Posted: 11/16/2012 6:49:46 AM EDT
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Quoted: Paranoid much? No. I came across this site while browsing my normal morning bullshit. Plus, just like how many people here claim they don't like how Facebook tries to profit off of their personal information, why should these companies (who are even more shady than FB) do the same? |
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I don't see Facebook promising to give out this information: Intelius reports include:
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Quoted: Quoted: Paranoid much? No. I came across this site while browsing my normal morning bullshit. Plus, just like how many people here claim they don't like how Facebook tries to profit off of their personal information, why should these companies (who are even more shady than FB) do the same? Shady? How so? All the information on those sites is stuff that anyone can find with a bit of research. Address, telephone number, etc. All of the information on most of those sites is of public record. I use a couple of them to locate people I'm trying to get Oil & Gas Leases from. A lot of those folks don't even know they own mineral interests. I don't recollect seeing any information on those sites that can't be found elsewhere....or is compromising. None of them give Social Security numbers. Nexis gives all kind of information like criminal history, relatives, associates, tax info, etc., but you can't opt out of Nexis. Point being, there is a lot of difference in the information available and people can still get it. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Paranoid much? No. I came across this site while browsing my normal morning bullshit. Plus, just like how many people here claim they don't like how Facebook tries to profit off of their personal information, why should these companies (who are even more shady than FB) do the same? Shady? How so? All the information on those sites is stuff that anyone can find with a bit of research. Address, telephone number, etc. All of the information on most of those sites is of public record. I use a couple of them to locate people I'm trying to get Oil & Gas Leases from. A lot of those folks don't even know they own mineral interests. I don't recollect seeing any information on those sites that can't be found elsewhere....or is compromising. None of them give Social Security numbers. Nexis gives all kind of information like criminal history, relatives, associates, tax info, etc., but you can't opt out of Nexis. Point being, there is a lot of difference in the information available and people can still get it. I find them shady, because unlike the sites where I voluntarily submit my personal information (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc), I never made a conscious decision to have all of my personal information made available to these websites to sell to the highest bidder. Sure, it is all public information. I get that. However, someone wishing to find out personal information about me, who does not know me, should have as difficult of a time as possible to do so. |
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And for all of you who kept getting phone calls from obnoxious pollsters: https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx |
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Opt Out of Pre-approved Unsolicited Credit Card Offers
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Paranoid much? No. I came across this site while browsing my normal morning bullshit. Plus, just like how many people here claim they don't like how Facebook tries to profit off of their personal information, why should these companies (who are even more shady than FB) do the same? Shady? How so? All the information on those sites is stuff that anyone can find with a bit of research. Address, telephone number, etc. All of the information on most of those sites is of public record. I use a couple of them to locate people I'm trying to get Oil & Gas Leases from. A lot of those folks don't even know they own mineral interests. I don't recollect seeing any information on those sites that can't be found elsewhere....or is compromising. None of them give Social Security numbers. Nexis gives all kind of information like criminal history, relatives, associates, tax info, etc., but you can't opt out of Nexis. Point being, there is a lot of difference in the information available and people can still get it. I find them shady, because unlike the sites where I voluntarily submit my personal information (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc), I never made a conscious decision to have all of my personal information made available to these websites to sell to the highest bidder. Sure, it is all public information. I get that. However, someone wishing to find out personal information about me, who does not know me, should have as difficult of a time as possible to do so. What is it that you think someone can do with the information available about you on these sites that could hurt you? They can't get your SSN, banking info, health info, or anything dangerous. There isn't any 'personal' information on these sites...and most of what is there requires a subscription to obtain. All of the information that these websites have about you: is already available online. All these sites do is 'webcrawl' to mine this data and consolidate it in a database...just like google and other search engines. Hell, the phonebook has your name, address, and phone number. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Paranoid much? No. I came across this site while browsing my normal morning bullshit. Plus, just like how many people here claim they don't like how Facebook tries to profit off of their personal information, why should these companies (who are even more shady than FB) do the same? Shady? How so? All the information on those sites is stuff that anyone can find with a bit of research. Address, telephone number, etc. All of the information on most of those sites is of public record. I use a couple of them to locate people I'm trying to get Oil & Gas Leases from. A lot of those folks don't even know they own mineral interests. I don't recollect seeing any information on those sites that can't be found elsewhere....or is compromising. None of them give Social Security numbers. Nexis gives all kind of information like criminal history, relatives, associates, tax info, etc., but you can't opt out of Nexis. Point being, there is a lot of difference in the information available and people can still get it. I find them shady, because unlike the sites where I voluntarily submit my personal information (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc), I never made a conscious decision to have all of my personal information made available to these websites to sell to the highest bidder. Sure, it is all public information. I get that. However, someone wishing to find out personal information about me, who does not know me, should have as difficult of a time as possible to do so. What is it that you think someone can do with the information available about you on these sites that could hurt you? They can't get your SSN, banking info, health info, or anything dangerous. There isn't any 'personal' information on these sites...and most of what is there requires a subscription to obtain. All of the information that these websites have about you: is already available online. All these sites do is 'webcrawl' to mine this data and consolidate it in a database...just like google and other search engines. Hell, the phonebook has your name, address, and phone number. I understand all of that. However, just like I would not submit to a search of my property without a warrant, even though I have nothing to hide, I'm not going to just willingly allow some nameless, faceless company to make money off of my personal information. I'm not living in fear. I just value my privacy. So, while all of that information may be out there already, at least I can take some solace in the fact that I made it just a tad bit harder for some dickhead to profit off it without my explicit consent. |
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Quoted: Opt Out of Pre-approved Unsolicited Credit Card Offers
It won't take the fucking captcha. WTF? You have to use all caps.  |
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And for all of you who kept getting phone calls from obnoxious pollsters: https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx The DNC list doesn't prohibit pollsters from calling. Will All Telemarketing Calls Stop If I Register?
