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DJ EndurancE · 05-09-2008, 01:40 PM

I am setting up new Gmail addresses for my parents. They would like to know if it would be safe to use their full names for the prefix.
It would be easier for everyone that way, but I didn't know if that would allow a hacker to associate their emails with their real identity in any way.

i.e.
(johndoe@gmail.com)
(janedoe@gmail.com)

What do you think?

05-09-2008, 01:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
DJ EndurancE Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sheridan, OR, USA Posts: 70	Safe to use person's full name in email address? I am setting up new Gmail addresses for my parents. They would like to know if it would be safe to use their full names for the prefix. It would be easier for everyone that way, but I didn't know if that would allow a hacker to associate their emails with their real identity in any way. i.e. (johndoe@gmail.com) (janedoe@gmail.com) What do you think? __________________ Antec BP500U 500W psu Intel Celeron D - 2.9Ghz CPU 1gb (512mb x2) PC3200 DDR RAM Belkin IEEE Firewire PCI card ATI Radeon X1600 XGE 512mb graphics card 80GB Seagate IDE HDD 250GB Seagate IDE HDD Windows XP Home Ed. w/ SP2 Last edited by DJ EndurancE; 05-09-2008 at 04:29 PM.