This is one of greatest lesson I have learnt, from a witness before. It’s kinda late but well, better late than never. I’m thankful for your reminder ;)

Fantastic post!  You should also follow this advice for tax purposes in case you ever become very successful, unless you feel like giving away half of what you earned and most likely being audited, or worse.

This is also great advice in general, and something I touched on in my introduction post tonight.  Don't give away your likeness and personal information to a bunchy of strangers on the internet.

Good to meet you, following.

EDIT: "you" in this case is generally referring to readers, not you the author, you know all of this already! :)

Thank you for your advice ,i like it

@jbn Whatever rocks each individual's boat I believe.

P.S. As a newbie please I need all the assistance i can get.

You're right about that. I never showed my face and I'm not going to, cause that could bring some real trouble!

Hello dear ! Welcome to Steemit ! I'm a cryptocurrency trader with really good results, 70%, 258%, 300% (REAL) Feel free to join me on Steemit to get great info&way to understand & invest in the crypto world ! CQRTC.

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Glad I've read this post before doing my introduction. I wouldn't have posted a picture of myself but now I'm even more cautious . 

Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Regards dasvinni

I also choose to remain largely anonymous on the platform, although am making friends who are getting to know the real me. 

Being anonymous is a choice that should be respected

You took all the words from my mouth man, I also thought the same way. I saw so many advises on Steemit saying we should put our real names n stuff to be more upvoted and appreciated, but actually it doesn't make sense. It is much better to stay anonymous on the internet in general, not just blockchain. I even used a fake name for Facebook, fuck all that, I like being in the dark where nobody can see me. Peace brother, I really like your article. ✌

I agree 100%. I too thought long and hard and decided to remain anonymous. Would love to meet some of the people here in person someday, for some of the Steemians I have come across have exceptional talent and also have inspired me. Most of them are anonymous too. 
So for now, I too will remain as is.
Thank you @jbn for bringing this up.

Welcome to steemit life

Nice your post. you told your blog, (Cryptocurrencies are yet to accepted in many countries.) good information. I like that. thank you friend.

I do not agree with you @jbn Though, I respect your decission to remain behind the mask. We all have our own reasons to be on this platform. I use it to raise my voice over various issues. It does not matter to me that who reads it or not. Why should I remain in dark? Crypto is under the radar in India. Stil, I am on steemit and even if they ban it, I will keep posting. One should have confidence in what he says and should stand by it, until he dies.

Welcome to Steemit jbn. Let me know if you got any questions about Steem or anything related to it! The official FAQ can be found here and has A LOT of information https://steemit.com/faq.html  - Also remember, Steemit is just ONE of the sites built that uses Steem the blockchain. We also have DTube - our very own Youtube, DSound for Soundcloud and Steepshot if you prefer Instagram like experience. I'd also like to mention ChainBB - forums, Busy - Steemit with more modern look basically, DMania for memes and Dlive for streaming just like in Twitch! You can also earn Steem by gaming now! Search for Steemgar if that's more your thing. Welcome to the blockchain! :)

Completely agree with you. It is an easy way to expose yourself from unwanted threat which you may evade otherwise. Nice suggestion. It is obvious if  you have high SP, people love to give you importannce. So choice is in your own hand. Better move save than expose and be in trouble. Keep sharing @jbn

I'm about to complete my "introduceyourself" post and I've been questioning myself about the suggestions of steemians from youtube tutorials on this topic, as you point out, they all advise to publish as much as possible about your private life. I've always been reluctant or very cautious about sharing sensitive informations online. I'm very grateful that I came across your post, you have cleared up many doubts for me. Thanks again.

This is one of the reasons I don't post pictures of myself.  I just had to do one video about encouraging a cryptocurrency exchange platform to add SBD and STEEM in their exchange.  It was a for a good cause.  I should have done what others have done by making a video about that and stayed anonymous.  They did not even have to show themselves or talk at all.  Man, I'm such a noob.

Another reason to stay anonymous.  Some governments don't like criticism and should they decided to come looking for their critics, you don't want your real data posted all over the blockchain.  It's practically an invitation for them to come arrest you.

Well, when you delete a photo on facebook, that photo is not actually deleted...

I hate to tell you but your not anonomous atall really, mainly because your face is visable 😂 face recognition software,your showing your eyes,a mask covering the mouth dosnt really do much! And you must use a vpn and anonsteem

like this idea. decide to resteem on by blog too... fortunately... after few month I still not yet post my 'introduce yourself' yet... :)

Welcome to Steem Community @jbn! As a gentle reminder, please keep your master password safe. The best practise is to use your private posting key to login to Steemit when posting; and the private active key for wallet related transactions. 

 In the New Steemians project, we help new members of steem by education and resteeeming their articles. Get your articles resteemed too for maximum exposure. You can learn more about it here: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@gaman/new-steemians-project-launch 

Personally, I don't give a crap about being known as me. And I'm not afraid of authorities, period. But I totally understand and support anyone's decision to remain anonymous and protect their privacy for whatever reason. I feel it's anyone's sovereign right as beings. So while I practice differently for myself, I agree with you wholeheartedly. Don't let anyone pressure or punk you around to conforming where they don't actually have that power. Illusion of power is so powerful. 

Totally agree, I did not post myself holding a sign in my introduction post, but I am "myself" here. Now my bf holds a different opinion and uses unanimity across his online platforms for all the reasons you have stated. To each his own I guess

Yes, having your photo's and identity on Steemit, or any of the other apps that use STEEM Blockchain could present problems at any time in the future. 
Supposedly censorship free if you say things illegal in your country or do/post something else illegal in your country on Steemit, you could be in for trouble at any time...blockchain is forever as you tell us.
Being annonymous is a right we all have and should consider using more.
Crypto we may earn is also recorded in time on the blockchain...beware the tax man coming in the future.