Now more than ever, when it comes to your safety, you can't be too careful.
The events of this fall have caused many of us to question basic assumptions about people we know, and, unfortunately, to sometimes suspect those we don't. Your daughter's boyfriend, your child's nanny, a prospective employee or employer: Are they who they claim to be? How do you know? And if you don't know for sure, how do you find out?
The Net ought to be the perfect resource for putting paranoia to rest. On the other hand, since the Web teems with personal information, your own privacy could be at risk. Simply type a name into a search engine, click one of those e-mail messages that urges you to find out anything about anybody, or visit an information broker, and the amazing Internet will lay your subject's secrets bare. Right?
Not exactly. Some information simply isn't on the Internet. What is there may be incomplete, inaccurate, or available only for a price. And if you're primarily interested in finding your personal data so that you can remove it, good luck. It's not easy to erase your online identity. Still, there are some tricks for getting much of the information you seek--as well as some ways to be reasonably satisfied that your personal data is not available. Here's how.
I wish there was a name on this article so I could send the author a great big WELL DONE! Harris is a rip-off, not because the software does little (I did not mind that) but because they simply stop supporting the Serial Number they sent making the disc I paid Harris $39 for totally useless after 18 months.
I did not buy a membership, I paid for software. I now have a $39 coaster next to my new computer. As the article implys, do not waste a dime on Net Detective or the scamer that sells it.