Comments on: Reunion.com Faces Privacy Problems http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/ The Social Times covers news, analysis and insight pertaining to the social web. Learn how to brand yourself and your company via the social web. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Upset http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-6010 Upset Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:41:12 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-6010 Max, if this is the case, I'd think it would be more like the <a href="http://reunion.com" rel="nofollow">reunion.com</a> site bought the info from the genealogy site or they know the owner which gave them the info for free or they possibly own a genealogy site too. Or possibly even the webmaster of a genealogy sold or is envolved in <a href="http://reunion.com" rel="nofollow">reunion.com</a> having the nfo in some way or rather anyways. Max, if this is the case, I'd think it would be more like the reunion.com site bought the info from the genealogy site or they know the owner which gave them the info for free or they possibly own a genealogy site too. Or possibly even the webmaster of a genealogy sold or is envolved in reunion.com having the nfo in some way or rather anyways.

]]> By: Max http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-6005 Max Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:07:45 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-6005 Seems to me that <a href="http://Reunion.com" rel="nofollow">Reunion.com</a> is extracting their data from geneaolgy websites. They are somehow connected to them websites. Notice that the ages, people and family connections are listed and prevelant. I assert that someone (family member) used one of those FamilyTree builders and unknowingly submitted your identity to <a href="http://reunion.com" rel="nofollow">reunion.com</a> Seems to me that Reunion.com is extracting their data from geneaolgy websites. They are somehow connected to them websites. Notice that the ages, people and family connections are listed and prevelant. I assert that someone (family member) used one of those FamilyTree builders and unknowingly submitted your identity to reunion.com

]]> By: Huba http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5994 Huba Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:15:58 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5994 I wasted $60 because I was a bit desperate to find a lost friend who appeared on Google search as a member of <a href="http://Reunion.com" rel="nofollow">Reunion.com</a>. First I joined as "Free Member" but nothing happened and every time I wanted to make contact the invitation to become a "Premium Member" popped up. So I paid and still nothing happened. I wish I had read what is above.<br>If you are considering paying <a href="http://Reunion.com" rel="nofollow">Reunion.com</a>, give that money to your favorite charity! I wasted $60 because I was a bit desperate to find a lost friend who appeared on Google search as a member of Reunion.com. First I joined as “Free Member” but nothing happened and every time I wanted to make contact the invitation to become a “Premium Member” popped up. So I paid and still nothing happened. I wish I had read what is above.
If you are considering paying Reunion.com, give that money to your favorite charity!

]]> By: DINO http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5992 DINO Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:46:05 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5992 Jeffrey Tinsley IS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE REUNION.COM SCAM SITE. Jeffrey Tinsley IS A CROOK AND NEEDS TO BE PUNISHED. Jeffrey Tinsley IS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE REUNION.COM SCAM SITE. Jeffrey Tinsley IS A CROOK AND NEEDS TO BE PUNISHED.

]]> By: Infuriated 1 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5991 Infuriated 1 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:41:21 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5991 These people have my entire family infomation out their allowing any one to reach me. I am sickened that a company would be so desperate for money that they'd vialated my privacy with such great magnitude. This has to be taken care on a massive scale. I hate <a href="http://reunion.com" rel="nofollow">reunion.com</a>. People don't even use the damn website for organizing reunions! They use it to find out peoples' ages, etc. Its a horrible website. But they are inpenetrable without mass media exposure. These people have my entire family infomation out their allowing any one to reach me. I am sickened that a company would be so desperate for money that they'd vialated my privacy with such great magnitude. This has to be taken care on a massive scale. I hate reunion.com. People don't even use the damn website for organizing reunions! They use it to find out peoples' ages, etc. Its a horrible website. But they are inpenetrable without mass media exposure.

]]> By: Upset http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5978 Upset Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:42:15 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5978 The site (and others sites like it) should be investgated, and then if nothing else, an article should be wrote for the newspaper/internet to let people know the site, and some others are nothing more than a scam site/sites. The site (and others sites like it) should be investgated, and then if nothing else, an article should be wrote for the newspaper/internet to let people know the site, and some others are nothing more than a scam site/sites.

]]> By: Upset http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5942 Upset Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:46:18 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5942 Yes, I agree with you lilire. This site and some others are selling personal information, saying it's for contacting friends, and family members. They say if you contact them, they'll remove people's info if wanted from their site which they aren't doing. They should be investgated and an article wrote about their invasion of people's privacy. Yes, I agree with you lilire. This site and some others are selling personal information, saying it's for contacting friends, and family members. They say if you contact them, they'll remove people's info if wanted from their site which they aren't doing. They should be investgated and an article wrote about their invasion of people's privacy.

]]> By: lilire http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5876 lilire Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:50:27 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5876 I agree. I have emailed them with a generic response and called them. They said they would remove me but have not. This is ridiculous and they have no permission to have such information. I am going to get a lawyer. These sites are idiotic because they are starting to lose so much business by all of the sudden posting information for the world to see. I agree. I have emailed them with a generic response and called them. They said they would remove me but have not. This is ridiculous and they have no permission to have such information. I am going to get a lawyer. These sites are idiotic because they are starting to lose so much business by all of the sudden posting information for the world to see.

]]> By: liholea http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5811 liholea Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:22:04 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5811 who was this lawyer? so I can write to them about my experience and concern because I work for a prison. I want to know what I can do with this.<br>Thank you for your time. who was this lawyer? so I can write to them about my experience and concern because I work for a prison. I want to know what I can do with this.
Thank you for your time.

