FYI - take a minute and opt out of this website

[MRSupply]

Hi Fastlaners, this is off topic, but I just wanted to pass along this website that was forwarded to me today by a coworker that has a lot of accurate personal information about people - including myself. Fortunately, you can opt out. I suggest you take a minute, search for yourself, and opt out.

www.familytreenow.com/
http://www.familytreenow.com/optout
The Washington Post just did an article on it:
You’ve probably never heard of this creepy genealogy site. But it knows a lot about you.

 

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[G-Man]

Shit I just found myself on there and it said my father was a gambler down in Georgia and he wound up on the wrong end of a gun.

#landfill?

 

[MRSupply]

I found it to be incredibly accurate: it had all of my siblings, family, and it accurately listed where I've lived for the last 10 years.

 

[Scot]

I feel like there's a hook here.. that by getting people to opt out, you're helping them in some way.

 

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[G-Man]

I found it to be incredibly accurate: it had all of my siblings, family, and it accurately listed where I've lived for the last 10 years.

Snopes gave it a mostly true. I stand corrected. All that sarcasm just wasted.

 

[MRSupply]

No hook - see the link to the Washington Post article.

I just e-mailed all of my friends and family to opt-out and I was on the forum and I thought I'd post it here as well.

 

[G-Man]

So it knows who my relatives are, but I'm sure that's pretty easy to find out once you've got my name and DOB.

Glad to see my efforts to make sure nobody gets my address have paid off. You can go look for me where I lived 10 years ago sucka.

 

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[MRSupply]

Snopes gave it a mostly true. I stand corrected. All that sarcasm just wasted.

Haha I honestly wasn't sure if you were kidding and was about to write "sorry about your dad."

The difficulty with listening to people on the internet, right? Don't know who to believe.

 

[wade1mil]

Snopes gave it a mostly true.

Believing what Snopes says is true and false is a good way to end up a complete moron.

 

[G-Man]

Believing what Snopes says it true and false is a good way to end up a complete moron

10 minutes on Snopes and I already know how many pounds of money you have.

 

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[MidwestLandlord]

No hook - see the link to the Washington Post article.

I just e-mailed all of my friends and family to opt-out and I was on the forum and I thought I'd post it here as well.

Yes, warn everybody.

I found my ex-girlfriends new address. I guess I'll have to go over in person and warn her about this site, since I don't have her phone # or email anymore after she changed them.

 

[G-Man]

Yes, warn everybody.

I found my ex-girlfriends new address. I guess I'll have to go over in person and warn her about this site, since I don't have her phone # or email anymore after she changed them.

@MRSupply You've just empowered a crazy stalker with a new set of tools. That's on you, buddy.

 

[MRSupply]

I found my ex-girlfriends new address. I guess I'll have to go over in person and warn her about this site, since I don't have her phone # or email anymore after she changed them.

Maybe bring some flowers too?

 

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