www.CostaRicaTicas.com

After reading a PCWorld article on this, I decided to do myself. Lord have mercy! I just went to the free parts of free sites but that was enough to curl my increasingly sparse hair. Try these and get equally creeped out:
http://www.pipl.com
http://www.ZabaSearch.com
http://www.spokeo.com
http://www.whitepages.com

One neat thing about ZabaSearch is the "Create a public record" feature. Wanna be Tony Plush II? Go ahead--no apparent verification of mat'l. posted. Find it at center bottom of the opening page.

NOTE: I don't think I'm spreading the FUD Factor--YMMV, but check this from a much-respected source:
http://www.economist.com/node/21524829

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"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED

This is too scary people. They're watching us!!!!

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Koolaid in the House!

I ran myself in all the free sites, and nothing came up beyond what I could find out from sources and methods I had been using for years in my job, ok maybe faster, but still able to get if I wanted to.
Now if you really are worried about some one getting all the scoop on you , never live next door to a little old lady, THEY know every thing about you and if you are willing to listen to to her telling every thing ( including a lot of stuff you really, really do not care about) you will even get their underwear size sooner or later - However on the good side, the little old lady if you are nice to her, will watch your place better then a platoon of Navy Seals would in their wildest wet dreams.

Now this is what out there, with a few clicks of the computer and your zip code they can easy get your income, k***, cars, gun ownership ( no need for gun reregistration ) magazine subscriptions, among a lot more details of your life. And that is just what a private party or company can do. No need for any of those searches listed.

What the government, (non police) is a whole higher level that would shock you. couple of clicks of the computer and there is a good chance I can tell you( after about 20 days wait) where you ate last night, favorite beer/alcohol/foods. One click, and 10 second wait, the money you earned,Jobs, banks, wife, ex-wife,alimony paid or not paid,Ch*ld support, unpaid fines, outstanding warrants convictions, and drivers lic restrictions, cars, cars loans, and every where you lived for the last 20 years, wars you fought in ( last 20 years only) and that just a scratch on the surface of just one program,and if they want they can get same data on any corp, real or shell that you are involved in or where part of.

only way to avoid, is no on line any thing, pay cash, receive cash, live in a van, not part of any thing , no friends, no police contact at any time, no hobbies, no sports, no nothing where your name might get written down and that is just for starting - in other words do not exist in or be part of the modern world. And you have to start that when you are maybe 14-15 years old , once you hit HS your in the system. Just need a name or number to get started

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My best friend was the clock on the wall, and he turned out not to be much of a friend in the end