Comment by burnt-resistor

People who have been stalked or are uncomfortable having their details published for the world to find need privacy.

Privacy mechanisms aren't just what applies to your or my perspectives, there are millions of other situations. For example, most counties in Texas identify the full legal name(s), phone number(s), and mailing address(es) of every single property owner and their tax payment amount and status. That'd get really weird, real quick for celebrities if there weren't any concealment mechanism.

Privacy isn't a binary or continuous thing, but is possible to varying degrees and requires navigating government and business processes carefully.