Websites that Share Your Personal Data

Here's a helpful tip we just learned about that can protect your privacy.

A website http://www.spokeo.com/ aggregates your personal information from third-party sources that share your age, personal income, value of your home, credit score, social and married status, etc. 

Both Alicia and I checked into it right away and sure enough we were listed. The information is not always accurate as one tab indicated that there were two parents and a child in my (Christine) household. Since when did I get married and have children? The other information was frighteningly accurate. 

To remove yourself from Spokeo.com, first find if you are listed, copy the URL page at the top, scoll down to  bottom of the  page and click on "Privacy". You will be asked to enter the URL page and your email so they can send you an email to verify that you want to be removed.

As a reminder: be careful what you post on Facebook!