Not just names, usernames too. People will find it much harder to dig up information on someone going by a generic sounding name like 'cat' or 'computer' compar

Not just names, usernames too. People will find it much harder to dig up information on someone going by a generic sounding name like 'cat' or 'computer' compared to someone with a more unique handle. Combine that with a generic name like John Smith, and you've got someone who's basically impossible to dox.