>>>>>snippets of personal information can destroy people's lives,
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>>>If there are facts, which if revealed can destroy people's lives, isn't it the facts themselves rather their revelation that were the problem?
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>>>If you find out that I robbed a bank and reveal it, your revealing it isn't the issue, is it?
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>>An identity thief can destroy your life with the name of your first pet.
>>The IRS can destroy your life if you utter the wrong political opinion.
>>The media can destroy your life if you uttered a slur 30 years ago.
>>The vocal minority can destroy your life if you contributed to their political opponents a decade ago.
>>The greenies can destroy your life with information given to them from government employees gathered from centralized databases.
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>Oh come on. None of these can ACTUALLY happen.

LOL and ROFL!!! I know you are just being sarcastic here.