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| Want to find information about someone lost in space
Want to find information about someone lost in space and time?
The Internet’s here: Just make your search one that doesn’t
invade someone’s privacy.
Can you remember a friend or relative’s name that has
disappeared from the Earth? You haven’t had contact with them in
decades, but now you want to find out where they are so you can
get in touch. In the old days this would have been nearly
impossible, but now things are different. There are many
different ways to find people lost in ‘space and time’ on the
Internet. Some are free and some cost, but the amount of
personal information you can find about any individual in the
world is astounding.
Besides the simple International White Pages web sites, there
are many companies that are masters of locating personal
information. Say you used to live overseas when you were a child
and you want to see how your best friends from primary school
are doing in their lives. You can find out their address, email,
and phone number, even about their personal history, like
whether or not they’ve got a criminal record! Some might
perceive this as an invasion of privacy, like ‘Big Brother’ in
the book ‘1984’, but if one’s intentions are true and positive,
I think this can be great for finding buddies, loved ones, and
relatives.
Say you met a really nice person on your travels but you lost
their address, as long as you’ve got their name there’s no
reason their existence has to become only a memory. How about
that old crush you had on that girl in High School? You can
search them out and see their current marital status, and then
if all looks good you can try and rekindle that old flame.
There are even sites that help you find out information about
your own ancestors. You can get more insight into why you are
the way you are after reading newspaper articles centuries old
about the exploits of your bloodlines. Maybe you’ll come across
the name in a family tree of a relative you didn’t even know
existed. They might even live just around the corner!
Just hit ‘finding people’ on your search engine and the quest
begins. You can search your own name through Detective type
agencies and see just how much information about yourself is out
there. These agencies pride themselves on finding hard
information like your ‘silent’ phone number! I guess these guys
could be going a little too far. For example, one site invites
you to search out background information on the person you’re
just about to start dating. What ever happened to judging
someone on his or her actions? How about innocent until proven
guilty? Sounds like there might be a little too much paranoia
going around.
If used for positive means I believe these ‘people finders’ can
be a great help to humanity. I just think we have to be careful
about getting a bit to intrusive on our neighbors. It’s none of
my business if they’ve been divorced or been to jail.
About the author:
Jesse S. Somer M6.Net http://www.m6.net Jesse S. Somer is a
normal person helping ordinary humans to see the new
opportunities available in the Internet Age.
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