Some of you aren't paranoid, after all!

[Joerg]

Phil Hobbs wrote:

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


Sure it does. It just leaves out the Schulze part.

Yeah, indeed. But then ... incomplete street address, map/terrain looks
like we are living on an ant hill. I mean, there's a lot more info out
there right on the web and it ain't finding it. If this claims itself to
be the big honking info site then it is IMHO a joke.

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.

Absolutamente. For fun I keyed in the name of a guy I needed to find for
a company president today. Yeah, it found him but no phone number or
other info for an immediate contact. Then I did a regular web search and
had him within a couple of minutes, _with_ phone number.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

"gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam.
Use another domain or send PM.

 

[Robert Baer]

Richard Henry wrote:

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.

Picture of house three doors away, pictures of four people, none of
them me, and the guess (I guess) that I am female.
I come up similarly, only place is correct.

You forgot to say the age is incorrect.

 

[Robert Baer]

Phil Hobbs wrote:

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


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

Really crazy, since AFAIK you are famous.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Richard Henry wrote:

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/

Picture of house three doors away, pictures of four people, none of
them me, and the guess (I guess) that I am female.

As far as being a couple 'doors away' most of the maping services are
that far off. Yahoo maps shows my house on the wrong street.


I thought you only wore dresses on the weekend and for Halloween? ;-)


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

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

PeterD 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/

Could not find me! Now that's funny, since all the search engines turn
out many thousands of references.

No hit for me anywhere in the last 25 years, either. Some people
find their employer listed, their kid's school, the family's church and
a list of stores where they shop.


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

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:

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/



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.

It is a US based company, dealing with information on US citizens. I
thought you were somewhere in Europe?


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

 

[Greegor]

http://www.spokeo.com/

Is it more frightening than what Intelius finds?

http://www.intelius.com/

Intelius wasn't reporting my ex-wife from 1994
and started listing her attached to me in 2009.

Why an ex-wife from 15 years in the past
would suddenly appear is peculiar to say
the least.

Intelius supposedly gets most of it's information
from utility companies who in turn use it
to assist with skip tracing, bill collecting, etc.

I notice that both services have a second
tier of report which is supposedly much
more detailed, but FOR A FEE.

Intelius uses a myriad of "partner" web sites
to "front" or market their product under
various names, and there have been a lot of
complaints that people were not reading the
fine print on their website carefully enough
and unknowingly became obligated for
some sort of ID protection service which
runs up monthly credit card charges until
they can get it stopped.

I question whether the types and level
of information they report are exempt
from the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

I wouldn't give any of these outfits my
credit card information on a bet.

The fine print on the intelius site says
you can opt out but you must send
in a fax of your drivers license with
much of the information blocked out.

This is supposedly to prove that you
are the person claimed, but with so
much blacked out and sent by FAX,
it's really no proof of anything at all.


And THESE outfits are the last people
I would want to send any MORE
information to!

Somebody ought to create a cease
and desist letter and get thousands
of people on internet to fill them out
and send them.

Or start a huge class action law suit against Intelius.

I do not understand how their collecting,
aggregating and SELLING everybody's
private information does not violate
the fair Credit Reporting Act.

I never gave them permission to
possess my information much less SELL it.

 

[Dirk Bruere at NeoPax]

On 20/10/2010 06:32, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:

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/



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.


It is a US based company, dealing with information on US citizens. I
thought you were somewhere in Europe?

I am.

--
Dirk

http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:

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.

It is a US based company, dealing with information on US citizens. I
thought you were somewhere in Europe?

I am.

I guess you're safe from them, till they expand to engulf the rest of
the world.


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

 

[Phil Hobbs]

On 10/19/2010 08:48 PM, Robert Baer wrote:

Phil Hobbs wrote:
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


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

Really crazy, since AFAIK you are famous.

A Norwegian friend of mine has a government tourist pamphlet that says
in part:

"Norwegians may be more world-famous at home than they are abroad, but..."

Same here.

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

 

[John Larkin]

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:13:34 -0400, Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 10/19/2010 08:48 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
Phil Hobbs wrote:
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


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

Really crazy, since AFAIK you are famous.


A Norwegian friend of mine has a government tourist pamphlet that says
in part:

"Norwegians may be more world-famous at home than they are abroad, but..."

