Re: [LM_NET] Off topic: Privacy Issue

[David Lininger <tigerlibrarian@GMAIL.COM>]

Mary Ludwick wrote:
> http://www.spokeo.com/
> 
> If you try to manage your privacy like I do, you might be shocked like I was, to 
>learn these people are not only collecting information on you, but happily 
>disseminating it without your permission.  If you want to make them stop, they 
>will do it one of two ways, through reputation defender which will cost you money, 
>or they will remove it from only their site for free.
> 
> If you want to make them stop their site from giving out your info, these are the 
>steps to take, look yourself up, copy the URL, then go to the privacy section 
>(real tiny at the bottom) on the main page and open it, paste in your URL and do 
>the data entry. Supposedly this will make it stop on their site.
> 

This site takes public information from many sources and collates it. I 
checked it a few months ago and found myself. I don't remember whether I 
requested to be deleted or not, but I'm not there anymore. Just for fun, 
I typed in my dad's name, and only one hit came up. I know it isn't my 
dad, because he died in 1999.

For the really scary privacy stuff, try Google. Every post on LM_NET is 
there, complete with full name, school, edress, phone number, the works.


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David Lininger, kb0zke
MS/HS Librarian
Skyline MS/HS
Urbana, MO 65767
(417) 993-4226
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