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Originally Posted by Splash
Hello, I had a quick facebook question that I did not see previously addressed. I apologize if people have offered responses that I could not find.
I am considering changing my facebook name from First Last to First Middle, for a couple reasons, the largest being the internet creeps me out a little in how many people have access to your information that could be potentially dangerous (not implying this site, I mean the psychos). Do you think it would be MORE dangerous though to do First Middle because it certainly narrows you down more, no? My First Last is not extremely common and I don't think anyone else has it (but who knows) but do you all see what I'm concerned about in terms of the First Middle being more identifying? Just wondering everyone's thoughts. Thanks, I really appreciate it.
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I agree with AGDee - use your First Middle, especially if your First Last isn't very common. For me, if I search for my First Last there are thousands and thousands of results, so I guess I'm not too concerned.
I probably wouldn't give this advice to everyone, though. Some people might have very unusual middle names which could reveal more than a last name. For example, the kids who grew up in the house behind mine had their mother and grandmother's maiden names as their middle names. While they did sound good as middle names, they were also very different and would probably identify them faster than if they used their last name.
Use your best judgment.