"Or even just an unscrupulous ass-hat in search of a one night stand who isn't above researching his target's taste in music and drinks without their knowledge.

"Or even just an unscrupulous ass-hat in search of a one night stand who isn't above researching his target's taste in music and drinks without their knowledge." Why is he so up in arms about this? What's wrong with this behavior, other than that it is arbitrarily discouraged by most of our culture? These women are making this information public. If some guy wants to try to use this publicly broadcast information to meet women and attempt to seduce them, who cares? Maybe she'll even enjoy the fact that the guy has bothered to find something common to talk about.