East Tennessee woman’s search for old classmates raises concerns about privacy

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — There was once a time when our personal information was private. However, in the digital age, personal information is being collected and stored more than ever before.

There are sites that provide a treasure trove of information about you and your family. It’s more than just your name, address, and phone number as some sites are popping up to provide even more detailed information for deeper searches. In some cases, you have to pay or subscribe. In others, it’s free for the taking.

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Suzy has lived in East Tennessee for 19 years. She and her husband are retired. But she keeps in touch with friends from New Jersey where she grew up. As she was helping to plan her high school reunion, she pulled up FastPeopleSearch.com, a website that has a wealth of information.

“Every five to 10 years, we gather for our reunion. We always are looking for ones we aren’t able to find. So this Fast People Search seemed to be a good source for us to locate our people for their addresses and phone numbers,” said Suzy.

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