Posted by yxibow on December 4, 2006, at 19:34:50
In reply to Re: NOT SURE I LIKE WHAT I FOUND ON THE NET, posted by gardenergirl on November 30, 2006, at 17:03:50
> Dr. Bob's site is indexed by Google. It's only as private as anything else on the internet. That's why it's important to be cautious when disclosing any personal, private, or otherwise identfiying information.
>
> ggYes, I would completely agree. That's why most of us use "avatars" or pseudonyms for our posting names. I don't publish my last name and I don't always put my first name though its pretty common so it's fairly irrelevant.
When I use identifying information, I am fairly vague unless it is with babble mail with people I have trusted for a while, and even then I am still somewhat vague about things.
I've seen postings, and I personally would say it is not recommended to post the name of your doctor online. With the sheer number of postings it is unlikely that someone would find it, but you want to keep your doctor-patient confidentiality, which is one of the cornerstones of our rights in this country, though if I depart for a political comment, is being eroded.
Since I live in a large metropolitan area I can safely say references to it because it is rather vast, but I would say posting your location should be like a radius of where you are.
Anyhow, enough for the paranoid :), just some suggestions.-- Jay
poster:yxibow
thread:708634
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20061129/msgs/710417.html