Quote:This is kind of tied to a post made on one of the other sub-forums.  I suggested to the poster of the message that he/she remove the email address and it's since been removed.

 

Just for fun, I looked into it a bit and found out some interesting information based on just an email address.

 

I know the person's real name.

 

I know where the person works or has worked in the past.

 

I know what year the person graduated from high school.

 

I know what high school the person went to.

 

I know the high school mascot.

 

I know the names of some of the person's friends.

 

I know of the physical description of the person and even have a photo.

 

My point is, with something as simple as an email address posted to a public forum, somebody with malicious intent can gain a lot of valuable information very quickly.  If I really cared I'll bet that I can figure out where the person was born and what the person's mother's maiden name was/is.  Does any of this information sound familiar?

 

Of course I've since discarded the information because I have no use for it.  This was just a "test" for me to see if it was possible, and yes it's very possible for someone to gain very personal and private data on another person just from an email address.