I recently committed internet suicide. Had to – my screen name (that I used literally for ten years) was so original that anything that popped up on Google when you searched my name, was me. Because of that, I was followed by family members I’ve been trying to escape for the longest time. This person threatened my life, the life of my husband, and even that of my child, on numerous occasions. I changed everything. First – I found a new screenname, one that I feels fits me, but would pull up a gazillion things related to Star Trek before ever finding me. Then I went about destroying my old accounts, on everything I could ever remember joining. Fortunately I was smart enough to put a fake address on 99% of my accounts, since I long ago lost the password to many of them. Then, I deleted my email addresses, made a new Facebook and Myspace account, and stalker-proofed them (it’s a lengthy process, but possible) and changed my phone number. Yes, those people still know where I live, but that’s where my dogs come in.