Some of you aren't paranoid, after all!

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Michael A. Terrell

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See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/


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Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.
 
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:53:31 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/
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Lot of misinformation... I'm an electrician (incorrect) with a
graduate degree (correct :)

Wrong street picture, etc, etc...

...Jim Thompson
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| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I can see November from my house :)
 
Jim Thompson wrote:
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:53:31 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:


See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/

Lot of misinformation... I'm an electrician (incorrect) with a
graduate degree (correct :)
Click to expand...

What do you expect from code monkeys?


Wrong street picture, etc, etc...
Click to expand...

There is supposed to be an opt-out feature on that website. It was
featured on the local news tonight and one woman had a lot of
embarrassing things revealed when they looked her up on that site.


--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.
 
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:38:26 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:53:31 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:


See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/

Lot of misinformation... I'm an electrician (incorrect) with a
graduate degree (correct :)


What do you expect from code monkeys?


Wrong street picture, etc, etc...


There is supposed to be an opt-out feature on that website. It was
featured on the local news tonight and one woman had a lot of
embarrassing things revealed when they looked her up on that site.
Click to expand...
Looked myself up, and it had two listings that applied to me. One was
very old, and had no useful data. the other had the wrong town, the
right phone number, and very iffy data on the rest. Did have my
wife's name correct...

Charlie
 
Charlie E. wrote:

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:38:26 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:53:31 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:


See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/

Lot of misinformation... I'm an electrician (incorrect) with a
graduate degree (correct :)


What do you expect from code monkeys?



Wrong street picture, etc, etc...


There is supposed to be an opt-out feature on that website. It was
featured on the local news tonight and one woman had a lot of
embarrassing things revealed when they looked her up on that site.


Looked myself up, and it had two listings that applied to me. One was
very old, and had no useful data. the other had the wrong town, the
right phone number, and very iffy data on the rest. Did have my
wife's name correct...

Charlie
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Don't feel alone. Mine has no info on me accept the street name
which is totally incorrect.

I think it's getting mixed up with some one else..

It did get the region correct how ever.. I just think maybe it may
have taken that from the IP address.
 
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/
Click to expand...
Doesn't even find me.

<yawn>

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

"gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam.
Use another domain or send PM.
 
Joerg wrote:
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/


Doesn't even find me.
Click to expand...

Who said you were paranoid? ;-)


No reference to me, even though they have a lot of "Michael Terrell"
listings. It was just a heads up in case someone wanted to remove any
or all data.


--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.
 
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:53:31 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/
Click to expand...
Not much of value, except a pretty nice aerial view of a house I sold three
years ago and nothing about my last two residences. I don't think anything
else is true, except perhaps generic town information (that I moved from three
years ago).
 
mpm wrote:
On Oct 18, 4:53 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net
wrote:
See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/

--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.

I think before I remove my entry, I'll set up a bogus one-time email
for that purpose.
No need to assist them in completing the many gaps in their
information...
For example, they have me listed as "female". And nothing current or
correct.

I checked a few friends, my brother, etc... that I "know" their info.
My guess is it's about 60% accurate on that small sample size. Maybe
75% if you accept old, yet accurate, information as acceptable.
Click to expand...

I thought some people might like to 'game the system'. :)


--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.
 
On Oct 18, 4:53 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
   See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine.  Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

       http://www.spokeo.com/

--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.
Click to expand...
I think before I remove my entry, I'll set up a bogus one-time email
for that purpose.
No need to assist them in completing the many gaps in their
information...
For example, they have me listed as "female". And nothing current or
correct.

I checked a few friends, my brother, etc... that I "know" their info.
My guess is it's about 60% accurate on that small sample size. Maybe
75% if you accept old, yet accurate, information as acceptable.
 
"Ken S. Tucker" wrote:
"Game the system"
Here's an article on GPS trackers,

http://satellite.tmcnet.com/topics/satellite/articles/109670-fbi-demands-secret-gps-tracker-back-after-its.htm

I'd like a tracker in my wristwatch so when I get lost I can cell
to find out where I am.
Ken
PS: Careful not to let the tracker get stuck to a taxi cab.
Click to expand...


Cell? I still use a landline, Skype or Magic Jack. I don't own a
GPS, either. Unless it's in a junk cell phone that I haven't stripped
for parts.


--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.
 
On Oct 18, 11:28 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
mpm wrote:

On Oct 18, 4:53 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net
wrote:
See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/

--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.

I think before I remove my entry, I'll set up a bogus one-time email
for that purpose.
No need to assist them in completing the many gaps in their
information...
For example, they have me listed as "female". And nothing current or
correct.

