When the internet first began in early 90s one of its defining characteristics was anonymity. People created Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL accounts with usernames like sexysmuff1977 or surferdude12. The old internet was very private and had little connection with one’s private, professional or civil life.
That era is over, since the rise of Facebook and smartphones the three spheres of a person’s life have merged.
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