syag and onegoal,
I don’t have more info than you and I agree that if the only info someone gave out online was that they live in monsey it would be pretty harmless because there are thousands of people in monsey.
however if its one of several innocent pieces of info that get revealed then a creep can put all the pieces together to figure out who you are. (and there are people who actually take the time to track all these little details. It has happened here in the CR).
Supposing I write that I live in monsey. In another thread I write that I grew up in LA. In another thread that I’m on hatzalah, in another that I’m the 3rd child in my family. Each of these facts alone would not blow my identity – but when taken together – how many people can there be on monsey hatzalah who grew up in LA and are the 3rd in their family?
And believe it or not, even if these “revelations” were months apart in totally unrelated threads they can still be pieced together by a dedicated info seeker.
disclaimer: If there is anyone who fits the description above it is purely coincidental.