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areksnumbr1sxylady

areksnumbr1sxylady

areksnumbr1sxylady

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I recently decided to type my name into google and see what it comes up with :p apart from usual social networking websites, right at the top this came up;

http://www.192.com/

So I went on there to find out that they know my full address, people that live in our household and even know my age... So pretty much anyone in the world knowing my name can find out where I live... Great isnt it??

I personally found it disturbing, is it just me then? :D
 
Nothing comes-up for me. - I share my name with a Country music singer, so 99% of what google brings-up is for him unless I use my full name(s).

Even when I try my name in 192.com there's nothing that's obviously me; maybe if I had access to the premium section I'd show-up?
 
The thing is... are they even allowed to give out information as this?? If you subscribe to them, apparently they will warn you if someone is looking for you...

I dont like this website 1 bit :( At least on FB you have privacy settings available...
 
Past page 10 on google before my stuff starts to show up with just my name. Too many famous people first :p Plenty of info on 192.com but you'd struggle to know which one was actually me
 
It's got my company directorship on there which I think is unavoidable but it's well out of date for my personal info.

Lazder said:
What am I the only person this actually has something??
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When you were added to the electoral roll or updated it you couldn't have been opted out of appearing in the publicly accessible version of it.
 
I'm on there. Think there's only one link on the first page of Google results that isn't me in some form.

So, assuming you sign in, you get full addresses?
 
Ol!ver said:
Presumably that doesn't remove you from anywhere else though?
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It removes you from 192.com. If you want removing from other web sites then you will need to contact them. Opting out of the public registers etc on the electoral roll forms you receive will stop you from appearing in future.
 
Lazder said:
I recently decided to type my name into google and see what it comes up with :p apart from usual social networking websites, right at the top this came up;

http://www.192.com/

So I went on there to find out that they know my full address, people that live in our household and even know my age... So pretty much anyone in the world knowing my name can find out where I live... Great isnt it??

I personally found it disturbing, is it just me then? :D
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I know its crazy... a few years ago some company called BT used to drop off this book at my house containing the phone numbers and addresses of everyone in my area... so like anyone could find out someone elses' number and their address... I literally *freaked out* - great isn't it?
 
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