| Want to find information about someone lost | | | | memory. How about that old crush you had on |
| in space and time? The Internet's here: Just | | | | that girl in High School? You can search them |
| make your search one that doesn't invade | | | | out and see their current marital status, and |
| someone's privacy.Can you remember a friend | | | | then if all looks good you can try and |
| or relative's name that has disappeared from | | | | rekindle that old flame.There are even sites |
| the Earth? You haven't had contact with them | | | | that help you find out information about your |
| in decades, but now you want to find out | | | | own ancestors. You can get more insight into |
| where they are so you can get in touch. In | | | | why you are the way you are after reading |
| the old days this would have been nearly | | | | newspaper articles centuries old about the |
| impossible, but now things are different. | | | | exploits of your bloodlines. Maybe you'll |
| There are many different ways to find people | | | | come across the name in a family tree of a |
| lost in 'space and time' on the Internet. | | | | relative you didn't even know existed. They |
| Some are free and some cost, but the amount | | | | might even live just around the corner!Just |
| of personal information you can find about | | | | hit 'finding people' on your search engine |
| any individual in the world is | | | | and the quest begins. You can search your own |
| astounding.Besides the simple International | | | | name through Detective type agencies and see |
| White Pages web sites, there are many | | | | just how much information about yourself is |
| companies that are masters of locating | | | | out there. These agencies pride themselves on |
| personal information. Say you used to live | | | | finding hard information like your 'silent' |
| overseas when you were a child and you want | | | | phone number! I guess these guys could be |
| to see how your best friends from primary | | | | going a little too far. For example, one site |
| school are doing in their lives. You can find | | | | invites you to search out background |
| out their address, email, and phone number, | | | | information on the person you're just about |
| even about their personal history, like | | | | to start dating. What ever happened to |
| whether or not they've got a criminal record! | | | | judging someone on his or her actions? How |
| Some might perceive this as an invasion of | | | | about innocent until proven guilty? Sounds |
| privacy, like 'Big Brother' in the book | | | | like there might be a little too much |
| '1984', but if one's intentions are true and | | | | paranoia going around.If used for positive |
| positive, I think this can be great for | | | | means I believe these 'people finders' can be |
| finding buddies, loved ones, and | | | | a great help to humanity. I just think we |
| relatives.Say you met a really nice person on | | | | have to be careful about getting a bit to |
| your travels but you lost their address, as | | | | intrusive on our neighbors. It's none of my |
| long as you've got their name there's no | | | | business if they've been divorced or been to |
| reason their existence has to become only a | | | | jail. |