Do Americans really not care to be this naked to all public?

Skybird · 10-22-18, 10:15 AM

Found this link in a German article, tried it with a name of a real US citizen I know and know where he resides, and was relatively shocked by the amount of data this service would have provided me with if I would have registered myself as well.

https://www.mylife.com/

The search takes 2 or 3 minutes to complete, you have to confirm some steps, and it then processes automatically.

The amount of data you cna fiondmout aout Americna cit8zens this way, I find shocking. In Germany, publicatiopn of some of the data sets included would simply violate German laws meant to protect people form right this.

And in the US it is a legal service? Really, I'm shocked, and completely taken by surprise.

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Asked about differences between the US and Germany regarding the perception and emphasis on privacy, Cook said he believes "that Germans are more generally aware of the importance of privacy and privacy." That was "partly historical condition." In addition, "many people are increasingly aware that this topic concerns them personally and not just others".

At the moment this is still different in the USA. A simple Google search guides you to services that list the annual income, educational background and, for example, the fleet of almost every citizen. With Tim Cook you can easily find out his job, party preference, faith and educational background. Even two car purchases, an Audi A5 and a BMW six-series, are listed.

Actually I saw that the report on a searched citizen goes farther than that, even listing criminal records or sexual offender status.

Its bad if such sensitive information is ocllected by democratically non-legitimised private business (that knows more about people already than the government and its sub-services). Its hopeless if such sensitive information is laid before the eyes of all public.

10-22-18, 12:47 PM

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Asked about differences between the US and Germany regarding the perception and emphasis on privacy, Cook said he believes "that Germans are more generally aware of the importance of privacy and privacy." That was "partly historical condition." In addition, "many people are increasingly aware that this topic concerns them personally and not just others".

At the moment this is still different in the USA. A simple Google search guides you to services that list the annual income, educational background and, for example, the fleet of almost every citizen. With Tim Cook you can easily find out his job, party preference, faith and educational background. Even two car purchases, an Audi A5 and a BMW six-series, are listed.

And I thought that citizens in Germany are pretty superficial with their private and sensitive data...

Today I've only read an interesting article on a related topic:
Translater http://translate.google.com/translat...taat-1.4172261
Original https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/d...taat-1.4172261

Overall, the situation is worrying everywhere.

em2nought · 10-22-18, 01:40 PM

Dude, I never even wanted my bank to have internet access if that tells you anything.

AVGWarhawk · 10-22-18, 02:28 PM

This information does not bother me. Most of it is wrong. Wrong in the sense the incorrect info means nothing(nicknames, etc.) A lot of info missing.

Platapus · 10-22-18, 05:03 PM

On that site I had a reputation of 4.5 out of 5. That alone makes me suspect of the accuracy of the database.

Reece · 10-22-18, 05:53 PM

Well Neal gets a 4.05 out of 5, "Good"!!

August · 10-22-18, 08:09 PM

I am the only one with my name in my zip code and it didn't find me. Of the four similar names that it did bring up only two were even in this state, one was in RI and the last way down in Washington DC.

I think we may not be as naked as Skybird says.

Buddahaid · 10-22-18, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I am the only one with my name in my zip code and it didn't find me. Of the four similar names that it did bring up only two were even in this state, one was in RI and the last way down in Washington DC.

I think we may not be as naked as Skybird says.

It just means you are a non-person. Do look faded in the mirror?

August · 10-22-18, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

It just means you are a non-person. Do look faded in the mirror?

Not yet but those around me are disappearing fast!

Reece · 10-23-18, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by August

I am the only one with my name in my zip code and it didn't find me. Of the four similar names that it did bring up only two were even in this state, one was in RI and the last way down in Washington DC.

I think we may not be as naked as Skybird says.

Hmmm, illegal alien??

Skybird · 10-23-18, 06:57 AM

I have entered two other real persons in the Us that I know, and they were found, I gave them a hint to the site and they tested it with logging themselves in (wjich i did not do myself), they told me the data they got in return, was correct, and no, they did not like it. One even got listed with a mentioning of his collison with the law some years ago. Both also did not like to see their incomes and their religious faiths being displayed, since they are not Christians and live in quite orthodox if not fundamentalist regions of the US. They both are better paid-managers in business, so you may not want your coin numbers flying around everywhere.

In germany publishing these data pieces alone - faith, criminal record details and I also think income - would earn you a collision with the state attorney.

MaDef · 10-23-18, 08:47 AM

Criminal records in the U.S. are considered a matter of public record and can be requested by anyone.

As for the other information, I have a feeling those people are very active socially on the internet and disseminated that information themselves without reading the privacy policy of the sites they used. In other words, they're the ones that provided that information.

Subnuts · 10-23-18, 09:05 AM

I'm unperson.

Knew I shouldn't have said that Big Brother sniffs his own farts.

ikalugin · 10-23-18, 10:17 AM

In Russia you can buy driving license registration (and other) databases for cash.

Reece · 10-23-18, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

I'm unperson.

Knew I shouldn't have said that Big Brother sniffs his own farts.

That doesn't paint a very nice picture!!

10-22-18, 01:40 PM	#3
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,260 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dude, I never even wanted my bank to have internet access if that tells you anything. __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

10-22-18, 02:28 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	This information does not bother me. Most of it is wrong. Wrong in the sense the incorrect info means nothing(nicknames, etc.) A lot of info missing. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

10-22-18, 05:03 PM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,939 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	On that site I had a reputation of 4.5 out of 5. That alone makes me suspect of the accuracy of the database. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-22-18, 05:53 PM	#6
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,724 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Well Neal gets a 4.05 out of 5, "Good"!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

10-22-18, 08:09 PM	#7
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,667 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I am the only one with my name in my zip code and it didn't find me. Of the four similar names that it did bring up only two were even in this state, one was in RI and the last way down in Washington DC. I think we may not be as naked as Skybird says. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-23-18, 06:57 AM	#11
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,478 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I have entered two other real persons in the Us that I know, and they were found, I gave them a hint to the site and they tested it with logging themselves in (wjich i did not do myself), they told me the data they got in return, was correct, and no, they did not like it. One even got listed with a mentioning of his collison with the law some years ago. Both also did not like to see their incomes and their religious faiths being displayed, since they are not Christians and live in quite orthodox if not fundamentalist regions of the US. They both are better paid-managers in business, so you may not want your coin numbers flying around everywhere. In germany publishing these data pieces alone - faith, criminal record details and I also think income - would earn you a collision with the state attorney. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-23-18, 08:47 AM	#12
MaDef Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,046 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Criminal records in the U.S. are considered a matter of public record and can be requested by anyone. As for the other information, I have a feeling those people are very active socially on the internet and disseminated that information themselves without reading the privacy policy of the sites they used. In other words, they're the ones that provided that information.

10-23-18, 09:05 AM	#13
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I'm unperson. Knew I shouldn't have said that Big Brother sniffs his own farts. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

10-23-18, 10:17 AM	#14
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	In Russia you can buy driving license registration (and other) databases for cash. __________________ Grumpy as always.