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Re:Ask HN: GPT-3 reveals my full name – can I do anything? by dmix on Sunday June 26, 2022 @10:05AM (#31884125)
your username contain part of your actual name?…

…Not to reveal information here (counter to your goals) but there was no way this thread wouldn’t motivate people to see how hard it is to find your name. But I was surprised to see the username contained a word from your real name considering you’re concerned about revealing personal information.

Making a new online identity is pretty standard practice these days if you’re worried about this sort of this. Especially if you read Grugq’s stuff about modern opsec (just google his name).

Re:Ask HN: GPT-3 reveals my full name – can I do anything? by BoppreH on Sunday June 26, 2022 @10:16AM (#31884211)
Sure, my username is part of my actual name. I can still wish for a modicum of privacy.

If you find that so strange, read up on Scott Alexander[1], who deleted his entire blog when the New York Times threatened to publish the third and last part of his name.

I'm trying to keep basic hygiene, like not having *Hacker* News on the first page of results when somebody googles my real name.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate_Star_Codex#New_York_Time...

Re:Ask HN: GPT-3 reveals my full name – can I do anything? by Kinrany on Sunday June 26, 2022 @10:28AM (#31884329)
IIRC for Scott it was a professional problem: a psychiatrist's patients are not supposed to know anything about him outside therapy.