Originally Posted by
Matariki
This forum does not provide secure anonymity; however unless someone was imprudent about disclosing enough info about their identity, I can't see that any info shopper could pin down someone's identity with sufficient confidence. OTOH I think that if someone actually knew me and was also a regular reader of BF they could probably figure out my user name.
Nevertheless, it is an important point to avoid posting anything confidential or embarrassing on any online forum. If you don't want to tell your spouse, sibling, friend, boss, or coworker; you should not be telling me on this forum.
A subpoena to the forum owners will do nicely to get more info about you, including IP address, etc. A good internet detective would make mince-meat of any effort to hide.
OTOH, I figure everyone knows everything about me anyway. The medical clerk who takes your info - including medical, relationships and social history, work history etc. is a veritable fount of knowledge to someone, and may even charge for the data. along with DMV clerks, etc., etc.