Website Legality

carlingman · 14-05-2006, 23:29

Has anyone stumbled across this site on their travels http://www.b4usearch.com/

Seems if you click on people then enter a name and location it seems to hold a lot of personal information including your address and phone number in some cases.

Is this site entirely ethical and legal I wonder.

Please be warned the telephone number quoted to remove your info is charged at Ã‚Â£1.50 per minute.

Any ideas where there are getting this info from.

danielf · 14-05-2006, 23:41

From my own name and location I can deduce they use:

1. The web (perhaps google)
2. The electoral roll (as stated on the site)
3. Directory enquiries (again, stated on the site)

Regarding legality: As far as I can see, all of this info is already available on the web. All this site does is put it together in one place?

handyman · 14-05-2006, 23:51

Well they have my old bt number at my old address for me

4 years outta date

Druchii · 15-05-2006, 00:03

Certainly scary, but it doesn't find me or my mother... Thanks goodness.

Halcyon · 15-05-2006, 00:15

You can do similar searches at 192.com and also on the BT website for directory enquiries and get address info from the Royal Mail site too.
Most of it is available elswhere so I doubt it is illegal.

Gareth · 15-05-2006, 00:40

As for paying for removal, you could always use these contact details

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      Mr. Raju Banga
      282 Lordswood Road
      Birmingham, WEST MIDLANDS B17 8AN
      UK
      0121 440 0247
      0121 440 2952 [fax]
      raj@b4u.co.uk

and ask to speak to their data controller, and ask them very politely to remove your details, as per the data protection act.

A quick phone call to Birmingham or sending a letter is cheaper than Ã‚Â£1.50 p/minute

Druchii · 15-05-2006, 00:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth

As for paying for removal, you could always use these contact details

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          Mr. Raju Banga       282 Lordswood Road       Birmingham, WEST MIDLANDS B17 8AN       UK       0121 440 0247       0121 440 2952 [fax]       raj@b4u.co.uk

and ask to speak to their data controller, and ask them very politely to remove your details, as per the data protection act. A quick phone call to Birmingham or sending a letter is cheaper than Ã‚Â£1.50 p/minute

Indeed

However then they tell you they don't store the data, just pull it together straight away...

Gareth · 15-05-2006, 01:06

True... which is probably what they'll tell you after you've phoned them at Ã‚Â£1.50 p/minute too

Druchii · 15-05-2006, 01:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gareth

True... which is probably what they'll tell you after you've phoned them at Ã‚Â£1.50 p/minute too

Exactly

**Graham M** · 15-05-2006, 08:17

Eeek it has details on my family, my dad's family and my girlfriend lol

bmxbandit · 15-05-2006, 08:21

everyone remember, next time you fill in the electoral roll form, check the box at the bottom that says your details won't go on the public list

LSainsbury · 15-05-2006, 08:50

Do you need to register in order to search it?

Halcyon · 15-05-2006, 08:52

No, scroll down and on the right there is a people search form.

LSainsbury · 15-05-2006, 09:58

Hmmm....got my details, my dad's and my mum - but she died in 2003...

Millay · 15-05-2006, 11:39

192.com allowed a woman from the states to stalk me, the worst was when she turned up in the uk.

But these services still dont worry me. They should only worry you if you have a need to hide.. ie celebraty public servant etc...