With the recent changes in Privacy Settings on Facebook, everyone is up in arms over their lack of privacy. I obviously am not concerned at all. I have several public profiles on the internet that give away my personal information. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yelp, Google Profile, Foursquare, this Blog; there is probably all kinds of info about me floating around the internet.

Today I went to ReclaimPrivacy.org and did a privacy scan of my Facebook page. Apparently my “Instant Personalization” and “information that my friends can accidentally share” are insecure. OK, so someone might find out that I like Band of Horses and Sex and the City. The important thing is that only my friends can view my photos and wall posts, nor do I give out my address, what car I drive, or check-in at a locations where I’m alone.

I like to Google my name on a regular basis. I recently found an online profile for myself that I did not create. I emailed the site’s customer service and it was removed, that simple. As for people with common names, it might be a little harder. I also found information about myself on a site called Spokeo. They claim for a small fee you can get my address, email address, and photos and videos from social networking sites. It also says that I’m “in a relationship,” have “some college,” have a “$1M+ home,” have “children,” have “elderly parents” and “enjoys shopping,” none of which is true. Well except the shopping, but who doesn’t like shopping? None of this bothers me though. You can get my address by picking up a phone book, and as far as all the other info they claim to have, I’m sure it’s not anything that I haven’t willingly put on one of my many profiles.

I tend to agree with Elliot Schrage, vice president for public policy at Facebook. In a recent blog post in The New York Times he answered several questions concerning Facebook’s privacy policy. “Participating in the service is a choice…Please don’t share if you’re not comfortable.” You can’t blame Facebook because you got fired for posting a picture where you are drunk. I would never think that something I posted on the internet is completely protected.

And it’s not just the internet where I share personal information. Every week on my radio show I discuss things that are going on in my life. For five years I’ve talked about what bars and restaurants I go to, which concerts I’ll be attending and not once has anyone tracked me down. There was that 3 page (front and back) fan letter with poems, riddles and confessions of love that I received, but the man who wrote it turned out to be completely harmless…at least I think he was.