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The best time to delete all social media accounts and never post anything online with your name attached ever again was 10 years ago. The second best time is ri

The best time to delete all social media accounts and never post anything online with your name attached ever again was 10 years ago. The second best time is right now. This stuff can and will be used against you out of context 10, 20, 30 years into the future.

derwiki 8d ago
Completely agree. Does HN comply with CCPA requests?
jjbinx007 8d ago
Also consider the fact that if someone else makes accounts in your name (whether maliciously or simply because they share the same name) I imagine this could be used against you.
- esikich 8d ago
  This has happened to multiple people I know who have deleted a Facebook account. Shortly after, a fake account with their picture and info popped up. I wonder if there are bots scanning for this waiting for people to delete accounts.
LeBit 8d ago
I always thought it was bold for people to post anything using their real identity. You never know if a stance you have now will be frowned upon in 5 or 10 years from now. I’ve heard you can’t pass customs with a phone without your social network accounts.
- derwiki 8d ago
  Maybe not all customs are created equally, but flying between Toronto and the states I have never had to show my phone let alone my social accounts. Also never seen that going up through customs.
  - kmoser 8d ago
    Sometimes people get searched randomly, and occasionally it correlates to their skin color.
- mywittyname 8d ago
  You don't need to post under your real name to be IDed. It's trivial to acquire a list of real people tied to email addresses, phones, social media. And that's what's out there for "normal" businesses. Who knows what kind of tooling is available to people who serve on the boards of tech giants?
chorizo 8d ago
I haven’t done that since around 2012. But it’s rough since you get cut off from family and friends who exclusively use social media to stay in touch. Because I don’t use Instagram or fb, there are so many local events and opportunities I keep missing out on.

derwiki 8d ago

Completely agree. Does HN comply with CCPA requests?

jjbinx007 8d ago

Also consider the fact that if someone else makes accounts in your name (whether maliciously or simply because they share the same name) I imagine this could be used against you.

esikich 8d ago
This has happened to multiple people I know who have deleted a Facebook account. Shortly after, a fake account with their picture and info popped up. I wonder if there are bots scanning for this waiting for people to delete accounts.

LeBit 8d ago

I always thought it was bold for people to post anything using their real identity. You never know if a stance you have now will be frowned upon in 5 or 10 years from now. I’ve heard you can’t pass customs with a phone without your social network accounts.

derwiki 8d ago
Maybe not all customs are created equally, but flying between Toronto and the states I have never had to show my phone let alone my social accounts. Also never seen that going up through customs.
- kmoser 8d ago
  Sometimes people get searched randomly, and occasionally it correlates to their skin color.
mywittyname 8d ago
You don't need to post under your real name to be IDed. It's trivial to acquire a list of real people tied to email addresses, phones, social media. And that's what's out there for "normal" businesses. Who knows what kind of tooling is available to people who serve on the boards of tech giants?

chorizo 8d ago

I haven’t done that since around 2012. But it’s rough since you get cut off from family and friends who exclusively use social media to stay in touch. Because I don’t use Instagram or fb, there are so many local events and opportunities I keep missing out on.