Carnegie Mellon University

Data Privacy Center

Data Privacy Course


Lab: DataWatch Scavenger Hunt Results




URLCategoryGeography People TypeSharingContributor
https://www.knowx.com/suits/search.jsp?userid=guest&password=welcome
Get information about lawsuits people have been involved searching by defeant and/or plantiff.
lawsuitsUSAll adultsvariesacatighe, zivester
https://www.knowx.com/license/search.jsp
Returns the professional licenses that people hold.
employmentUSAAll adultsvariesacatighe, zivester
https://www.knowx.com/death/search.jsp
Input the name or ssn to get death record of that person.
death informationUSADeceasedvariesacatighe, zivester
https://www.knowx.com/assets/search.jsp?userid=guest&password=welcome
Returns a financial assets of an individual.
financial, income, taxesUSAAll adultsvariesacatighe, zivester
https://www.knowx.com/assets/search.jsp?userid=guest&password=welcome
financial, income, taxesUSAacatighe, zivester
https://www.crimenc.com/search.asp
Searches criminal record of people for a fee of all NC residents.
unspecifiedNCCriminals15.00acatighe, zivester
https://www.knowx.com/assets/search.jsp?userid=guest&password=welcome
financial, income, taxesUSAacatighe, zivester
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/economics/staff/details/cvs/
List of files that contain personal information about ranging from birthdate to employement to social security #.
unspecifiedNottinghamFaculty at Nottingham Universityfreeacatighe, zivester
https://www.mymedicalrecordsonline.com/?gclid=CMLHlaWTvIMCFSLdSgodAjTuNQ
Stores a person's medical records for other family members to access.
health informationUSAAll adults60 per yearacatighe, zivester
https://www.web-detective.com/?hop=rdublu
Site that searches for all kinds of information, can search for military people.
unspecifiedUSAMilitary but can br more broad$35acatighe, zivester
https://www.me.washington.edu/about/news/graduates/archives.php
Masters PhD students by grad year at Washignton University: Name, advisor, thesis and grad year
unspecifiedwashington--freeanaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.employment-backgroundcheck.com/
Employment history search
employmentAllAdults39.95anaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.employmentsearch.net/work_history_search/index.html
Employment history search
employmentAllAdults39.95anaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=COMMUNITY0124
Honor rolls by school and quarter
educational informationDover, NHfree, memebership required anaaktge, pfriedma
https://safespy.net/detective.htm
unspecifiedAllAdults34.95anaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/birth informationAllallvariesanaaktge, pfriedma
https://list.infousa.com/consumerspecialty.htm?bas_phone=866-313-8197
Millionaires & Multi-Millionaires, Newborns & Prenatal, People with Ailments, Professionals & Executives, Teachers at School, Teachers at Home, High School Students, College Students, Military Veterans, Motorcycle Owners, Nurses
employmentUSanaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.me.washington.edu/about/news/graduates/archives.php
Honor rolls by school and quarter
educational informationDover, NHfree, memebership required anaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.emrdata.com/contact.html
Mortage Info--New Homeowners, conforming borrowers, FHA/VA borrowers, subprime borrowers and telemarketing lists by zip codes
real estate holdingsby zip codehomeowners. mortagevaries, based on listanaaktge, pfriedma
https://www2.hawthorn.k12.il.us/juniorhigh/page$2
Honor rolls by grade and alphabetical order
educational informationVermon Hills, Ilfreeanaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.barkercsd.net/District/News_Archive/storyarchive.cfm?NewsID=449
Honor rolls by grade and alphabetical order
educational informationBankers, NNYfreeanaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.usa-people-search.com/
Criminal background check, information on residents of given address
demographicsAllAdults19.95anaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.greatschools.net/
rating, feedback, and contact info for school by name or location; many schools have honor rolls off main pages
educational informationUSaimed at parentsfreeanaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.altairdata.com/products/mailing/available.aspx
other sites elsewhere claiming list costs around 7.000 to 10.000 per list, consumer databases, Mortgage data bases
unspecifiedby zip codecan be specified varies, quoted prices else where indicate highanaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.dmv.org/background-checks.php
"Criminal background check
unspecifiedAllAdults19.95anaaktge, pfriedma
https://www.chefdb.com/
view staff and duration of work for many restaurants, as well as work histories for each person
employmentrestaurant employeesfreearwong
https://www2.county.allegheny.pa.us/RealEstate/
includes legal disclaimer and usage guidelines, but gives property values and other similar information
real estate holdingsallegheny countyallarwong
https://www.healthgrades.com/consumer/index.cfm?tv=staticPic
search for and obtain online various information; fellowship, residency, place of work, specialties, address, phone, disciplinary action, etc.
employmentdoctors, health workers$10-$13arwong
https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/
find by address name, photo, often address, identifying information, offenses, etc.
assaultscaliforniasex offendersarwong
https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/
