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[quote=Anonymous]So, I am thinking about online dating for the first time. Trying to be prudent, I set up a new gmail account that I will use to set up the profiles with. It lists my first name, with my last name given as "Anonymous."

Since I have set up this account, I see 2 people in my real life have added this Google account to their Google+ circles. WTF? How did they know I am the &lt;fairly common first name&gt;&lt;last name anonymous&gt; that they know? I don't use Google+ in my real life, so am no expert at it. but I understand that I can choose not to add the people from my real life to my circle on the anonymous account, but still!

First, I didn't give my last name at all, anywhere, on the profile, so how did they find me? Second, from the more practical online dating security perspective, if I was to start emailing some guy from a dating site from this email account, would he be able to see who has added me to their circles (even if I don't add them to mine) and thus be able to figure out my last name, etc. if for instance I am also listed using my last name on these people's Facebook accounts? Do I need to set up a different/new anonymous email account, possibly using something like Hotmail? I am not an internet idiot, I swear, which is why this bothers me. I am trying to be safe here. [/quote]

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