What Web Surfers Can Find Out About You

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @07:39AM from the private-first-class dept.

cweditor writes in with an updated version of a story the likes of which you might have read before, What the Web Knows About You. But reporter Rob Mitchell found out vastly more about himself (his research subject) online than he could have even a year or two ago. The big difference is that state and local governments are putting online digitized records, often with Social Security numbers and other personal details intact. Mitchell ends by questioning how much good it does for banks or credit card companies to require 4, 5, or more independent identity "factors" before providing access to account details, when most or all of the factors they request can be found online about nearly anyone.

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Re:Furthermore by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-27 07:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic

wat
Re:Bad News by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-27 08:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I just found out that John Updike has died :(
Re:they found that by FunkyELF · 2009-01-27 09:11 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Come on. While normally that shit gets old it is actually funny here. Mod parent phunny.
Re:The Web Knows that I Hate Jews by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-27 09:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Try posting something on /b/ and see how long it takes for them to find out your name, address, and work. /b/ is always your army.