dec 24
2007

Spokeo

A new super stalking site: Spokeo. Enter someone's name and it will update you whenever the person does something online -- updates their Facebook notes, adds to their Amazon Wishlist, uploads photo to Flickr... and so forth. [via]
5 comments

At first when I saw Spokeo I thought "great; I can finally keep up on my friends". Then I realized in grabbing all of my gmail contacts it was including recruiters that I had worked with. And that made me think "geez, so if a co-worker gets my gmail, they'll know everything I'm up to". I really don't want my possible employers or co-workers ot know what I'm up to or have access to my private life. Sure, I have a few old things pop up when I google my name. But in due time they'll disappear. Seems like with this they can reel me back in and spy.

posted by Allen at 2007-12-24 21:10:54

Oh god, this thing has nefarious activity written all over it.

posted by Rex at 2007-12-24 21:48:28

Consider me officially scared shitless.

posted by Karina at 2007-12-27 10:21:01

One company I talked with about it called it "Spook-eo", for obvious reasons. Good people, good service... questionable results.

posted by Louis Gray at 2007-12-27 12:36:07

giving up your email password? no thank you.

posted by lane at 2007-12-29 00:30:57