How to Find Someone’s Address When You’ve Lost Touch
We live in a mobile society where people move frequently. While that mobility means we have a degree of freedom our ancestors could only dream of, the downside is that it’s all too easy to lose touch with friends and family. …
How to Find Out if Someone’s in Jail
Do you know how to find out if someone’s in jail? Just thinking about it is daunting. Where do you even start? Just a few decades ago, you had to call around to jails and prisons all over the country in an attempt to locate the…
Who Lives on My Street?
Have you spotted a new face in the house across the street? Before welcoming your new neighbor, you might first want to check online or consult public records before heading over to their house with a home-baked pie. A little…
How to Prepare for Emergencies
With wildfires recently devastating large swaths of the West Coast and hurricanes causing widespread flooding across the Southern United States, 2020 has been the country’s most chaotic year in recent memory. And with the COVID-19 pandemic…
Honoring our World-Class Customer Care Team
The first week of October is National Customer Service Week - a week dedicated to honoring and celebrating the hard work of customer service professionals. At Spokeo, we pride ourselves on setting the standard for providing world-class…
How to Find Out if Someone Has a Dating Profile
Wondering how to find out if someone has a dating profile online? You may want to reconnect with an old flame. Maybe you’re concerned that your partner suddenly has a death grip on their cell phone whenever you’re around. You…
Are You Vulnerable to Scareware Attacks?
What is scareware? You may not have recognized it at the time, but you’ve certainly seen a pop-up ad offering to scan your computer or mobile device for viruses. True to the name, scareware is intended to frighten you into…
A Familiar Song
There’s always that one song that reminds you of somebody - whether it’s a current or old love, a friend, or a family member. Here’s how a familiar song reconnected two high school sweethearts after two decades.
Tony and Crystal were…
Do I Need an Identity Protection PIN?
Identity theft and cybercrime have become a major problem over the past couple of decades, fueled by the rise of the internet and the many ways it can be used to part you from your personal information. A 2019 study by Javelin…
How to Protect Your Digital Footprint
Most people take active steps to protect themselves and their privacy in the physical world. Your windows probably have blinds or curtains – especially in the bathroom and bedroom – and few would leave their money or credit cards…