Your "Private" email acount, discounting Gov use could be a
source for lot of information. Anywhere you made a purchase
on the internet, and another person purchased something at
same place. Any folks using your address could make a connection.

A lot of states sell drivers license information. Also other
entities, especially search engines, could make a connection.

Cell phones are NOT secure, very easy to obtain information from
users of such. GPS being used in newer cars, or portable units,
the data is being collected and sold. GPS, turning it off...
it can be turned back on remotely.

Your property taxes and addresses are public information. I can
look up address and learn who the owner is, value of the house,
etc. If you've ever got sideways with "John Law", that is usually public information.

Google your own name in full.

Keep in mind the SEs, Search Engines and your reading of
any site leaves a "fingerprint" of your use.

Any grocery store discount or membership cards you own could
also be sources of information.

I avoid and "Cloud" computing places. The online automatic
backup sites, have your whole ballgame. Even assuming they
would be honest, hackers are alive and well.

A very bad place is you wi-fi system setups. It does need
some type of security on it.

Am I security sepecialist, no, but involved deeply in computers
since early 70's. Also extremely hi security clearances in
military, and couple of defense companies worked at.

Starting in early 90's joining the Net and using, I decided
that anything placed there was "fair game" for "observers".

There are so many more ways this data is assembled, can not
even imagine.

Does this worry me, a bit, primarily identity theft.

This country we live in is a wonderful place, and blessed
to be here. Technology has complicated our lives, but also
added things like PG Music products, and many other things.

Just think of the joy a lot of it has added to our lives.

You asked!

After the fact, found this.
Data Sources


Last edited by seeker; 06/19/13 07:41 AM.
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