Sorry Clark. I find the same about Zaba as other commenters. Frankly, there is nothing free on the net that doesn't suck personal information out of you to sell to other vultures. I've been a listener to your show over the years and when I go to your site for followups I find it cluttered, confusing and of little help. For starters you should lighten up on the google advertisements. Especially since they are not endorsed by you. Your site looks like a google poster board. I'm sure I'm not the first to say it but have you considered making it more viewer friendly and with less ads? Just a thought.

Sneaky indeed. I wanted a phone number. Did a search. Ended up on Intelius. Site claimed it would provide report with various items INCLUDING phone number. Clicked on $0.95 charge. Report did NOT have phone number. Couldn't be bothered to chase after $0.95. Got e-mail thanking me for business and confirming my free identity protect membership - NO MENTION anywhere of fees to be charged. 1 week later, $19.95 pops up on credit card. Went back to see how it happened. Everything is hidden as much as they can hide it. Called "customer service" number. Message telling me about high volume of calls (that's every time, all day and night) and "more than 10 minutes". After about 9 minutes, music stops then silence for 10 minutes. They assume most people will think they've been cut off and hang up. Eventually, 19 minutes later, got through. Guy tells me I committed myself to a contract. Told him entire contract was invalidated by the lack of promised info on the report. Got my money back. Took over an hour. These people are not just sneaky, they are involved in DECEPTIVE PRACTICES. Their entire business revolves around lying and tricking people. May they be the victim of a major class action lawsuit and go under. I wish.

As pointed out, these sites are not actually free. All of them involve a payment, no matter what you're looking for. Most of them are just front-ends for Intelius, which charges an awful lot without having any idea how much information you're paying for.

I do not understand why these sites are allowed to advertise themselves as "free" when in fact, they are not, and clearly so?

ZaBA and Wink were useless. Only thing you got for free was the name of my Parents. Everything else had to be paid for. Spock.com however did not post a lot of personal information, but they did give a great deal of websites I have commented on, was a member of, was signed up for, and other free information that could a great tool for finding someone. Or sharing secrets they may not have wanted known. The site is down, so I couldn't extend the search to see what else they offered.

When you give your unlisted phone number to companies like pizza delivery, they sell your name and phone number. That's how unlisted phone numbers can show up in searches like Zaba

it says FREE, but then wants you to pay a fee. how is that free?

Clark you'r news letter is Great thanks

Try plugging your land line into Google....I did and my name, address AND MAP to my home pops up!!! My number is not unlisted, but....it's almost scary.

I used this site and found my unpublished telephone number there. Is this legal? Can my telephone provider do this? How can I have it removed?

Seems like everything gets redirected to Intelius which requires $$ for anything beyond actually finding that records exist that are attached to a name. Not much different than any of the other personal search sites in that regard.

find info ok but to see it still costs money so not really free

I was rather dissappointed. I couldn't find myself on any of the three sites.

I agree big waste of time. Info not inaccurate.I also would like to be remove because it's very misleaing info. And they want $$$$ for this..non of these web sites are "Free"

Hey Clark, I love the emails & updates from you. Just wanted to say, none of the above listed anything accurate for myself. BUT I WOULD RATHER IT THAT WAY!

Thanks!

There already IS a law. It is called "Failure to Secure a Load." In most states, the driver of any vehicle is required to secure the load in such a manner it cannot shift, or otherwise come off the vehicle. In the case of yard debris, the load should be tarped. Most police officers will not give tickets for this, but in the case of ladders or mattresses comming off th vehicle, they will. That is, if they actually see it come off.

Useless....last address shown was fro 1990!

Useless

What options does one have if there is incorrect information in these public search tools? This is kind of alarming, but thanks for bringing attention to it for us.