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"...our child’s first and last name is a truly unique combination. We’ve tried to avoid putting it out into the world where we can. At the moment, a Google sear
by obloid 3y ago
"...our child’s first and last name is a truly unique combination. We’ve tried to avoid putting it out into the world where we can. At the moment, a Google search for their full name returns zero results."
I've thought about this and came to the opposite conclusion; that instead of a unique name it would be preferable to have an absurdly common name (e.g. John Jones). Getting lost in the noise is probably easier than trying to hide.
- TacticalCoder 3y ago> ... that instead of a unique name it would be preferable to have an absurdly common name (e.g. John Jones) Exactly. One of my (half-) brother is impossible to find: we tried and failed. His name is more than common and his family name is also a common noun. Then his given name is one of the most common of them all. My family name is not common at all and my combination of given name + family name only lead to stuff really by and about me. Same for my daughter: rare given name... But online she's going to be the one and only "Karen Smith".
- gmerc 3y agoYou’d think so, unless your name ends up on the OFAC list. Ask Muhammad Muhammad for example, the John Smith of various countries.
- snapplebobapple 3y agoremove signal until you can't and then add as much noise as you can is a pretty successful policy...