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pepperbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 11:59 AM
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FYI. A site called spokeo.com promises to deliver sensitive information about YOU (for a price).
Edited on Fri Apr-23-10 12:04 PM by pepperbear
I found myself on there and most of the info was wrong (which was also disconcerting) but enough was right to concern me.

http://www.spokeo.com
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 12:02 PM
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1. That site tried to plant a snooper-bot on my PC. nm
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Crystal Clarity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 12:09 PM
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4. When?
By visiting it, or before?
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 12:17 PM
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5. Ten minutes ago, when I clicked on the link in the OP. nm,
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 12:05 PM
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2. My info has a lot of mistakes also. Taken off of FaceBook or some
other form I filled out..Sounded like a questionnaire I filled out ages ago. No children, I had 3, wealth area where I live? Well maybe to some but upper middle-class is more like it. Lots of errors.
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 12:08 PM
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3. they got my last address from a decade ago
And I hate home decorating. They say I love it. They're wrong about everything except my zodiac sign. Anyone who pays for this crap is getting what they bargain for... bullshit!
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tallahasseedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 12:18 PM
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6. The information...
they have on me is about 97% wrong.

They said I am NOT interested in politics. Yeah okay, LOL!
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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 12:26 PM
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7. Apparently I and my wife don't exist...
...depsite newspaper articles, Facebook pages, professional listings, etc.

Interesting to know what it feels like to live off the grid.
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