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alcazartoday at 5:59 PM1 replyview on HN

Derek Sivers is of the opinion that a fake persona is better than not sharing any details [1]:

> Create and post a back-story to answer (instead of avoid) the frequently asked questions.

1: https://sive.rs/anon


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renticuloustoday at 6:15 PM

Noisy signals about tech literate people is still a signal. If only few experts are planting fake data about themselves, companies can cordon you off and spend more resources in deanonymizing you. By muddying the water, you are planting a target on yourself if many others aren't doing it.

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