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OT: Everyone should opt of this public record site:

alifaxwa2alifaxwa2 Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭
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All,
I wanted to pass along a public records website that everyone should opt out of.
www.spokeo.com
Go there, search yourself and find your listing. Click on your name and copy the URL.
On the bottom right of the page, click privacy. Paste the URL, your email and type in the security code shown.
It will send an email to the email you provide with a link to confirm. Click the link in the email and it will delete the profile. I did this last night for myself, my wife and my parents and they were already gone within hours (possibly quicker).

Please pass along.
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  • jwgatorsjwgators Posts: 460 ✭✭
    Funny, I just opted out last night. It is amazing how easy it is to find information out about people these days. Although most of the information they provide is public record anyway.
    Joel
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    Do you have to join to opt out?
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    Figured it out. I was slow. Your instructions were easy once I read them! image

    Thanks for the heads up!
  • alifaxwa2alifaxwa2 Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Funny, I just opted out last night. It is amazing how easy it is to find information out about people these days. Although most of the information they provide is public record anyway. >>


    Yea, I know, but i figured, why not take 1 minute and make it slightly less easy for people to find.
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  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    One of the records they had was very out of date for me... being a house my parents sold in 1988.

  • recbballrecbball Posts: 1,522 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for the link.

    I attempted to send it in and got this message:

    In order to prevent abuse, we must limit the frequency of privacy requests. Please try again tomorrow.
    Government officials please use your @.gov email address for priority processing.

  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭
    I heard about this site last night and just went on and was able to track down my uncle who I hadn't talked to
    since I was 10 when my dad died (27 yrs ago) and I had been looking online for years with limited information..
    found him in 2 minutes and called his # and he answered.. was pretty amazing..
    plan on staying in touch and finding out about my dad who I never got the chance to really know
  • thunderpowerthunderpower Posts: 112 ✭
    Done. Thanks!
  • leftofdialleftofdial Posts: 443 ✭✭
    I just did it --Thank you!!!!
  • Big80sBig80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
    Thank you for posting this.
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    Jeff
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    Usually these things are hoaxes or bad websites, but this one is for real. I realize all of the information on this website is public domain, but I've never seen it so quickly accessible, all on one site.

    I opted out of it (in two places), and I emailed it to my family and friends. Thanks for posting it!
  • HAMMERFAN44HAMMERFAN44 Posts: 318

    Thanks for looking out for your fellow man!
    I NEED HANKS!!!
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I heard about this site last night and just went on and was able to track down my uncle who I hadn't talked to
    since I was 10 when my dad died (27 yrs ago) and I had been looking online for years with limited information..
    found him in 2 minutes and called his # and he answered.. was pretty amazing..
    plan on staying in touch and finding out about my dad who I never got the chance to really know >>



    That's awesome!!
  • cadets68cadets68 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭
    Wow, thanks for the link. I took my wife and I off the site.

    Shawn
    After those four National League games, Gorman Thomas was never the same, and neither were the Brewers, and come to think of it neither was I.

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  • bbuckner22bbuckner22 Posts: 1,028 ✭
    Thanks for the useful info
    From what I can tell, 707 is the DOLLAR STORE compared to deans_cards. For what that guy charges, if I ever bought anything from him I would expect it to be delivered to me in a frickin' limo.
    ~WalterSobchak
  • otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    Knocked myself, the wife and the kids off of there about a year ago. There are dozens of sites like this out there, however, and more springing up. It's like trying to patch the mashed potatoes when the gravy starts running out.
  • TheCARDKidTheCARDKid Posts: 1,496 ✭
    Horrible! Why aren't there laws against this? They should rename the site, spooky.com. That's what it is. It tells you your age, marital status, how much your house is worth??

    Perfect, in this age of internet nutballs.
  • ToroToro Posts: 1,515
    I'm off the grid....lol...
  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,152 ✭✭✭✭✭
    THANK YOU for posting this! image

    I just took myself off the list.

    Steve
  • ZeeckZeeck Posts: 73
    On that site I'm single. I think I'll keep it.
  • Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭

    problem is you are on www.pipl.com
  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    I keep getting this error:


    We could not locate a directory listing for the URL provided.


    Is there something wrong with this URL?

    http://www.spokeo.com/search?q=marc schoenen

    Not sure how a URL should properly treat the space between first and last name
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  • alifaxwa2alifaxwa2 Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I keep getting this error:


    We could not locate a directory listing for the URL provided.


    Is there something wrong with this URL?

    http://www.spokeo.com/search?q=marc schoenen

    Not sure how a URL should properly treat the space between first and last name >>



    click on whichever marc is you and it will add numbers to the URL. That is the one you need to use.
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