get military records. next of kin of deceased veterans may order online, all others need to submit requests in writing
unspecifiedunited statesarmed forces membersarwong
https://www.fecinfo.com/
includes amount, recipient, and contributor's address
political contributionsunited statescontributed $200 or morefreearwong
https://www.usa-people-search.com
Performs background checks for the fee which claim to include: Names/Akas, Addresses, Birth Date, Possible Relatives, Possible Associates, Phone Numbers for Current Address, Current Address Property Records
unspecifiedUSAallup to $40arwong
https://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/site/default.asp
birth records are available to immediate family and other family under other circumstances
birth informationpennsylvaniaall$10arwong
https://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/site/default.asp
death certificates available to: legal representatives, family
death informationpennsylvaniaall$9arwong
https://www.birthdatabase.com/query.php
When given a first and last name and an estimated age, possible birthdates associated with city and state are returned.
birth informationUSAAllfreebtucker
https://www.ancestry.com
Very comprehensive database of birth records. Without purchase, the following data is available for results: (1) Mother, (2) Father, (3) Birth location (town, state), (4) Spouse
birth informationUSAall$129.95/year or 14.95/monthbtucker
https://www.co.rockingham.nc.us/taxinfo2.html
Property value, Owner information when given address
real estate holdingsRockingham County, NCAllfreebtucker
https://cmu.edu/directory
Address, phone, email, other names for the individual
political contributionsCMUAllfreebtucker
https://www.familybirthrecords.com/
provides links to hundreds of birth record databases. Many of which appear to be accessable through ancestry.com
birth informationUSAall1 year unlimited $29.95btucker
https://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
Social Security Death Search. When given a name, returns all deaths with SSN and location of death
death informationUSAAllfreebtucker
https://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/
Property value, Owner information when given address
real estate holdingsMarylandAllfreebtucker
https://stlcin.missouri.org/assessor/lookup.cfm
Property value, Owner information when given address
real estate holdingsSt. Louis MissouriAllfreebtucker
https://www.civilfiles.com/
"provides searchabile databases of public individual data such as: Tax refunds, Deather records, Credit records, Property records, unlisted phone numbers, charity contributions
birth informationworldwide1 year unlimited $29.95btucker
https://www.tax.co.harris.tx.us/voter/voter.asp#NSearch
Search by name or address. CD may be purchased that includes birth dates.
voting recordsHarris County, TXAllfreebtucker
https://www.vitalrec.com/
Links to order dirth, death, and marriage records for all 50 states.
birth informationUSAAllvariesbtucker
https://www.fundrace.org/
Find individuals in proximity to an address turned is their phone number, party affiliation, and amount given.
political contributionsUSAAllfreebtucker
https://www.frankfortrotary.org/htmlfiles/members.htm
Provides names of rotary club members
membershipMichiganrotary members0cchristo, mabianto
https://finance.utah.gov/organization/employees.htm
Listing of all employees, their job title, email, and telephone number
employmentUtahemployees of the Utah finance division0cchristo, mabianto
https://www.natresnet.org/conference/2002/attendees.htm
Provides a list of conference attendees for conferences starting in 2001. List contains name, company, job title, an address (presumably a work address), work email, and telephone and fax numbers.
attendance at an eventUSAEmployed in the residential mortgages and energy fieldcchristo, mabianto
https://www.asbe.org/conference/2002conf/2002%20Attendee%20List.html
List of names, place of business, city, state and zip code for people who attended the conference. Their website has all the attendees for conferences starting in 1997.
attendance at an eventUSA/CanadaBakers0cchristo, mabianto
https://www3.fdle.state.fl.us/sopu/index.asp?PSessionId=509895057&
Sexual offender information. Has DOB, demographic information, lists of offenses, address information.
demographicsFloridaSexual offenders and predatorsfreecdinwood
https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CriminalHistory/
criminal records database. generally $23
homicidesFloridaCriminalsdepends on offensecdinwood
https://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=13
A collection of publicly available data in Florida. Contains links to birth and death certificates, criminal history, campaign contributions, sex offenders, other information
unspecifiedState of FloridaResidents of Floridavariablecdinwood
https://www2.county.allegheny.pa.us/RealEstate/Search.asp
Gives information about property holdings if you search for a name.
real estate holdingsAllegheny CountyPeople who pay property taxes in Allegheny countyfreecdinwood
https://peoplefinders.com
Offers for-pay results includng age and 20-year residence history, possible roommates/neighbors, and tax lien history.
unspecifiedUnited Statescollege students and adults$9.95-39.95dmitrys
https://anywho.com
Offers white-pages and yellow-pages searches, as well as reverse lookups (identify person from phone number). Links to more information via ussearch.com.
unspecifiedUnited Statescollege students and adultsfreedmitrys
https://ussearch.com
