Best free sites for obtaining personal data on the 'net?

August 15, 2007 6:17 PM

What are the best free sites for locating people and obtaining personal information on the 'net other than Zaba Search? Thanks!
posted by Tullyogallaghan to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

LifeHacker recently did a feature on two. Pipl and Spock.
posted by jeffxl at 6:43 PM on August 15, 2007 [3 favorites]

Just saw this on reddit: if you know a name & address, progressive.com will tell you what vehicles they own (via DMV records). It worked on my name & address.
posted by djb at 7:56 PM on August 15, 2007

Some states, such as Wisconsin, allow you to access criminal records online (try searching for former NBA player Latrell Sprewell, who has a house in Milwaukee).
posted by charmston at 8:48 PM on August 15, 2007

If you know something about their family or if they have an unusual last name, ancestry.com has a ton of stuff available online. But most it is from 1930 or earlier, except for some WWII records and Social Security Death Index records. And unless you're at a public library, you need a subscription to the site to see most of it.
posted by Asparagirl at 10:42 PM on August 15, 2007