> That way my publicly visible "host name" wouldn't reveal where I actually live (makes it harder for burglars to find me)

Someone has access to this database. And they're selling the data for a price inversely proportional to the exclusivity of their access. Increasingly it seems that if someone is selling data on the open market, this information is increasingly available to bad actors such as burglars.

So it just seems like a very bad form of security by obfuscation. There are definitely things to be said about generally decoupling your physical location from your mailing address if you frequently move, however.