I checked a few friends, my brother, etc... that I "know" their info.
My guess is it's about 60% accurate on that small sample size. Maybe
75% if you accept old, yet accurate, information as acceptable.

I thought some people might like to 'game the system'. :)
Click to expand...
"Game the system"
Here's an article on GPS trackers,

http://satellite.tmcnet.com/topics/satellite/articles/109670-fbi-demands-secret-gps-tracker-back-after-its.htm

I'd like a tracker in my wristwatch so when I get lost I can cell
to find out where I am.
Ken
PS: Careful not to let the tracker get stuck to a taxi cab.





--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.
Click to expand...
 
On Oct 18, 2:53 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
   See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine.  Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

       http://www.spokeo.com/

--
Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is
enough left over to pay them.
Click to expand...
Picture of house three doors away, pictures of four people, none of
them me, and the guess (I guess) that I am female.
 
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:53:31 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/
Click to expand...
Could not find me! Now that's funny, since all the search engines turn
out many thousands of references.
 
Joerg wrote:
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/


Doesn't even find me.
Click to expand...
Nor me.

There are some frighteningly good public record search engines
available. But they are pay services, so I'm not worried about nosey
neighbors and Usenet miscreants looking me up.

A friend of mine is a private detective and she looked me up just for
kicks. They do have some inaccurate information (errors in an old
address, for example) but the list is very complete. I'm guessing the
errors are due to typos over the course of history.

For a while, the FBI had bad data on me. An incorrect birthplace (wrong
country even). When I spotted it at a security interview, the agent went
in to correct the entry. It appears that typing the first few letters of
the city populates a pull down menu and they just picked the first
entry. I'm guessing that this goes on a lot in data entries.

--
Paul Hovnanian mailto:paul@Hovnanian.com
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Porsche: If I went any faster, I'd have to eat airline food.
 
"Wanderer" <wanderer@dialup4less.com> wrote in message
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On Oct 18, 6:14 pm, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@On-My-
Web-Site.com> wrote:
http://www.spokeo.com/

Lot of misinformation... I'm an electrician (incorrect) with a
graduate degree (correct :)

Wrong street picture, etc, etc...

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon athttp://www.analog-innovations.com| 1962 |

I can see November from my house :)

Misinformation is just as bad or worse then correct information. Apply
for a job and have an employer check you out and not hire you because
of crap that's not true. And you never know why.
Click to expand...
Would you really want to work for someone so stupid?

tm
 
On Oct 18, 6:14 pm, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@On-My-
Web-Site.com> wrote:
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:53:31 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"

mike.terr...@earthlink.net> wrote:

  See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine.  Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

   http://www.spokeo.com/

Lot of misinformation... I'm an electrician (incorrect) with a
graduate degree (correct :)

Wrong street picture, etc, etc...

                                        ...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO                            |    mens     |
| Analog Innovations, Inc.                         |     et      |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems  |    manus    |
| Phoenix, Arizona  85048    Skype: Contacts Only  |             |
| Voice:(480)460-2350  Fax: Available upon request |  Brass Rat  |
| E-mail Icon athttp://www.analog-innovations.com|    1962     |

               I can see November from my house :)
Click to expand...
Misinformation is just as bad or worse then correct information. Apply
for a job and have an employer check you out and not hire you because
of crap that's not true. And you never know why.
 
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/

I was kind of surprised that there are 29 hits on "Rich Grise." One of them
Click to expand...
is me, but all they have is "Whittier," and my email.

I got an email from my brother's kid, asking if any of the three "Rich
Grise"s on facebook is me. I don't even know how to do facebook!

Cheers!
Rich
 
On 18/10/2010 22:53, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/
Click to expand...
Didn't even find me or my email address - and AFAIK I am the only "dirk
bruere" on the Net. With tens of thousands of posts under my own name.

--
Dirk

http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show
 
On 10/18/2010 09:42 PM, Joerg wrote:
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
See what data has been harvested about you on this so called search
engine. Some people on this group have a fair amount of personal
information displayed and don't even know it.

http://www.spokeo.com/


Doesn't even find me.

yawn
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Sure it does. It just leaves out the Schulze part. ;)

My listing gets the right house--really hard since my street address is
in my sig--but most of the rest is either wrong or else obvious. They
left out various family members--such as my wife--and they even
mis-spelled my name. You could do a lot better with Google.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal
ElectroOptical Innovations
55 Orchard Rd
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
845-480-2058

email: hobbs (atsign) electrooptical (period) net
http://electrooptical.net
 
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