Cnet sent out a mailing asking for opinions on online searches for people. Their example, new website (there are many such websites) zabasearch.com is scary. (limit it to the state you live in if you have a common name)
It shows my actual home address for free to anyone (tho no apt# but presumably for $20 you could get that). I don’t own the building, so is not from property records.
The only other options are voter registration and utility bills (electric). I don’t have a land line. My cel (not unlisted phone# but no address listed) phone bill goes to my mailbox as do ALL other mail.
My office co-worker says it has a stale address in addition to current address, so in his case may be from property records.
I’m asking anyone who cares about their privacy to get ticked off and do something. I’m not sure what. Congress? Perhaps if we sent them listings for each congressperson to them. I don’t think this info should be online.
I don’t think Europeans have this problem. How about in UK, or Australia?
And developing countries are probably too disorganized to have this kind of info online, many can’t even put street addresses for mail delivery, instead it is things like ‘third building beyond intersection of…’
I was going to type in ‘osama bin laden’ and if it came up with hits forward it to the authorities but no, this is just for US citizens it appears.