There was a thread posted regarding a new 'people search' website

May 18, 2005 9:13 PM

So within the last two months or so, there was a thread posted to the blue regarding a new 'people search' website. Lots of comments regarding stalking promptly followed. My attempts at searching the archives have failed. Am I imagining this post?
posted by item to MetaFilter-Related at 9:13 PM (10 comments total)

looking for this one?

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/41252
posted by nanojath at 9:26 PM on May 18, 2005

This one?
posted by jasper411 at 9:28 PM on May 18, 2005

This poor guy has zaba.com (his name), and evidently people end up going to his page all the time, thinking they're going to zabasearch. The funny thing is that he is a privacy/security expert, so he has quite a bit to say about zabasearch.

Actually, I guess in his case, it's not such a bad thing that he gets so many hits on this, since it's actually related to his field.
posted by taz at 9:49 PM on May 18, 2005

totally unrelated (but who cares, now that the question is answered), I just had to check up on myself on that site... while it was a bit diconcerting that they knew the month and date of my birthday, the address they had was two moves and over seven years out of date. I am not impressed.
posted by nanojath at 10:28 PM on May 18, 2005

*bolts, bars and locks all doors, waits for item in the dark with shotgun*

Thanks a lot.
posted by loquacious at 1:34 AM on May 19, 2005

nanojath: they had me living with my parents, only accurate 7-8 years ago...phone numbers were way off too...
posted by schyler523 at 9:47 AM on May 19, 2005

It had my name and several addresses, but my birthdate was 14 years off.
posted by scottymac at 5:13 PM on May 19, 2005

It had my husband's birth year as 1946, instead of 1976. Only slightly off.
posted by tracicle at 8:09 PM on May 19, 2005

Heh. They've never heard of me.

/dons cloak, hat and Guy Fawkes mask, sets off to blow up Parliament.
posted by Faint of Butt at 8:17 PM on May 19, 2005

"I figured this was a better place to ask about it than AskMe."

You were correct! Thank you!
posted by majick at 7:00 AM on May 20, 2005