online privacy/photos/safety issues? was: Re: Photo albums

[Guest guest]

> Let's use a hypothetical example:

>

> Say that I am a manager in a somewhat conservative company. I also

> attend church. I suffer from a major chronic illness and also struggle

> with depression. I participate in several offbeat 'communities' that

> could easily be misunderstood by others. And I am politically active in

> various causes, some of which are controversial. If that's not enough,

> I'm also gay.

>

> My activity includes an internet presence in groups associated with my

> career, my church, my politics, my sexual orientation, my chronic

> illness, my depression, and my offbeat (and easily misunderstood)

> 'communities'.

>

> Because of the consequences of bias and prejudice, it may not be in my

> best interest to introduce all of my 'worlds' to each other.

>

> I probably won't want my employer to learn about my religious beliefs,

> my medical history, my politics, and my easily misunderstood

> recreational activities. (Employers really do monitor the lives of

> their employees and job candidates on Facebook and other social

> networking sites.)

>

> Ditto for my church, as I don't feel that every aspect of my personal

> life is any of their business.

>

> The easiest way to keep all of the 'compartments' separate is to have

> different email accounts and identities for each.

>

> Photographs are the one vulnerable area that poses a risk of mixing the

> worlds.

>

> Best,

> ~CJ (who also has an unlisted phone number and PO Box mailing address)

Thanks for letting me know about this,