Posted by Susan J on October 17, 2003, at 8:57:24
In reply to ALERT ! ::Personal Security versus Google::, posted by lil' jimi on October 16, 2003, at 18:43:59
I put my number in, and for some reason, it came up in the wrong zip code, so you wouldn't be able to find my house.
But there *are* so many ways to get people's personal information. Like I said in another post. I can get access to people's marriage certificates, divorce records, birth certificates (whom they have fathered, too), and stuff like that from Lexis-Nexis, a legal search engine. It's all public, but it tells *your* story, you know?
I worked in the Baltimore City Jail system for many years as a criminal investigator, and have developed lots of ways to try and keep my personal whereabouts (house, etc.) private. Nothing's foolproof, but having a nonpublished (not just unlisted) phone number in the U.S. really helps. Of course, my house title is recorded at the county seat and all that....so if someone really wants to find me, they will. Which is why, even though I live in a very low-crime neighborhood, I pay extra for a home security system...
Knowledge is the best power, the best defense, against crime. Know everything you can and think *safe.*
Susan
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