Mesa Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I read this on Fb and checked it out... sure enough! My dh was there, with a pic of our home and our kids info. I wasnt there under my name, but was under my usernames. There were pics of my kids and my pics on photobucket! I wasnt aware of this site, and thought I'd pass this info on. There's a site called spokeo.com that's an online USA phone book w/personal information: everything from pics you've posted on FB or web, your credit score, home value, income, age. Remove yourself by searching your name, copy the URL of your page, then go to the bottom right corner of the page and click on the Privacy button at the bottom to remove yourself. Copy & re-post so your friends are aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 :eek: :eek: :eek: I find that type of website to be an incredible invasion of privacy. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 HUGE invasion of privacy. Do you have to log in to see all of your info? They got my address right, but listed my age (I just turned 40 last week) in the 60's. LOL! Ohmy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 They couldn't even find me or DH. But we don't put much out there. I don't find it an invasion of privacy because the internet is not private. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I thought I'd done this before a few years ago when i first heard of this site! But I searched and my name and my husband's were both there. (No pics though). I removed us both. Thanks for the post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I removed us both. How did you do that? I would like to delete our info, too. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 They couldn't even find me or DH. But we don't put much out there. I don't find it an invasion of privacy because the internet is not private. Well, I doubt people are posting their credit scores and income on the internet but that is on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Yes, but we have those, too and they weren't there. Not sure why not. However, I was more speaking of pictures and personal info that people put on the internet themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Ours was so inaccurate. I wish we had that income and house worth over a million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I am not on there, but dh is! :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dulcimeramy Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I deleted our profiles months ago! Now we're back, under the address where we lived 10 years ago. :glare: Its like whack-a-mole. If you need to delete yourself, look for the 'privacy' button at the very bottom of the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wow, I wish we made that much money :001_smile: How do they figure that information. They also got my dh's name wrong. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 If you need to delete yourself, look for the 'privacy' button at the very bottom of the page. Thanks! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susann Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Thanks, just deleted DH an myself. Didn't even know about the site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wow, that is scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah C. Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 From the "About" link at the bottom of the home page: When it comes to locating people-related information, Spokeo’s powerful search and organization technology far surpasses that of conventional search engines. That is because Spokeo’s specialized web crawlers can penetrate lesser accessed, content-rich areas of the web, collectively known as the “deepnet†which many general-purpose search engines cannot. The “deepnet†is home to vast and largely untapped, dynamically-generated sites. And, since the majority of people-related public records are frequently stored on these types of sites rather than on web pages, Spokeo has a distinctive advantage over traditional search engines to which these rich stockpiles of data remain out of reach. Spokeo aggregates data from hundreds of online and offline sources, including but not limited to: phone directories, social networks, marketing surveys, mailing lists, government censuses, real estate listings, and business websites. All of the data aggregated is publicly available, and accessible by anyone from those respective sources. Finding, consolidating, and organizing all of the data meaningfully, however, could take an individual weeks, whereas Spokeo automates the data aggregation process and offers it at lightning speed. So, all of the info on Spokeo is available somewhere publicly. It's just that Spokeo brings it all together. This would be why you would show back up after deleting yourself, for example. I have yet to show up on the website (at least under my actual name), however I have deleted information on relatives. The info is definitely hit or miss in regards to accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaching_Three Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I found about spokeo as well. Me and Dh are deleted now. My mother said there are other sites just like this out there so if you delete on one, you may be on another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I deleted our profiles months ago! Now we're back, under the address where we lived 10 years ago. :glare: Its like whack-a-mole. That REALLY made me LOL! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 I pulled up my username on photobucket and my entire account was there, all the pics. My photobucket account is private! I've since deleted all the pics on photobucket. I think I need a fake birthdate and email I use for crap mike this lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 :hurray: Anonymity rocks. :D I'm nobody, who are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 We'll I'm hoping to be a nobody now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Year Round Mom Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thanks, I just deleted mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 We were on there, but it surely didn't show any pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I really don't think it matters how much info you post on the net. I looked up my 70 year old grandmother and they had just as much info listed on her as they did on me....she does basically nothing on the internet. I'm in all sorts of forums, a blog, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I've filled out the info twice to delete me and DH (even though a lot of the info they have for us is wrong, LOL!) and they haven't deleted us. I don't trust their "We'll delete you" promise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootsnwings Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'm not on there and am not very private about my online stuff... My hubby isn't on there either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendylee Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 All that site, and others like it, are doing is rounding up all the information that you've already got online. Nothing sinister about it, but it is a good reminder that the Interwebs is actually *not* the most private of spaces. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 True.. but you'd think your photobucket account wouldnt be on there. That account was set to private. I deleted the photobucket accounts. I wont use them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I've filled out the info twice to delete me and DH (even though a lot of the info they have for us is wrong, LOL!) and they haven't deleted us. I don't trust their "We'll delete you" promise. I have heard that it is a scam to collect email addresses. Did you provide an email address while asking to be deleted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I have heard that it is a scam to collect email addresses. Did you provide an email address while asking to be deleted? This is what I'm remembering as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 True.. but you'd think your photobucket account wouldnt be on there. That account was set to private. I deleted the photobucket accounts. I wont use them anymore. Are you certain your photobucket accounts are private? Mine are and I checked with Spokeo and it just links to my sign-in page on Photobucket and asks for the password, stating that the Photobucket account is private. Maybe Photobucket dropped the ball and didn't process your account as a private one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I've filled out the info twice to delete me and DH (even though a lot of the info they have for us is wrong, LOL!) and they haven't deleted us. I don't trust their "We'll delete you" promise. Did you check your email and complete the request? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Ours was so inaccurate. I wish we had that income and house worth over a million. :iagree: And I don't see a link to my page (I exist 3 times!). It just shows a summary on the map page with a link to purchase. It's pretty inaccurate. I have my facebook page pretty locked down though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Ok, so this is the way I see it. All the info on there is basically public record and could be found out if some one wanted to know. This site just compiles it easily into one site. Also no one is going to find you on there unless they know your name, and search for you. Although it is annoying and kinda creepy I'm not going to loose sleep over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Are you certain your photobucket accounts are private? Mine are and I checked with Spokeo and it just links to my sign-in page on Photobucket and asks for the password, stating that the Photobucket account is private. Maybe Photobucket dropped the ball and didn't process your account as a private one. I did some checking. If you're logged into Photobucket on your computer, when you click the link at spokeo, it will show all your pictures ..... to YOU because you're logged in. But if you log out, and click on the link in spokeo, you will be taken to the log in page (if all your albums are private). So other people probably can't see your photos if you have your privacy settings set to the hilt (they're not logged in to your account on their computers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 I did some checking. If you're logged into Photobucket on your computer, when you click the link at spokeo, it will show all your pictures ..... to YOU because you're logged in. But if you log out, and click on the link in spokeo, you will be taken to the log in page (if all your albums are private). So other people probably can't see your photos if you have your privacy settings set to the hilt (they're not logged in to your account on their computers). Ahh thanks... Whew, what a relief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 This is what bugs me so much about all of this "linking" of sites. For months Youtube kept telling me I needed to link up with my other pages in order to sign on. I would just reload the page and bypass it to get on to my youtube account. Finally it wouldn't let me do that anymore and the only way I could log on to my youtube account was to do the linking thing. That is very high handed of them. Maybe I don't want to be linked. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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