{"id":17038,"date":"2018-12-04T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T00:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/?p=17038"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:27:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T20:27:04","slug":"people-search-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/people-search-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Way to Find Information on People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to finding information about someone online, most people think there are only two ways to do it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common method is a quick search for the person on Facebook. But even if you find them, odds are their profile will be set to private and you&#8217;ll still be in the dark.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan B is usually a Google search of their name.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0You may find an old phone number or past street address, but that&#8217;s about as deep as you can go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, a third option exists&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Enter the People Search Engine<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dedicated people search engines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> use sophisticated technology to compile vast quantities of people-related data. The data found is then assembled into easy-to-understand reports. This includes white pages listings, public records and social network information not easily accessible through traditional search engines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People search engines aggregate data in much like traditional search engines, but the data is entirely people-centric. Results can include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marriage status<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birthdate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Address<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family information<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location history <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Court &amp; Criminal records <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While pieces of this information may be found on Google, people search engines will provide the information more quickly and conveniently. It&#8217;s simply the most efficient way to search. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Search<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A people search engine works much like you&#8217;d expect. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter your query into the search bar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, scan the results and select the one you want. Since they know you&#8217;re trying to locate a person, all you need to do is enter a first or last name (if you know their city and state, add that too).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for more information on someone and you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/reverse-phone-lookup\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only have their phone number<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can enter that as well. If you&#8217;d like to search for a person&#8217;s social media pics and profiles, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/email-search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">search their email address<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter how you search, the results will load quickly &#8211; you may be surprised by what you find&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Don&#8217;t Forget to Search Yourself!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re like most people, you\u2019ve probably Googled yourself out of curiosity. Don\u2019t feel guilty!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s good to know which bits of your information are publicly available online for the sake of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/privacy\/ways-to-protect-digital-privacy\/\">identity protection<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/background-check\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> running a background check on someone in your life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be a smart way to keep tabs on the people you interact with, doing the same for yourself is crucial for understanding what anybody else can learn about you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People search engines are uniquely powerful tools that can help you in so many different ways &#8211; give one a try today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to finding information about someone online, most people think there are only two ways to do it. 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