>A poster at clarkhoward.com was very upset people could find
>info on him at this site .
www.zabasearch.com . He tried to
>get the site to remove his name but it's all public info and
>available on more sites than he'd want to know .
Just some information about this quote. There is what I find to be a disturbing trend of websites out there that post information that has no validity or has no substance of the truth. They use the term consumer rights yet that masks their intent.
Some people are very concerned about their name being on the internet. Prospective employers are doing more and more about checking the internet that might depict a persons lifestyle. For example one company was looking for a CFO and found via the internet that he frequented online gambling sites. Myspace profiles are accessable to the public. Sometimes people put pictures or say things that are embarressing that they regret later.
Companies are springing up that are for hire (Reputation Defender)that will scan the internet with robots to find anything written about you and give you the option to delete it. They then give you a choice on whether you want to delete this information. This is true only for things like libel, pictures, things of a personal nature. Public record like law suits, criminal convictions will not be delted. Newpaper articles will not be either. Blogs can be handled and forums like this can be handled. Not free or easy so the moral of the story is if you don't want to be found, don't post anything in public. There is also recent law that suggests using an alias to post or send emails is illegle.
A great deal of my work is chasing criminals. One guy is listed on Utahs Sex Offender Registry. He had a Myspace profile that had many "friends" that were minor females. Some of the girls left enough information on their profiles that I knew what school they went to and was able to contact her coach to let him know she was being stalked. The police brought in her parents and her profile was deleted and Myspace deleted the stalker's.
Criminals are very creative. I don't need much information to know who your neighbors are, your relatives, assets etc. It is a criminals job to get the same info on you. Sorry for the posts but it looks like there are some questions and concerns. That's a good thing.
