Here in South Africa we were a bit “behind” in terms of net addiction. First of all we had the old dial up connection, so I had to wait until 7pm at night to dial in to get better rates. Which were still not that great. The idea was to not lose connection. The moment you did that, you were charged again. Of course connections were often lost. Net surfing in general in S.A. is probably the highest costing in the world, or at least in the top five. We pay per page or per frame. So if you are video streaming your download goes fast. Then we have to top up. I pay astronomical amounts for the net. I pay speed company’s and download company’s. You see here we only have one supplier as of now. sorry I went on a historical review. But it does have relevance. I was sort of a pioneer. So I was all over the place. Not understanding things like footprints, and Google searches. The idea terrifies me. I hate that I was so gullable and so trusting. But what is done is done. I cannot undo it? If I can I need to know how. I suffer with bipolar and I believe the net was a playground for a mind like mine. Over here we did not even know of things like spybots for e.g. so I had no where to turn to get help when they were launched on my computer. So, to answer your question. No I am not an open book, I wish I was. I need to understand why I am not an open book. I have needs and thoughts that no one understands unless they belong to a small particular minority. Which I can find on the net. I also isolate myself so this is easier. If anyone can tell me how to obliterate my footprints or deal with stuff that comes back at me, I would love to know. I just feel that the people that invented the net, transparency and all that should have put in place protection for ignorant individuals such as me.