Ok-Tip9528 t1_ity8dtn wrote
Reply to comment by peppermintvalet in LPT: If you are a naturalized citizen, do NOT post pictures of yourself with your naturalization certificate online. by Particular-Canary696
If I had your full name, I could find your address too. sure it makes you an easier target, but it’s already pretty easy.
Lyress t1_ityba5k wrote
How?
UsmcFatManBear t1_itydqhf wrote
Simple property tax lookup based on name.
This is why some people buy houses under an llc to hide the owners
seamustheseagull t1_itystrs wrote
For a country that is so obsessed with personal autonomy, freedom from big government and surveillance, you Americans sure do have a lot of big public databases with your names in them.
Here in Europe, given a name and an approximate location, my odds of finding a current home address are about 1 in 10.
notarobot_notagirl t1_itywvv5 wrote
In Germany you can call the city someone's registered at and ask for a person's home address and they will just give it to you, UNLESS you specifically tell them not to. If you haven't filled out the form for that, which most people haven't (because who even thinks about stuff like this?), anyone can find out. At least having to actually call and talk to a person as opposed to looking it up in a database on your own is one more step people might not want to take.
This isn't common knowledge. I only know because my sibling requested their info to be blocked because of some harrassment a few years ago
Edit: This might not be the case everywhere in the country. It might vary from state to state or even from county to county, idk. I only know about that one specific city my sibling lived in at the time. The point is that you can't make a blanket statement like that for all of Europe, and while it's true that personal information is usually better protected in Europe than it is in the US, you should still be careful with what you put online. In this example a google or database search may not get you anywhere, and at least you can protect yourself by opting out of having your personal info handed out to anyone who asks for it, but still. You gotta know how to protect yourself, and if you don't, it's better to err on the side of caution.
Being protective of your personal information is common in Germany btw. I think it's because back when the gdr was a thing it used to spy on its citizens and stuff, so privacy is a value that has been passed down over the generations.
I'm not the boss of any of you though. You can go ahead and post whatever the heck you want. Just don't be surprised when your identity gets stolen or something
lilweekend t1_iu154jm wrote
What you describe is illegal in Germany. You can’t just request that information as an ordinary person.
So even if you deny the residents registration office to reveal your data, what your friend has done would still work if he called someone who didn’t care about privacy.
Registration offices in Germany can share data under certain circumstances, for example with political parties so they can mail their advertisements, or with churches if you’re a member of a church.
softwhiteclouds t1_itzfhb9 wrote
I had .. umm... dealings involving a Canadian who owned a winery in the US, but tried to pretend he didn't for... reasons.
In about half an hours work I found copies of the county land tax record with his winery's acreage, tax assessment, and name of the corporation; found the state corporation record showing the transfer from the previous owner to his company, signed by him; and found the state alcohol tax authority licence showing the class of licence issued, location of winery, and name of his company with his name as the contact.
It's amazing what's online, publicly available for free. And then there's what's online and available for just a small fee.
johnclark6 t1_itzwe39 wrote
I'm sure if you went more directly to the actual European country as the source it would be easier. Like someone else said, Germany has it all easily available. Maybe it's different in your country, but it probably is easier than you think.
lilweekend t1_iu15qng wrote
What you read about Germany is incorrect; residents registration offices in Germany may only share data under very limited circumstances.
earhere t1_itzqfnt wrote
It's because americans only consider big government taxation against corporations and the wealthy.
DingoGlittering t1_itzx0z9 wrote
Am American. Can confirm.
slapshots1515 t1_iu13yn4 wrote
That’s simply not a blanket statement you can make, as the odds will go from “near certainty” to “literally impossible” depending on what country in Europe you are in. It’s also not a blanket statement in either direction in America.
defectcriminal t1_itzl2cs wrote
Most people here can’t afford property, and don’t pay taxes on it. It’s not a valuable a Google search as many believe.
LeviAEthan512 t1_ityeys1 wrote
You can't look up the proprietors of an LLC?
ARussianBus t1_ityjbqj wrote
There's some states where it's not public record (Delaware being one iirc). I'm not an expert on that sort of thing but I believe the idea is you register it in a state that keeps it anonymous and you can use it in other states.
If anyone reading this has a thorough understanding of how people commonly keep llcs secret and ways people try to get around that secrecy I've always been curious.
Imortal366 t1_iu00spr wrote
Depends where you are but you often can, sometimes it takes a $5 fee
djjazzyjulie t1_iu0lyww wrote
You can, but a workaround is having a registered agent and a PO Box
lovestobitch- t1_itzonq5 wrote
Also Florida voter registration has your fucking birthday listed along with address and affiliation.
KingOfTheFloridaMen t1_iu0brsj wrote
It’s literally scary how easy it is to find someone’s FL voter record and all their personal information
kittykate1994 t1_iu0ll19 wrote
Yeah North Carolina too. I was googling my grandparents name because I forgot their address and found their voter registration and property tax records. (I just didn’t feel like calling and asking for it I wasn’t doing anything weird).
Averill21 t1_ityjnjo wrote
You can literally google it if you have their name lol
Lyress t1_ityk4q6 wrote
Googled my name and didn't find any address.
petulantpeasant t1_ityuwas wrote
Hey there. My job is literally tracking down people’s property/tax records given their name (and state, but county is a big plus). Happy to give it a go to show how much is out there
Lyress t1_itywko9 wrote
This seems to be a US thing.
ExaltHolderForPoE t1_itysl6f wrote
Dm me your name/state and ill find you.
JesusLuvsMeYdontU t1_itz2c2y wrote
whitepages dot com and $60 plus $20 for full report. It ain't your grandma's phone book
ExaltHolderForPoE t1_itysj32 wrote
Oh, boy do i have a story to tell.
Back in my early 20s(10-15y ago) when internet was still a bit "Anonymous". I would freqently visit sex/hookup sites. And boy, how easy it was to find out who i was speaking too.
Facebook, phonenumber, general age/area, licenseplate and even usernames gave tons of info towards who they where.
Yes, i was kind of a creep but it was mostly for my "Saftey".
Gadgetman_1 t1_itzobq9 wrote
Someone once put up a webside https://pleaserobme.com/ which only pulled data from twitter...
You just typed in an adddress and it would give you a list of people nearby that was away on vacation. They locked down the system after a day or so because by then they had proven their point.
People willingly and unthinkingly give away a lot of information about themselves, all the time.
Touch_Think t1_iu0dc3n wrote
If you are in US
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La_Saxofonista t1_itz4bt8 wrote
It sucks when you have a really unique name too.
There is only one other person in the world with my name that exists online, so the moment you look up my name, you instantly find both me and her.
You find my middle school accomplishments, pictures of me from high-school and elementary. It sucks.
kittykate1994 t1_iu0lt9m wrote
Yeah I have this problem too. You can see where I was interviewed in the local newspaper when I was 8 two decades ago.
zoidbergs_hot_jelly t1_iu0olpm wrote
Same. Even just my surname pulls up me and my family on the first page. Nobody has my exact name but I know that anyone with the same last name as me is somebody I'm related to, however distant. There's just not a lot of us lol
Touch_Think t1_iu0d458 wrote
While filing some immigration forms I needed my old address from 10 years ago, I found it online, so internet knows about us more than we do 😉
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