A warning on divulging information

I appreciated the column about personal data of minors being divulged by online social sites. (“Social site divulges child’s personal data,” Consumer Confidential, July 2.)

It’s an important topic. I couldn’t understand, however, why the name of the city in which the child lived was divulged. While that information apparently is in the public domain, it requires searching out.

The column, I believe, didn’t require it to enhance the story. Rather, the column seemed to be doing what it criticized the social sites of doing -- publishing information about minors that predators might find useful.

Joyce Leanse

Santa Monica