SPOKEO, ONLINE PHONE BOOK

SPOKEO ^ | May 05, 2010 | swampsniper

[SWAMPSNIPER]

This is a new online phone book which may have an amazing amount of information about you. Do a search on your name.

If you show up use the privacy button and it will tell you how to delete the listing.

I checked this out on Snopes.

[snowrip]

DO THIS IMMEDIATELY. Forward this info as well.

This website had my credit score, estimated income, contact info, home value and how long we have lived here, and pictures of someone that wasn’t me. I flipped the F out!

Click the “Privacy” link on the site, then follow the directions to remove your info.

[skr]

Thank you for the alert.

[I still care]

I see the listing. It’s way too much info in one place for me, but a lot of it is wrong. It says I’m not interested in politics!

[saint]

Also go here and remove your driver’s license listing:

http://www.license.shorturl.com/

[Domandred]

Yea same thing here. A lot of info, but a lot of wrong info as well.

[arthurus]

I looked up myself and two friends and about half of the information is right. The rest looks like random entries.

[momincombatboots]

I was shocked. I usually only use my first initial for any store discount offers. Census?

[mouser]

You think they got you mixed up
they show me living in a po box built in 1994.

[DManA]

Looked myself up. There are 5 pictures connected to my entry. 2 of them has a picture of a guy drinking beer and one smoking something. None of them are me or anyone I know. My mother, who died 4 years ago is listed. Says my house is worth 1M+ and that I have a high school education. All wrong wrong wrong.

But then 759 people have my name in Mn so I’m not too worried.

[Logic n' Reason]

Unfortunately, I disagree.

The data are outdated, wrong, and incomplete.

It is a waste of time.

[al_c]

I see the listing. It’s way too much info in one place for me, but a lot of it is wrong. It says I’m not interested in politics!

Yeah ... I live in a $1M+ house, according to them. LOL!!!!

I found out about this a couple of weeks ago. A lot of it was incorrect, but too much of it was right on. So I opted out.

[Logic n' Reason]

Ya just gotta love it!!

Well done!

[I still care]

No there was some correct data that was not random. I compared various results from people I knew.

For instance it had my cell phone, which I do not give out.

[My hearts in London - Everett]

That site has a poor reputation with WOT in Firefox ~

http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/license.shorturl.com

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Disagree with what?

That isn't the point. Do you want false data about your personal life online?

[My hearts in London - Everett]

Since I did what you’re recommending, my yahoo spam box has be deluged.

[TexasNative2000]

According to this website, I don’t exist. Fine with me...

[I still care]

Besides which, some of the info is incorrect now, but as their search engines and methods improve it may end up getting more on target.

[I still care]

I used my “garbage” email address. I maintain a few just for stuff like this.

[TankerKC]

They have me listed as a 20 year old with no interest in politics.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

If you sign up and pay you can see more. The first page is more or less generic.

[DManA]

Jolly Joker.

[RikaStrom]

Done, and did SD and SDHusband.

By the way, you can only do two removals per email name used. So if your entire family is shown, and you want to “privacy” them all, you will need multiple email accounts or use their email in the process and have them finish it on their end.

[lonestar]

The only thing they had correct about me was my name, address and phone no. Everything else was incorrect...thank gosh! I had me removed!

[bgill]

I want to know who that 2nd wife in my million dollar plus house located in a low income neighborhood is.

[reformed_dem]

my husband was listed - mostly incorrect. I was not.

[bgill]

It says I’m not interested in politics.

[bgill]

Do you want false data about your personal life online?

Most definitely, yes!

[Grizzled Bear]

Dude! They had a picture of my license, with my photo! How do I get it removed? Oh Noes!

[50cal Smokepole]

Thanks for the tip. What a bunch of crap they had on me and my wife.

[fanfan]

I don’t want to enter my real name in some random web site.

Is this real, Swampsniper?

If so, is it world wide, or only Americans?

[SWAMPSNIPER]

It is real! I checked it out, found my name there and had it removed. The friend who told me about it is a bit older and sicker than I am. He got the URL for his I.D. page, emailed it to me and I got his data deleted.

When you start the process they send a confirmation request, he wasn't sure what to do with it.

The odds are if you own property you are listed and a lot of personal stuff is available to anyone who wants to spend a few bucks. You just think you're protecting yourself now

[SWAMPSNIPER]

My Earthlink hasn’t been. Yahoo is the spammers favorite playground.

[My hearts in London - Everett]

Really?? I’ve had my Yahoo email since I’ve been on the net. Maybe it’s time to change....

[SWAMPSNIPER]

The correct stuff is on a page you have to pay for!

Some of you guys are really being obtuse tonight!

The data on the first page is generic!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I have Yahoo, Gmail, and 2 adresses on Earthlink, as well as a Budwieser account. I use Yahoo the least but that is where I get the most spam.

When I can't get out of here I'm usually online, that is most of the time. I go all over the web, almost never have anything get through my defenses.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

my house was 1.5 million! (yeah, ha , right!)

it said I like reading...Whoa! that could really be used against me.

I think this site won’t last..However, for those that have too much info that is accurate..Yeah, get rid of it.

[lonestar]

The correct stuff is on a page you have to pay for!

I prefer to be none of their business.

[Rocky]

I cut and pasted the URL, but it wouldn’t accept it. Since most of the info about me is wrong anyway, I just let it go.

[fanfan]

Ping to the thread and posts #32 and 33.

Something about this feels wrong. :-(

No offense, S sniper, but I am pinging a few others for additional insight.

Have you ever read the book “The Gift of Fear”?
The subject of this thread has the hair standing up on the back of my neck!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

The data you must oay to see is what you should worry about.

Please yourself, I really think you're being too paranoid.

[Cindy]

Thanks for the ping fanfan.

I operate my computers in our house with this personal axiom in mind:

When my computer is on; nothing is private.

[fanfan]

Would you check for your name on that site?

[Cindy]

Yep.
Nothing there.

[fanfan]

Thanks, Cindy.

I entered some people I know, and most of what came up was wrong, when they were found at all.