Public Record

It’s virtually impossible to stay 100% anonymous on the Internet. So privacy and discretion are of utmost importance within the kink community. If you don't want to mix your kink and vanilla lifestyles then it's your absolute right to control your own narrative. That narrative, however, can unwittingly be supplemented or overwritten by Public Record.

Whether you consent to it or not, your legal identity immediately becomes Public Record as soon as you carry out one of a myriad of professional or legal tasks, some of which include:

Registering your business name.

Incorporating your business or registering an LLC.

Registering a trademark.

Applying for a professional license.

Pulling construction permits.

Applying for occupancy permits.

Purchasing land or property.

Running a nonprofit.

Registering as a sex offender.

Filing court paperwork.

Speaking at a town meeting.

Joining the board of directories of a registered company or organization.

Security Through Obscurity

As an oldschool hacker I'm usually the first one out of the gate spouting clichés like information wants to be free and arguing against the practice of security through obscurity. Obscuring information, or making it difficult to access, does not secure or hide that information.

Instead, it's the equivalent of sticking your head in the sand while pretending that the information doesn't exist. Someone will eventually find it. And that someone may eventually choose to disclose or publicize it.