I feel second-hand fear & paranoia on behalf of celebs whose home addresses are public worldwide knowledge.

Anyone can google their address and show up/take pictures/lurk/stalk,

But thankfully most people would never think to do such a thing nor have any inclination to do so,

but the fact that they COULD and sometimes HAVE, is very concerning 😟

I wish sensitive information like that could be kept proprietary and wasn’t so easy for anyone in the world to access.

You know as a matter of fact, it’s much more difficult to find the address of acquaintances we know in daily life. Which is a good thing.

How terrifying it must b for celebrities, so they have body guards and a security detail and full-fledged security system at their houses 😥 it’s exhausting thinking about it.

    • Mario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      91·
      1 year ago

      I was going to jokingly post the coordinates to a White Castle in Chicago, but then I thought it might be interpreted as serious doxxing, and I could get permanently suspended.

      So just imagine that I did that, and it was really funny.

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      1 year ago

      Often when I meet new people they ask me where I live and I find that very strange and I’m uncomfortable with that.

      Why do people ask me where I live? I never ask anyone else where they live. I couldn’t even imagine asking someone that. Especially upon meeting them for the first time.

      • BaldProphet@kbin.social
        7·
        1 year ago

        I don’t know where you’re from, but asking about where one lives (in very general terms, such as city and state) is a common thing to do while striking up friendly conversation here in the US. Your response gives us cultural context and may reveal shared experiences.

        No one who asks, “Where you from?” is asking for your street address.

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOP
      31·
      1 year ago

      But what if one day you turn on the TV and you look on the internet and for no fucking reason everywhere you see your name and address posted, and millions of people commenting about it and sharing it with everyone they know.

      How would you feel? How would you react?