundreds of incriminating photos and comments + the history of my relationship status if you’ve been paying attention. And I’m not worried in the slightest, I just ensure I keep my friends lists and privacy settings meticulously up to date and use a completely different user name and email address for other internet stuff.
So I guess the answer is as much as provides benifit to me, I’ve been lucky enough to spend a whole year on Erasmus, I made lots of friends that only stayed for one semester and then headed of to placements or back home. If you can think of an easier way to keep in contact with people in 13 different countries and 6 continents I’d love to hear it.
And email doesn’t cut it.
The thing is that by sharing a lot you get a lot more back in return IMO.
Same here. You would know as much or even more about me from the internet (if you collected it from every site I’ve ever put information on) than you would in real life.
Valete,
Vox Imperatoris
Ooooh, you guys wigged me out and I just went and deleted my picture that I posted of my husband and I on photobucket that I had linked in the Doper photo thread. I’m pretty private when it comes down to it. Shit. :eek: