Online Privacy

It’s interesting to see how open some people are online, yet there are plenty of people who are fairly private, too. Interacting with others online is different than interacting with others in a more “personal” setting, for you can pick and choose what facets of your personality you want to expose more online. It’s not like when meeting with someone face to face; an online persona can be completely different than an offline one!

I personally don’t like to get too personal online. I may mention a few personal things here and there, but usually only on LiveJournal and not in any other online place. I talk a lot about my travels, but I only briefly mention general things about school and/or work, and I never go into specific detail about my friends and family. I just don’t see the need to do so, nor would I be comfortable into being totally open about certain aspects and details about my personal life online. I do not lie about things that go on in my offline life, I just try to avoid talking about the specifics.

Question of the Week: How open are you with sharing your offline/personal life with the online world?

Cross-posted from breakthesky.net. Please leave any comments there.