Spokeo Search Engine

[Yodelinpol]

This from a co-worker:

A friend of mine informed me of a new search engine at People Search | White Pages | Find People | FREE!. You can search by name, phone number, email address, or username, and the results list personal information that is, quite frankly, creepy. The bulk of the information is hidden, where you have to pay to view in its entirety, but some of the snippets were enough to catch my attention (ex: name of family members in a household).



The good news is that it was fairly easy to remove my information. I thought that you might not want your information posted either, so here is how I removed my info from the site:



1) Search for your name/email/phone/username.

2) Click on the link to you.

3) When the page loads, copy the URL.

4) Go to the Privacy link in the footer.

5) Paste the URL into the appropriate field (it’s labeled), and type in your email address.

6) Enter the confirmation code.

7) Click the ‘Remove Listing’ button.

8) Check the Inbox of the email account entered.

9) Click the link to remove your listing.



I did this for every variation of my name, email address I’ve ever had, and user names that I typically use, until I couldn’t find myself on there. I feel a bit paranoid at all the info that is on the internet nowadays, but I suppose that is the nature of the beast and a price of convenience.

[Too Tall]

When I put in SPucci I get a bill for $1.50. WTH???

SNOPES says