Super User grimlin Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 There's a site called spokeo.com that's a new online USA phone book w/personal information: everything from pics you've posted on FB or web, your approx credit score, home value, income, age. Remove yourself by searching your name, find the URL of your page, then go to the bottom right corner of the page and click on the Privacy button to remove yourself. Copy & re-post so your FB friends are aware! Quote
Super User bilgerat Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks. I just deleted mine. What's scary is how many other sites have this info ? Quote
Super User skunked_again Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 you paid $$$ to take your name off a list? Quote
GTrombly Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 you paid $$$ to take your name off a list? It is free to remove your name. Quote
Super User skunked_again Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 you paid $$$ to take your name off a list? It is free to remove your name. right, but you should google Spokeo. the site isnt the problem. the problem is your info is out there and that site is just gathering it. Quote
Super User Redlinerobert Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 holy moley. thanks for that. There were several with my addresses. Deleted all of them! Quote
Super User slonezp Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 you paid $$$ to take your name off a list? It is free to remove your name. right, but you should google Spokeo. the site isnt the problem. the problem is your info is out there and that site is just gathering it. But you have the ability to make it difficult for someone to get the info, by deleting it. Quote
Super User skunked_again Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 you paid $$$ to take your name off a list? It is free to remove your name. right, but you should google Spokeo. the site isnt the problem. the problem is your info is out there and that site is just gathering it. But you have the ability to make it difficult for someone to get the info, by deleting it. and i understand that. have you looked for your info on whitepages.com? Quote
tipptruck1 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I looked up my self. They said I lived at my old place in Iowa. I haven't lived there in like 8 years. I guess the internet is wrong. Quote
Ima Bass Ninja Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 HeHe i must be doin somethin right cause im not on there Quote
Super User 5bass Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 I looked up my self. They said I lived at my old place in Iowa. I haven't lived there in like 8 years. I guess the internet is wrong. No way!!! ;D Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 I looked up my self. They said I lived at my old place in Iowa. I haven't lived there in like 8 years. I guess the internet is wrong. No way!!! ;D He's doing better than me..... I didn't show up at all! 8-) I hope that doesn't cancel my spot @ the Roadtrip! Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted January 8, 2011 Super User Posted January 8, 2011 HeHe i must be doin somethin right cause im not on there I looked up my name. Some popped up, but mine was not among them. Quote
NateFollmer Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 My info is wrong, so I'll leave it Honestly though, you give anyone 10 bucks and 2 minutes, they could find all this and more on hundreds of more sites. Hard to completely remove yourself from the net... Quote
JigMe Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Omg. They have everything from my name, address, number... How do u delete information? Quote
preach4bass Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Omg. They have everything from my name, address, number... How do u delete information? If you don't want those three pieces of information out there you have to go to every house in your county and collect the phone books. ;D What's the big deal? Quote
JigMe Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 It also got my credit score, home value, my salary. I don't want everyone to see it... U might, but I don't. Quote
preach4bass Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 It also got my credit score, home value, my salary. I don't want everyone to see it... U might, but I don't. Oh, I see, and I agree. Credit score, home value, and salary are a little more personal than common information you can find the the local phone book. Quote
frogtog Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Ok so how do you delete it, I don't want everyone knowing how poor I am. Quote
Super User skunked_again Posted January 9, 2011 Super User Posted January 9, 2011 It also got my credit score, home value, my salary. I don't want everyone to see it... U might, but I don't. home value? big deal. credit score and salarys are fake. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted January 9, 2011 Super User Posted January 9, 2011 It also got my credit score, home value, my salary. I don't want everyone to see it... U might, but I don't. home value? big deal. credit score and salarys are fake. Which may be more reason to delete it. There are employers out there who may check things like these before offering you a job. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted January 9, 2011 Super User Posted January 9, 2011 Other than the apx value of my home I saw nothing. However I did not join,login or pay to see anything. I could not remove my listing, tried the code about 6 times. Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted January 9, 2011 Super User Posted January 9, 2011 A relative of mine removed her information a couple of weeks ago........it's back up again. Quote
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