[The Great RJ]

I share the concern of Stephen Hawking that we maybe should not advertise who we are and where we are at least someone picking up those signals might come visiting with sinister intent. Better that we just listen first.

[Psycho_Bunny]

That always struck me as a pointless notion - I doubt an aggressive alien species would be able to reach the level of shear technological power needed for viable interstellar travel, without first destroying itself.

Plus, it’s unlikely we’d have anything to offer that wouldn’t be “economically” easier to find closer to their own system.

[GOPJ]

I share the concern of Stephen Hawking that we maybe should not advertise who we are and where we are at least someone picking up those signals might come visiting with sinister intent. Better that we just listen first.

Hawking was right on this one...

[Gideon7]

I share the concern of Stephen Hawking that we maybe should not advertise who we are and where we are at least someone picking up those signals might come visiting with sinister intent. Better that we just listen first.

“Like a newborn mewling in the forest, we are calling the wolves down upon us.” The Forge of God by Greg Bear.

With the advent of HDTV and digital compression, Earth today looks more like a random natural noise source. That should give us some cover.