Offers for-pay results based on last name and age required with optional first name, city, and state info. Results include possible aliases, a 30-year residence, criminal, marital, financial, and social history. It includes lists of possible neighbors.
unspecifiedUnited Statescollege students and adults$9.95-149.95dmitrys
https://www.zabasearch.com
Zabasearch automatically compiles publically available databases to allow moderately in-depth free searches. Other people-search engines are linked to, that would search further on the results Zabasearch returned. The free database includes name, birth-"
real estate holdingsUnited Statescollege students and adults0dmitrys
https://find.intelius.com
A wide variety of searches, but with little free information to be had. Searches are available based on name, address, social security number (!), maiden name, or phone number. Criminal record checks are available for fee.
unspecifiedUnited Statescollege students and adults$19.95-49.95dmitrys
https://iiod.ssts.com/default.htm
Loosely pin/password protected site with students' grades from participating high schools around the country
educational informationAll usk-12 students0.00dyakusha
https://www.roommates.com/
Has free search where you can get picture, age, smoking preference and residence of person in any major city in the Us who is looking for a roommate. Basic memebrship is free.
real estate holdingsAll citiesPeople seeking apartments5.99 for full memebershipdyakusha
https://www.txdirectory.com
Directory with mailing addresses, pictures, telephone numbers of elected officials of the state of Texas
employmentTexas, USTexas government officials75.00dyakusha
https://www.anime-cons.com/events/info.shtml/738
This site lists the guest list with (bios/further data for each guest) of those who attended the 2005 Otakon Anime convention in Baltimore, MD. Links are provided to every other Otakon convention guest list since 1994"
attendance at an eventWhole USAnime fans and those in the Anime industry0.00dyakusha
https://www.wesleyan.edu/athletics/wcrew/0506wcrewroster.html
"Roster of female crew athletes at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Lists undergraduate standing and HighSchool."
clubs or activitiesConnecticutFemale crew althletes0.00dyakusha
https://www.wholesalelists.net/ethnicity_databases.php
A site that offers to sell data/ mailing lists of people organized by ethnicity.
demographicsWhole USspecified by ethnicityBy-quote costdyakusha
https://www.epoweredprofessionals.com/
Gives name/picture/email/address fax of real estat agents searchable by state.
unspecifiedAll usReal estate agents0.00dyakusha
https://www.dickinson.edu/departments/sports/wxcrstr.htm
A roster of women in the Dickinson Red Devils cross country team. Lists names and HighSchools of all on roster. Place/state of residence may be infered from the roster.
clubs or activitiesWhole USwomen's cross country athletes0.00dyakusha
https://www.searchsystems.net
Your able to search by name. Gives birth and death information. Sometimes gives obituaries on individuals with more information.
death informationUSAUS citizens$0.00frj
https://www.birthdatabase.com/
This database gives the birthday and current residence of the individual. The city, state, and zip code.
birth informationCovers the USAcitizens$0.00frj
https://www.co.durham.nc.us/common/PublRecordsdB.cfm
This includes all public records from durham county which includes inmate data, property tax records, voter registration records
unspecifieddurham north carolinamultiplefreejkerche1
https://www.searchsystems.net/
listing of publicly searchable record databases in multiple countries and with multiple different types
unspecifiedworldmultiplefreejkerche1
https://www.landings.com/
searchable database showing information regarding pilot status and license
clubs or activitiesUSpilotsfreejkerche1
https://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm
portal to tax accessors, and recorders offices which make data available online. Availability and cost depends on area. Information available depends on area and may include birth/death certificates, tax assesments or other
unspecifiedUSmultipledepends on areajkerche1
https://www.docboard.org/docfinder.html
shows license information for all doctors in the US, searchable by name
employmentUSdoctorsfreejkerche1
https://www.fecinfo.com/
searchable record of campaign contributions over the last roughly 20 years.
political contributionsUSdonorsfreejkerche1
https://www.addresses.com/public_records.php
Can provide date of birth, addresses, property report, relative, neighbour report,
real estate holdingsU.S.No restrictionsFull report basic report for around $50mabianto, cchristo
https://www.addresses.com/public_records.php
Can provide date of birth, addresses, educational information, etc.
educational informationU.S.No restrictionsFull report basic report for around $50mabianto, cchristo
https://www.studentclearinghouse.org/dvev/dv.htm
Verify degree, past attendance and current enrollment
educational informationU.S.No restriction< $10mabianto, cchristo
https://www.genealinks.com/register.htm
This site lets you search for marriage records. The search can be done by bride, groom, marriage date, country or state.
demographicsMost of the records are from the U.S.Adults0msepulve
https://www.search-detective.net/
This site offers unlimited acces to birth records, birth certificates, death recors, credit repors, criminal records, etc. The cost covers a lifetime membership.
demographicsUnited StatesAll34.95msepulve


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Spring 2006 Privacy Technology
Professor: Latanya Sweeney, Ph.D. [latanya@dataprivacylab.org]