Same here.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

One guy sent me a postcard from Hell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag

John

 

[Fred Abse]

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:58:13 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:13:34 -0400, Phil Hobbs
pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 10/19/2010 08:48 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
Phil Hobbs wrote:
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


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

Really crazy, since AFAIK you are famous.


A Norwegian friend of mine has a government tourist pamphlet that says
in part:

"Norwegians may be more world-famous at home than they are abroad, but..."

Same here.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

One guy sent me a postcard from Hell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=60.2631,-1.407736&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=60.2631,-1.407736


The town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania makes a good living out of tourists
sending postcards. I guess, if it changed its name, it would die.

--
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence
over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."
(Richard Feynman)

 

[Jim Thompson]

On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:54:17 -0700, Fred Abse
<excretatauris@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:58:13 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:13:34 -0400, Phil Hobbs
pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 10/19/2010 08:48 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
Phil Hobbs wrote:
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


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

Really crazy, since AFAIK you are famous.


A Norwegian friend of mine has a government tourist pamphlet that says
in part:

"Norwegians may be more world-famous at home than they are abroad, but..."

Same here.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

One guy sent me a postcard from Hell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag


http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=60.2631,-1.407736&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=60.2631,-1.407736


The town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania makes a good living out of tourists
sending postcards. I guess, if it changed its name, it would die.

Blue Bell, PA used to be Blue Balls, PA ;-)

...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 | |
| Voice480)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

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Fred Abse wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:58:13 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:13:34 -0400, Phil Hobbs
pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 10/19/2010 08:48 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
Phil Hobbs wrote:
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


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

Really crazy, since AFAIK you are famous.


A Norwegian friend of mine has a government tourist pamphlet that says
in part:

"Norwegians may be more world-famous at home than they are abroad, but..."

Same here.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

One guy sent me a postcard from Hell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag


http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=60.2631,-1.407736&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=60.2631,-1.407736

The town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania makes a good living out of tourists
sending postcards. I guess, if it changed its name, it would die.

Or like the gated community named 'Thorny Acres' that claimed to be
replacing the missing 'T' on their sign for years?


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

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:54:17 -0700, Fred Abse
excretatauris@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:58:13 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:13:34 -0400, Phil Hobbs
pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 10/19/2010 08:48 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
Phil Hobbs wrote:
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


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

Really crazy, since AFAIK you are famous.


A Norwegian friend of mine has a government tourist pamphlet that says
in part:

"Norwegians may be more world-famous at home than they are abroad, but..."

Same here.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

One guy sent me a postcard from Hell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag


http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=60.2631,-1.407736&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=60.2631,-1.407736


The town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania makes a good living out of tourists
sending postcards. I guess, if it changed its name, it would die.

Blue Bell, PA used to be Blue Balls, PA ;-)

There is a Blueball, Ohio.


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

 

[Fred Abse]

On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:56:36 -0400, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:54:17 -0700, Fred Abse
excretatauris@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:58:13 -0700, John Larkin wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:13:34 -0400, Phil Hobbs
pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 10/19/2010 08:48 PM, Robert Baer wrote:
Phil Hobbs wrote:
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


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

Really crazy, since AFAIK you are famous.


A Norwegian friend of mine has a government tourist pamphlet that
says in part:

"Norwegians may be more world-famous at home than they are abroad,
but..."

Same here.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

One guy sent me a postcard from Hell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag


http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=60.2631,-1.407736&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=60.2631,-1.407736


The town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania makes a good living out of
tourists sending postcards. I guess, if it changed its name, it would
die.

Blue Bell, PA used to be Blue Balls, PA ;-)


There is a Blueball, Ohio.

It's those Midwestern winters ;-)

IIRC, there is/was an Armco plant near there.

--
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence
over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."
(Richard Feynman)

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Fred Abse wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

There is a Blueball, Ohio.

It's those Midwestern winters ;-)

IIRC, there is/was an Armco plant near there.

Yes, in Middletown, which is just a few miles south. It was the first
American Rolling Mill Company location. It was also the corporate
headquarters and research facility before 51% was bought by a Japanese
company. It is now called 'AK Steel'.

Blueball is a wide spot in the road. It was named 'Blueball' in the
days when most people couldn't read, and the town's sign was a large
wood blue painted ball on a post along the highway.

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