Limited privacy on Internet becomes a growing concern
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Kentucky.com, February 28, 2011
Google yourself. Now go to either Spokeo.com or123people.com and search for yourself. Surprised? Was the information correct, or was it totally off base? Welcome to the new age of privacy. These sites are online information brokers, basically "people search engines." What they do is crawl deeply into the Web and aggregate data that a simple Google or Bing search wouldn't necessarily produce. The information is already out there, so they aren't breaking any laws, but many people are concerned and outraged by these services. Two potential class-action suits were filed recently, though one has already been thrown out.