Some information really is private, and some information is public, but I think many individuals fail to understand the difference between the two, and how this can relate to their personal state of affairs. As one who dabbles in the investigative arts, I find that that the key to finding information is first imagining that it exists. Historical information may be readily available, but what current information is available for the world to see?
25 Questions about Your Privacy:
1. T/F Anyone may have access to my telephone bill.
2. T/F Anyone may find out when and where I was married.
3. T/F Anyone may find out if I had a parking violation.
4. T/F Anyone may find out about law violations I had prior to age 18.
5. T/F Anyone may find out about law violations I had after age 18.
6. T/F Anyone may find out if and why I spent time in jail.
7. T/F Anyone may find out if and why I spent time in prison.
8. T/F Anyone may find out when and where I was born.
9. T/F Anyone may find out details about my divorce.
10. T/F Anyone may find out my mother's maiden name.
11. T/F Anyone may find out my parents' first names.
12. T/F Anyone may find out how much money I spent on my home.
13. T/F Anyone may obtain my Social Security number.
14. T/F Anyone may find out if I obtained a second mortgage.
15. T/F Anyone may find out where I live.
16. T/F Anyone may find out how many children I have.
17. T/F Anyone may find out when I am out of town.
18. T/F Anyone may find out where my children attend school.
19. T/F Anyone may find out if I am a sex offender and where I live.
20. T/F Anyone may find out what grades I received in school.
21. T/F Anyone may read text messages I send.
22. T/F Anyone may read e-mails I send.
23. T/F Anyone may see what I am looking at on the Internet.
24. T/F Anyone may listen to my land-line phone conversations.
25. T/F Anyone may videotape me without my consent.
I have thrown the gauntlet down and will await your responses before posting the answers. You may try to find the answers online, but some of them don't exist online. Feel free to respond anonymously if you choose, and then stay tuned for the answers!
1, 4, 8, 9, 13, 14, 21, 24 False.
ReplyDeleteNot related to the current post, but I thought you would like it. I remember reading about credit cards on here and recently went to a financial speaker. One of the things he said was "if you can eat it, drink it, or wear it, it does not go on credit!" He had a lot of really good advice. This year I have really cut down on using my credit card and have been bringing more cash with me lately :)
ReplyDeleteAlso I am kinda scared to know which ones above are true...
ReplyDeleteWay to go! That is great advice from that speaker! One more great piece of info that I kind of (really) ignored at your age was this: Put $ into a Roth. I do that regularly now, but if I had been able to have even more in the market when the market went sour, I would have come out in even better shape! We did have an advisor who taught us the smiley-face principle with the stock market: Buy when it's looking bad, because it will always go back up! I had some family members who sold all their stocks when the market plummeted and it just makes me sick to think that they lost so much when if they had stuck it out, they would be in great shape! Anyway, I can't wait to give the answers! :)
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