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Re: by barrysteve on Monday April 03, 2023 @07:13PM (#35432689)
What horror stories happen when people in general, discover your email and home address?

Probably not a good question to ask, but I am wondering..

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Re: by nomel on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:57PM (#35433592)
I don't like it when strangers on the internet know where I live, based on an extremely public string.

For an example of the discomfort, and so we're in a similar mental framing, could you please respond to this with your email address and home address? ;P

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Re: by barrysteve on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @01:03AM (#35435300)
Hahah the temptation! I understand the discomfort. The celebrities and even d-list celebs tell some 'interesting' tales about unwanted fan interactions.
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Re: by tomodachi94 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @12:05AM (#35449164)
In certain circles, there's always a risk of swatting[1].

If you're anonymous online and your physical address is leaked, that could lead to doxxing[2] that could eventually lead to the aforementioned swatting.

N.b. Swatting is mostly a US thing.

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting

[2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxing

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