Is there such thing as privacy when you are online?

[Ryan]

for your average everyday user, no. Everything you do, everything you say, everything you type into the internet is being stored and cataloged somewhere else. Those saved files are then being backed up several times. So even if you go and delete what you've said, it's too late. It's already out there. Who has access to that info can be controlled, for the most part, but as far as you having your own privacy, no you do not. There are methods to mask your info, make it look like something else, or appear to not be there, but not very many people know how to do that.