On-line Privacy Concerns Grow

Lamplighter · 01-14-2011, 09:30 AM

A lot of people have confiscated my name, even before I was born !

It seemed to be a pretty good search on public (real estate, birth, etc.) records.
It did turn up some, but not all, of my references in the scientific literature,
but a Google search can be much more complete.

Here is a web site I use with prospective tenants for a free criminal background check.
This too is not always up to date or complete, but the price is right.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-14-2011, 09:46 AM

Pipl's info was 95% wrong. Mostly about a former governor of the Bank of Scotland, and a NJ football player.

TheMercenary · 01-14-2011, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

A lot of people have confiscated my name, even before I was born !

Maybe so, but I bet if I was a prospective employer I could find enough about you that you may or may not have wanted to share. Well maybe not for someone of your age, but for a younger more connected person the issue may be larger.

Lamplighter · 01-14-2011, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Maybe so, but I bet if I was a prospective employer I could find enough about you that you may or may not have wanted to share. Well maybe not for someone of your age, but for a younger more connected person the issue may be larger.

"younger" "more connected" ??? I almost feel hurt

But you're probably right.
I keep after our G-kids about what all they put up on FaceBook, etc.

Also, it's the credit score that is important...
a al insurance rates, loans, etc.
It shouldn't be that way, but how can you fight it.

01-14-2011, 09:46 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Pipl's info was 95% wrong. Mostly about a former governor of the Bank of Scotland, and a NJ football player. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-14-2011, 09:30 AM	#1
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	A lot of people have confiscated my name, even before I was born ! It seemed to be a pretty good search on public (real estate, birth, etc.) records. It did turn up some, but not all, of my references in the scientific literature, but a Google search can be much more complete. Here is a web site I use with prospective tenants for a free criminal background check. This too is not always up to date or complete, but the price is right.

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