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Post by Rob Bigwood on Jul 14, 2005 0:41:16 GMT -5
I know a way of getting ANYONE's home address, telephone number, zip code, and etc. (alot of personal information) through the internet! They must have a webpage or business webpage though. I think this is a little crazy and maybe wrong? Am I right?? I remember when Harry Z made a big fuss about his privacy on the internet. Crazy, but now I know EXACTLY where he lives and his number! I can crank call him when ever I want to now! Anyone can get this information. I also found Kurt Howgates and Steve Carbones...
rob
(don't worry Harry, I won't tell anyone lol)
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Post by Malin Kleinsmith on Jul 14, 2005 8:23:03 GMT -5
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Post by Rob Bigwood on Jul 14, 2005 12:20:52 GMT -5
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Post by gambit on Jul 14, 2005 14:02:32 GMT -5
I know of 3 pathways which are very accurate.
I can get a map to your front door, do a credit check on you, find out how many purchases you have made on your credit card...
It is scary, but think about it, no matter where you use a credit card you are exposing yourself to the whole world. The information on the back of your drivers license (the black strip) has all your information [ SSN ]
scary
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Post by simon on Jul 14, 2005 15:01:07 GMT -5
Usually I hear all of this and then it seems to fall short of any real information, yet I was just forwarded today a link to site that has a ton of detail and appears to be offering historical background checks and criminal history reports without requiring the authorization of the individual you are doing the check on. (Though I am still having trouble running one on myself, it is just taking a long time)
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Post by Malin Kleinsmith on Jul 14, 2005 16:19:06 GMT -5
But Rob! It can´t be MY details in there! What can you see?
Name, Home address? Phone-number (better not, ´cause it´s a secret number).
M
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Post by Jim Bryan on Jul 14, 2005 17:11:23 GMT -5
Simon,
It's actually pretty common and is big business now. Instead of hiring a Private Investigator, civilian and businesses are subscribing for usage to large data warehouses or information wholesalers. Just be careful. Some third parties will find whatever you're looking for it you pay their price. On the downside, most of the information is not certified and their is always a disclaimer indemnifying the information provider. Some state will prosecute you if you obtain and sell information without first obtaining a license from the regulatory body. The loophole is "Who regulates cyberspace" These services never provide a physical location so jurisdiction is always a big question mark. There is soooo much information out there on everyone it is unbelievable. This includes bogus information. There's tons of money to be made in pre-employment screening. The only downfall is people use these services and the information is usually not accurate. Using bad or false information can cause a person financial harm and usually the sevice provider will be open for civil remedies. $$$$$
See ya.
Jim
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Post by simon on Jul 15, 2005 11:33:42 GMT -5
My company subscribes to a service that does background checks online, we have to have their consent to do it.
This website is willing to give background checks on anyone without their consent, for a fee, however it only seems to be information that is already considered public knowledge, former addresses for you and anyone they can remotely tie to you, property owned, liens, judgments, actions, etc. Though I own several properties my background check came back with only old addresses and nothing more, they also claim they can do a criminal background check on this website but I could not make it function.
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Post by STEVE PHIPPS on Jul 16, 2005 12:59:39 GMT -5
OK, tell us how to do this. So we can check out all our friends!
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Post by C. Hennerichs on Jul 17, 2005 21:11:22 GMT -5
this stuff has been around for yearsssssssssss...
with as little as 10.00 you can get tons of information without there consent.
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Post by Mike Dardenne on Jul 18, 2005 0:18:31 GMT -5
Like Rob said, it is all too easy. Anyone who has a website is vulnerable to spam or far worse; due to the fact that law requires the registrants contact information be made publicly available.
Yes, Malin I found your address, phone #, IP address, etc. in about 10 seconds.
Same with Bigwood.
So you know, there is a way to prevent this! Contact your domain host and tell them you want your registration info. private. Their contact info. will show instead of yours. There is a charge for this, in fact it makes your hosting cost as much as double sometimes depending on the company you deal with. Could be worth it though to prevent just one wrong person armed with such info.
Unfortunately, like Chrislyn said, with a few bucks you can find out anything on anyone without their consent whatsoever. Banks, landlords, and employers use this info. more and more to determine your credit worthiness, leasability, or even employment. A stalker type person or identity thief is just a few clicks away from knowing everything about anyone. Scary.
m.a.d.
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Post by Malin Kleinsmith on Jul 18, 2005 3:44:32 GMT -5
Mike!
Hm...that´s strange since I have a "secret" phone-number, and we have rules about that in Sweden and if they put it out where other people could see it, then they are breaking the law. But maybe it is only my mobile-number that they show.
Since I am sponsored by "FS-data" (the webhotel I am using) I guess they could make everything secret for free for me.
Thank you for telling me. ´Cause I had to make my telephone number secret when a maniac was calling me all the time, and followed me on my competitions and stuff. Really scary, so it´s good to know!
Malin
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