Gino Has A Very Good Point

And a new cat, who looks adorable....

Anyways:
protect your personal information.  Always ask: do they really need this?

Just imagining what I could do with someone's home, work, phone, drivers, social security numbers, plus email, is just... wow.  With that information, I could almost assuredly find out mother's maiden name and where he went to school, and that's about all the security questions I've ever been asked.