Snopes confirmed this warning is legit... There's a site called SPOKEO.COM and it's an online phone book that has your address, phone number, profession, age, how many people live in the house, relatives' names... Remove yourself by the Privacy link on the bottom center of the main screen. (passing along, scary stuff!)...
I just removed us!
Unfortunately this is not the only one like this out there! But it's good to pass it on.
ReplyDeleteremoved my profile, half of the info was wrong..lol..my house was built in 1971 not 1992..but there was enough right to tick me off. Thanks
ReplyDeleteMolly
Thanks, Dixie! They had me twice and neither one was accurate. Come and sign up for my giveaway....Christine
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much...That's scary and crazy. Even though a bunch of info was right and bunch was correct...:(
ReplyDeleteThanks Dixie!
ReplyDeleteI'll go take a look! It is scary the amount of information you can find out online these days!
Hugs,
Angela
Cop Momma & I posted about this a few weeks ago ... sorry you missed it then. They have too much data listed, accurate or not. Protect yourself ... go & remove it.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely Mother's Day weekend.
TTFN ~ Hugs, Marydon
Hi Dixie,
ReplyDeleteI am gonna check that out....kinda scary.
Glad you removed yours.
hugs
Sissie
good grief...well, i'll go take us off, too. there's about a hundred out there, i think.
ReplyDeletehow you been down there in french lique? haven't seen you around much. take a break?
have a wonderful Mother's Day.
xo bj
thanks Dixie...Happy Mothers Day..
ReplyDeleteI went to the website and removed my name and I never got the confirmation email, so I wondered if maybe the site is just collecting email addresses to add to its information. I checked the Snope site after the fact and it questioned the site for doing the same thing, collecting email addresses? So beware~
ReplyDeleteJeanie - I removed us from 3-different places with two different email addresses and got confirmations on all three, so I'm not concerned that they are collecting email addresses... I'm more concerned with so much private info being on a public site for anyone snopeing around to find...
ReplyDeleteHi! I am new to your blog and love it. And thanks for the tip above. It had some of my information. Scary the stuff you can find online
ReplyDeleteThanks! I just removed my info too and received a confirmation email. What are other sites? Post those when you hear of them...I'd like to remove as much as possible!
ReplyDeleteWhat will the techs think of next? Lordy....it's a sick place these days! They got just enough info right to tick me off. HOWEVER, they totally missed the value of our home....the idiots! :) Hope you're OK...did you have surgery? L, Dana
ReplyDeleteThanks for this...honest to pete!, I doubt if there is any privacy at all, anywhere. They are trying to sell something,,,info...but for a few dollars you can get it. The info is not accurate or updated for us...and wouldn't recognise the url..we have to be suspicious all the time I guess.
ReplyDeleteMarcie
I'm praying for your surgery to go well, Dixie.
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