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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine is private but for the people I know who have public activity, it's all like "$20 for pizza" or "$30 for bus driver gift." It's unclear to me what kind of chaos that could possibly cause. [/quote]

The names on both sides are public, and disclosing personal connections in that way can be dangerous.

Also many people add more context info like "$20 to Lucy's mom for class gift for Ms. Brown's class" or "$80 for baseball tix for September." Someone with bad intentions could absolutely use this info in a way that could harm you or someone you know.

I've had several family members in recent years become victims of scams and having information like this would be very valuable to a scammer. One family member was almost scammed out of thousands when someone called claiming to have been injured on a rental property this family member owns and rents out. No doubt this person got this info from real property records but when they called with some detailed info about the property ownership that was correct, my family member was inclined to believe other things they were saying. This is how scammers operate and there are more of them than ever and they play a numbers game. I do not want people like this to have info about me or anyone in my family that they could use to scam not only me but my parents or siblings or kids. I don't want someone approaching my kid after school and saying "hey your mom contacted Ms. Brown and told her I'd be picking you up today. I know you don't know me but I'm friends with Lucy's mom." [/quote]

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