[assimpleaspossi]

>Nobody looks at them.

Exactly my point but most of the comments here would have you believe you're going to be stupid up against a wall at any moment.

[mrguyorama]

They exist so that when someone wants to put you up against the wall, all they have to do is craft the right SQL query. That's the product of dragnet surveillance. The chilling effect is the point.

[assimpleaspossi]

How often does that happen to you? How often does that happen to anyone you know? In both cases my answer is never. In many comments posted here I think the only thing you fear is fear itself.