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Spokeo has your personal info

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  1. smoove shoez

    smoove shoez Member

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    I was watching the news and they were talking about this website that gathers your info. Just type in your name to check. Spokeo.com.
    They said you can remove your name under the privacy act.
     
    #1 smoove shoez, Mar 30, 2010
  2. Royals Ego

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    IT'S A TRAP!
     
    #2 Royals Ego, Mar 30, 2010
  3. BmwM3

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    Site is extremely slow. Found one of my friends on it when the site actually loaded. Weird.

    Edit: Found myself. :(

    According to this, I think, it thinks I'm gay.It says I like home decorating and I enjoy gardening.(not that there's anything wrong with that)

    How do you get yourself off that list? It also lists my phone number on it.
     
    #3 BmwM3, Mar 30, 2010
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  4. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    Not terribly accurate. Has me listed as African-American.
     
    #4 Xerobull, Mar 30, 2010
  5. ItsMyFault

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    lmao.. I guess I'm lucky not to be listed.
     
    #5 ItsMyFault, Mar 30, 2010
  6. SirCharlesFan

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    Website lists my dad's wife and my dad's ex wife, whom he divorced 17 years ago, as roommates.

    LOL
     
    #6 SirCharlesFan, Mar 30, 2010
  7. moestavern19

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    They have a ways to go in providing any relevant info.
     
    #7 moestavern19, Mar 30, 2010
  8. BmwM3

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    #8 BmwM3, Mar 30, 2010
  9. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    I think the joke is on you....son.
     
    #9 Xerobull, Mar 30, 2010
  10. ChrisBosh

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    Wow.... stalkers rejoice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    #10 ChrisBosh, Mar 30, 2010
  11. The_Yoyo

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    good lord this chain email is being spread around


    but i guess the good/bad news is that i search for my name and nothing came up



    and it said my sister was a male in her 60s
     
    #11 The_Yoyo, Mar 30, 2010
  12. GRENDEL

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    http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/spokeo.asp

    Seems to be true but very inaccurate as the article states....
     
    #12 GRENDEL, Mar 30, 2010
  13. LonghornFan

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    I'm a home decorator and my home is worth over 1 million dollars? lol, wut?

    Awesome.
     
    #13 LonghornFan, Mar 30, 2010
  14. Yonkers

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    Yeah. My house is also worth over $1mil even though the neighborhood data right below that shows the median house is $138k.
    It shows me married but my wife single?!
     
    #14 Yonkers, Mar 30, 2010
  15. DonkeyMagic

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    does she have an account on ashleymadison?
     
    #15 DonkeyMagic, Mar 30, 2010
  16. Poloshirtbandit

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    Says I'm hispanic and my phone number is something other than mine.
     
    #16 Poloshirtbandit, Mar 30, 2010
  17. GRENDEL

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    I have a generic hispanic name so that makes finding me a bit more difficult, closest one I could find was some white dude.....
     
    #17 GRENDEL, Mar 30, 2010
  18. Yonkers

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    I don't know but she did make me rewind the DVR 5 times during that commercial. Hmm.... :confused:
     
    #18 Yonkers, Mar 30, 2010
  19. Qball

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    Was anyone successfully able to remove their name?
     
    #19 Qball, Mar 30, 2010
  20. LonghornFan

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    She was last night. ;)
     
    #20 LonghornFan, Mar 30, 2010
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