In the Battle of Big Person vs. Little Person, Big Person Wins Every Time

I've been debating about privacy and this blog, and just what I was willing to share about myself and others. It's KILLING me right now, as I have one personal tid-bit to share that's slightly embarrassing, and one bit of news about someone who I hate. HATE. that would be so gratifying to share as it's the truth icing on the toxic bitch cake that has nail files in it in an attempt to (off-)spring from jail a waste of a life or two. I have never wanted to be as teeny, tiny, infinitesimal a person about publicizing this news as I do now, but damn it. Morals. Bastard morals. As always, I have to be the bigger person.

What is one to do? If you know me, you know there really isn't much I won't share (sorry about that). But it occurs to me -- as a self-proclaimed and, dare I say it, rather accomplished cyberstalker -- that setting up a blog open to the masses sets oneself up for the possibility of being stalked, uh, oneself.

It's not stranger-weirdos trying to track me down that bothers me. It's the people I know who I don't care for indulging in their own stalkiness that irks. I can only think of a handful of people who would take the time, or who I would find it particularly grating that they were having a snoop and hitting stalking gold. See above about person I HATE.

To the questions. Where do you draw the line on privacy online? Also, when gossiping can go very public so easily, what is there to stop you from doing it? Sub-question: if it's already in the newspaper and on the news, wouldn't one just be disseminating already public information thus providing a public service? Discuss.