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When we discussed privacy last week this website service came to mind. Instant Checkmate runs a full online background check on whoever you look up (provided that you have a membership), revealing your relatives, possible online aliases, and phone number. I checked it out using my name until it brought me to a “Search results done, pay to see” kind of page, where it included my age and list of immediate family members. Apparently the site also lists registered offenders around your home area, where I’m sure multiple sites/services may also reveal, but in an all-in-one online deal. But ultimately this site acts to show the not so good things about your record, including those who live around you.
Before a user is allowed to access their search information there is a pop-up asking you to agree to their terms: no stalking, no harassment of others, no approaching previous listed offenders about past ordeals, and etc. The thing is that with this information now more easily in reach, harassment and stalking can be made easier. I’m rather uncomfortable that it lists address and phone number, but I suppose that this information could also be found in a phone book. On the positive side this site has helped reconnect families and friends, but I think Ancestry might be a better alternative.
But! with our recent discussion of our online identities, this may be a good source to look into for any social media sites, or that one Myspace profile from when you were 13, that you want to get rid of in some online spring cleaning!
