Why are so many privacy promoting people posting their personal data online?

SYST3M_D3STR0YER:

I just don‘t understand why so much people who are also so privacy conscious and privacy promoting still post publicly a picture of themselves and often even with their whole name

I cannot speak on behalf of others, but I can definitely explain my circumstances. I do not have a public picture of myself, at least not an authorized one from me, because I am still deciding on a hairstyle I can connect and identify with. I chose to distribute my full name in order to participate in VanLUG as a board member and to become a Qubes OS “paid” support provider, among other public functions:

Vancouver Linux Users Group – 14 Jun 23

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The Vancouver Linux User Group, or VanLUG, is a non-profit association of computer professionals in the Greater Vancouver area. With over 2,200 members (as of December 2025), it is one of the large…

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Frank Lý

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Basic Info Name: Frank Lý Working language: English Location: VanLUG Linux Link (Surrey Libraries @ Guildford Branch) Rate: Gratis Additional information: No technical support available for proprietary software or risky/unsupported...

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I utilize my experience to maintain a compartmentalized and finely scoped public identity while broadly promoting the Linux ecosystem as a whole.