2. Because there are people who want to bring us down. All I will add to that is big players in their earliest stages need to be careful what pool they mine in. We don't have any reason to do anything differently than what we're doing. No matter what anyone thinks they know, there is risk when you are in our shoes.
I am not trolling in any way. I am just curious about this on a technical standpoint. Let's say that you are mining on a pool and you disclose which hardware you use and which pool you are using. How can this affect your security? The pool will pay a BTC address, which is anonymous per se. The pool may log your IP but you can protect yourself behind a VPN. How can people damage you?
Again, I am just interested in the technicalities behind this. I have invested in PBMining and I will continue investing.