Anonimity vs Google

[FarmerDenise]

Hi all. I just googled my real name and my name came up in association with this forum. It also gave my user name. I prefer to remain anonimous and would appreciate it if my real name could be removed from anything that could show up on places like Google. I also belong to BYC and SS. My name did not come up in conjuction with those sites.
I would think that others feel the same way. Part of the nice thing about these forums is that we can keep our personal lives as private as we want.

 

[Greenthumb18]

Yeah recently i tried typing my name as well and the link was from this forum. It doesnt bother me a whole lot, but it would be nice to have it as private info.

 

[DrakeMaiden]

Really? That is spooky. I figure there ultimately is no anonymity, but I do like to at least delude myself that being careful gives you some privacy.

 

[FarmerDenise]

I have a unique last name and there is some notoriety attached to it. So I always have to be carefull. One gets a little tired of watching out for looky-loos. There are times when I don't mind or even go out of my way to let people know who I am, but living in a fish bowl is no fun. Take my word for it.
I can understand why Jon & Kate (of the Jon & Kate plus eight tv show) want to get out of their contract and want their private lives back. I don't have to deal with paperazzi mind you, but people are constantly trying to get on my facebook, just because they see my last name.
I also live in a small and close community. Having my log-in name posted in association with my real name, will mean I have to be waayyy more carefull as to what information I will share.

 

[Reinbeau]

Interesting, I put my name in Google and nothing came up associated with The Easy Garden. Then again, I don't give a hoot about anonymity, I've been on the net for so long I know there's no such thing. I'm not being critical, just my personal opinion. Nifty will have to check into this for us.

FarmerDenise, I checked, and your real name isn't on your profile - I can't imagine how the connection was made.

 

[DrakeMaiden]

So I wonder how your real name got linked to TEG. Is it from e-mail account info? I don't know. I wonder if Nifty might be able to fix something up for you to bring back your anonymity . . . maybe start over with a different screen name that cannot be linked to your real identity?

Sorry to hear about your real world situation. I'm just a little nobody in this world and it suits me just fine. I hate when people care about what I do or how I do it -- it drives me nuts!!!!! I like to just do my own thing and be left to my own devices. I can sympathize and cannot imagine how obnoxious it must be!

Please ask Nifty what you can do, instead of limiting what you say here. I would hate something like that to spoil your fun and our informative community!

 

[FarmerDenise]

Reinbeau, I just removed my real name from my profile this morning, hoping it wouldn't show up on google.
Thanks for looking into this.

 

[FarmerDenise]

By the way, I am not the one with the fame, that privilege belongs to another family member. I just get the fall-out

 

[Reinbeau]

Ok, so with your real name gone, is the association gone from Google?

 

[Catalina]

Just googled mine and nothing came up with my real name.

Of course, no one can spell it correctly, so I guess I don't need to worry.