Agree in principle, but surely there are exceptions. In my friend's case they reused nicknames across hobbies and projects; potentially dangerous people got ups

Agree in principle, but surely there are exceptions. In my friend's case they reused nicknames across hobbies and projects; potentially dangerous people got upset over whatever reason and now they're concerned a connection will be made to that personal data they once posted (including home address). Surprisingly, both Google and Bing removed the data within 1 week of making the request.