Unfortunately those kind of people are not here to read your post or any other that might, just might, unveil the lack of privacy they're actually swimming into. I've helped friends in the past recover from serious issues (instant restart as soon as the mouse cursor appears onscreen, right after the boot logo disappears) and sometimes more than once, so I'm afraid that even if they did read about other people's PCs being "shattered" some, in their arrogance (or ignorance, pick one) wouldn't take any extra measures to protect their privacy.
(but I do like it when they call the bank, from some fancy restaurant, asking what happened to their credit. "Well sir, remember that Solstice you bought last week?", "Sols'what?")