If I register my number on the National Do Not Call Registry, will it stop all telemarketing calls? No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most telemarketing calls, but not all. Because of limitations in the jurisdiction of the FTC and FCC, calls from or on behalf of political organizations, charities, and telephone surveyors would still be permitted, as would calls from companies with which you have an existing business relationship, or those to whom you’ve provided express agreement in writing to receive their calls. Are calls from political organizations or calls soliciting for charities covered? Political solicitations are not covered by the TSR at all, since they are not included in its definition of “telemarketing.” Charities are not covered by the requirements of the national registry. However, if a third-party telemarketer is calling on behalf of a charity, a consumer may ask not to receive any more calls from, or on behalf of, that specific charity. If a third-party telemarketer calls again on behalf of that charity, the telemarketer may be subject to a fine of up to $16,000 . What about telephone surveys? If the call is really for the sole purpose of conducting a survey, it is not covered. Only telemarketing calls are covered — that is, calls that solicit sales of goods or services. Callers purporting to take a survey, but also offering to sell goods or services, must comply with the National Do Not Call Registry. |
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Quoted: Quoted: And for all of you who kept getting phone calls from obnoxious pollsters: https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx The DNC list doesn't prohibit pollsters from calling. Will All Telemarketing Calls Stop If I Register? If I register my number on the National Do Not Call Registry, will it stop all telemarketing calls? No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most telemarketing calls, but not all. Because of limitations in the jurisdiction of the FTC and FCC, calls from or on behalf of political organizations, charities, and telephone surveyors would still be permitted, as would calls from companies with which you have an existing business relationship, or those to whom you’ve provided express agreement in writing to receive their calls. Are calls from political organizations or calls soliciting for charities covered? Political solicitations are not covered by the TSR at all, since they are not included in its definition of "telemarketing.” Charities are not covered by the requirements of the national registry. However, if a third-party telemarketer is calling on behalf of a charity, a consumer may ask not to receive any more calls from, or on behalf of, that specific charity. If a third-party telemarketer calls again on behalf of that charity, the telemarketer may be subject to a fine of up to $16,000 . What about telephone surveys? If the call is really for the sole purpose of conducting a survey, it is not covered. Only telemarketing calls are covered — that is, calls that solicit sales of goods or services. Callers purporting to take a survey, but also offering to sell goods or services, must comply with the National Do Not Call Registry. Shit. I did not know that. Thanks for the clarification, man. |
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And for all of you who kept getting phone calls from obnoxious pollsters: https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx The DNC list doesn't prohibit pollsters from calling. Will All Telemarketing Calls Stop If I Register?
If I register my number on the National Do Not Call Registry, will it stop all telemarketing calls? No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most telemarketing calls, but not all. Because of limitations in the jurisdiction of the FTC and FCC, calls from or on behalf of political organizations, charities, and telephone surveyors would still be permitted, as would calls from companies with which you have an existing business relationship, or those to whom you’ve provided express agreement in writing to receive their calls. Are calls from political organizations or calls soliciting for charities covered? Political solicitations are not covered by the TSR at all, since they are not included in its definition of "telemarketing.” Charities are not covered by the requirements of the national registry. However, if a third-party telemarketer is calling on behalf of a charity, a consumer may ask not to receive any more calls from, or on behalf of, that specific charity. If a third-party telemarketer calls again on behalf of that charity, the telemarketer may be subject to a fine of up to $16,000 . What about telephone surveys? If the call is really for the sole purpose of conducting a survey, it is not covered. Only telemarketing calls are covered — that is, calls that solicit sales of goods or services. Callers purporting to take a survey, but also offering to sell goods or services, must comply with the National Do Not Call Registry. Shit. I did not know that. Thanks for the clarification, man. http://stoppoliticalcalls.org/welcome2.html |
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Quoted: Thanks Poink. Also, Ancestry.com either sells off your information or allows it to be harvested. Alot of my information that was online I could tell came from Ancestry I suspected Ancestry.com did that. My fucking aunt is BIG into that site, and that is probably one of the reasons I keep finding so much info on my family out there. |
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Opt Out of Pre-approved Unsolicited Credit Card Offers
have to give your SSN what could possibly go wrong |
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have to give your SSN what could possibly go wrong It's a legit site...but you don't have to use your social if you choose not to do so. However, if you have a very common name...you might have to. |