I wish more folks had at least a state for their location. Frankly, you have a better chance of someone stealing your identity by either sifting through your trash, or by being a store employee who handles credit cards.

Creating a drop down serves no purpose IMO. Lots of customization, when the user can simply type two letters and call it a day. Rocket's right on one thing though, you aren't putting your actual address in there, nor your full name.

Way too much paranoia on the subject IMO. However, making it mandatory doesn't jive with YT's modus operandi...