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New technologies are radically advancing our freedoms, but they are also enabling unparalleled invasions of privacy. Companies can order all sorts of reports on you and make judgments about you, from banks, to landlords to employers. Here’s how you can see the data they’re seeing and make sure the record is right. For the record, I’m an advocate FOR privacy, but I know a lot of what’s available is also useful to me as a consumer and for the businesses who’s services I may want to use. We just need to be mindful of what they have on file.

Employment Report
ChoicePoint (866) 312-8075

Check Writing History Report
ChexSystems (800) 428-9623

Shared Check Authorization Network (800) 262-7771 Fax: (800) 358-4506
TeleCheck (800) 835-3243.

Residential and Tenant Reports
ChoicePoint: (877) 448-5732
Safe Rent (888) 333-2413
UD Registry (818) 785-3905

Medical History Reports
MIB (866) 692-6901

Insurance Claims Reports
ISO A-Plus Report (800) 627-3487

Thanks to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you’re entitled to one of each report below per year for free.

You can also request a LexisNexis report - but this one comes with an $8 fee. It’ll show your voter registration status, neighbors, family members, business associates, etc.

If you’re interested in privacy in relation to data mining, governement data collection, etc I suggest checking of EFF’s Privacy Page