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WinkyDink

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17. Hate to say it, but addresses are ALL OVER the Internet! So are phone numbers, political party

Fri May 12, 2017, 06:10 PM

May 2017

affiliations, previous places of residence, "people associated with," Google images of your current home (map/satellite/street view), etc.

I have appreciated this info, as I sometimes need addresses for mail.

P.S. I'll bet you will NOT get "White Pages" scrubbed.

P.P.S. Mentioned in a relative's obituary?There's your name (maiden/married/spouse), usually your current place of residence, and all of that for any siblings.

THEN it's a hop-skip to LinkedIn, Facebook, Google Images, any Letter to the Editor you've written, ANY newspaper article you were ever mentioned in, including school sports, ....

Frankly, the barn door of "Smile! You're on Candid Internet!" has been wide open for decades.

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"True People Search" Website posts home addresses, email, and cell numbers. Here's how to opt out. [View all] Miles Archer May 2017 OP

Endless sites post endless information about everyone these days including some state governments. RKP5637 May 2017 #1

Yep canetoad May 2017 #3

It's horrible. Some states publish all your real estate transactions, voting records, etc., etc. RKP5637 May 2017 #6

The above are public records. Voting records are secret; you must mean Party registration info. WinkyDink May 2017 #18

Yep, I meant Party registration info. Thanks! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #19

Holy shit. I have an extremely common name and found myself Beaverhausen May 2017 #2

It's like playing whack-a-mole bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #4

Jesus! superpatriotman May 2017 #5

At this moment, they can't help you. Lifelong Protester May 2017 #7

They removed two of mine, had some wrong info too. bettyellen May 2017 #12

Wow, thanks for the heads up TeapotInATempest May 2017 #8

They even listed my childhood home. And my age. Glimmer of Hope May 2017 #9

Dont search bathroommonkey76 May 2017 #11

This is so invasive. Ugh. Glimmer of Hope May 2017 #13

not very accurate Skittles May 2017 #10

Well I tried it and got this message: LeftInTX May 2017 #14

I tried again and it worked Miles Archer May 2017 #15

Now I found myself. LeftInTX May 2017 #16

Hate to say it, but addresses are ALL OVER the Internet! So are phone numbers, political party WinkyDink May 2017 #17