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My public address is on the internet if you Google my full name, it's public record as I've registered a company to my name, and it's also on WHOIS records for

My public address is on the internet if you Google my full name, it's public record as I've registered a company to my name, and it's also on WHOIS records for domain names and IP addresses. You can also find it on the White Pages, which I have nothing to do with and I have no idea how it got there and it was there before I ever had anything on public record with my name and address. I'm not thrilled with it but everyone has the full right to copy and share public records and factual information. I'm not taking the morality of said copying or sharing into question here, I just don't see why you can't reproduce public records of factual information.

immibis 4y ago
And how would I get from "bigshell" to your full name and company name?
- bigshell 4y ago
  You wouldn't be able to, I don't really post anything on HN that would really tie back to my uneventful and unremarkable real life. I don't see what this has to do with the fact that if you Google someone you can find public records of them, and that you should be able to reproduce and share factual information.
  - immibis 4y ago
    Do you think everyone has a right to comment your full name and address below your comments?
    - bigshell 4y ago
      Sure, print it in a book or on your blog, on a sign outside your house, or on a postcard, or with green eggs and ham.
      - immibis 4y ago
        Mind telling me what it is so I can utilize that right?
        bigshell 4y ago
        I'm on the internet writing from an anonymous HN account. I get to choose what you know about me. Obviously, I want to stay anonymous, so I'm not going to compromise my anonymity by telling you my address. If you find it, go post it to your blog or wherever you wish. If I link a social media profile to my real name, or something that identifies me, that's my responsibility.
        immibis 4y ago
        You said you had absolutely no problem with me exercising my right to post your real name and address here. I can't do that unless you tell me. The fact you don't want to tell me indicates that actually, you DO have a problem with me exercising that right.
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immibis 4y ago

And how would I get from "bigshell" to your full name and company name?

bigshell 4y ago
You wouldn't be able to, I don't really post anything on HN that would really tie back to my uneventful and unremarkable real life. I don't see what this has to do with the fact that if you Google someone you can find public records of them, and that you should be able to reproduce and share factual information.
- immibis 4y ago
  Do you think everyone has a right to comment your full name and address below your comments?
  - bigshell 4y ago
    Sure, print it in a book or on your blog, on a sign outside your house, or on a postcard, or with green eggs and ham.
    - immibis 4y ago
      Mind telling me what it is so I can utilize that right?
      - bigshell 4y ago
        I'm on the internet writing from an anonymous HN account. I get to choose what you know about me. Obviously, I want to stay anonymous, so I'm not going to compromise my anonymity by telling you my address. If you find it, go post it to your blog or wherever you wish. If I link a social media profile to my real name, or something that identifies me, that's my responsibility.
        immibis 4y ago
        You said you had absolutely no problem with me exercising my right to post your real name and address here. I can't do that unless you tell me. The fact you don't want to tell me indicates that actually, you DO have a problem with me exercising that right.
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