]]> By: liholea http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5810 liholea Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:20:20 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5810 Yes, I am not even a member and they have a profile of me and my family.<br>I work for a corrections facility and would like my name off their list because they did not have my permission to put it on. My families and my safety can be jeopardized.<br>What can I do to get them to take me off. Yes, I am not even a member and they have a profile of me and my family.
I work for a corrections facility and would like my name off their list because they did not have my permission to put it on. My families and my safety can be jeopardized.
What can I do to get them to take me off.

]]> By: recordonlineguide.blogspot.com http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5809 recordonlineguide.blogspot.com Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:37:37 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5809 As technology advances, these records will be stored and made available in easier to access ways by the authorities themselves.someone can doing it simply speeds up the process. As technology advances, these records will be stored and made available in easier to access ways by the authorities themselves.someone can doing it simply speeds up the process.

]]> By: Disturbed http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5738 Disturbed Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:31:07 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5738 I agree with all the comments regarding the invasion of privacy. However, I do not think that an ex put you on there. I found myself and several family members. They have way to much information to have gotten that information from a person known to me. It almost appears as though the are using information from credit reports. For these people to have as much info as they do, they MUST be using social security numbers. Furthermore, you can not be assured that they don't have your exact location unless you registered. If you pay for the information, they may well be selling it.<br><br>Finally, what disturbs me most about this is it endangers victims of violence. I was stalked and had to leave the state where I lived to escape the stalker (despite my order of protection). I have been able to keep my private information and off the web, until <a href="http://reunion.com">reunion.com</a>. This worries me it is no longer difficult for the stalker to find me.<br><br>These people need to be stopped as with other sites like <a href="http://peekyou.com">peekyou.com</a> who has actually come up with a picture of someone that I know. It was stripped from a MySpace Profile ( which does not publish his name) and has used the photo to create a profile without his permission. Apparently, it is more profitable for the lawyers and government to protect the companies violation of our right to privacy then it is to stop them. I agree with all the comments regarding the invasion of privacy. However, I do not think that an ex put you on there. I found myself and several family members. They have way to much information to have gotten that information from a person known to me. It almost appears as though the are using information from credit reports. For these people to have as much info as they do, they MUST be using social security numbers. Furthermore, you can not be assured that they don't have your exact location unless you registered. If you pay for the information, they may well be selling it.

Finally, what disturbs me most about this is it endangers victims of violence. I was stalked and had to leave the state where I lived to escape the stalker (despite my order of protection). I have been able to keep my private information and off the web, until reunion.com. This worries me it is no longer difficult for the stalker to find me.

These people need to be stopped as with other sites like peekyou.com who has actually come up with a picture of someone that I know. It was stripped from a MySpace Profile ( which does not publish his name) and has used the photo to create a profile without his permission. Apparently, it is more profitable for the lawyers and government to protect the companies violation of our right to privacy then it is to stop them.

]]> By: Thebackershelpcausetheproblem http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5700 Thebackershelpcausetheproblem Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:51:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5700 Interesting Info about people who have and are backing plus helping this company.<br><br>Existing backers include: Richard Rosenblatt, the former chief executive of one-time MySpace parent Intermix Media; Steve Newman, the former president of GreatDomains.com; and Andy Mazzarella, the previous chief financial officer of iMall Inc., which was sold to Excite@Home in 2001 for $425 million in stock." The new funding will go towards growth plus strategic acquisitions. <a href="http://Reunion.com">Reunion.com</a> was represented by Jeffries & Company in the deal. <a href="http://Reunion.com">Reunion.com</a> has hired Bender/Helper Impact (BHI) to handle consumer PR and brand-building efforts on behalf of its online people-connection network. Interesting Info about people who have and are backing plus helping this company.

Existing backers include: Richard Rosenblatt, the former chief executive of one-time MySpace parent Intermix Media; Steve Newman, the former president of GreatDomains.com; and Andy Mazzarella, the previous chief financial officer of iMall Inc., which was sold to Excite@Home in 2001 for $425 million in stock.” The new funding will go towards growth plus strategic acquisitions. Reunion.com was represented by Jeffries & Company in the deal. Reunion.com has hired Bender/Helper Impact (BHI) to handle consumer PR and brand-building efforts on behalf of its online people-connection network.

]]> By: ScrewReunion.com http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5687 ScrewReunion.com Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:24:09 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5687 Sorry there was an error when i pasted this is the direct number<br><br>(310) 571-3144 Sorry there was an error when i pasted this is the direct number

(310) 571-3144

]]> By: ScrewReunion.com http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5686 ScrewReunion.com Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:22:12 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5686 HERE'S THERE PHONE NUMBERS AND ONE IS A DIRECT.<br> <a href="http://Reunion.com">Reunion.com</a><br># (888) 704-1900<br>Primary Phone: (888) 704-1900 <br>Primary Fax: (310) 571-3145 <br><br>THEIR ADDRESSES<br># 12400 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1500<br>Los Angeles, CA 90025 <br><br>2118 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1008<br>Santa Monica,<br>CA 90403-5784 <br><br>Here's the link to names of management from their own site<br><a href="http://www.reunion.com/ManagementTeam.pub">http://www.reunion.com/ManagementTeam.pub</a><br><br>Good Luck to everyone. HERE'S THERE PHONE NUMBERS AND ONE IS A DIRECT.
Reunion.com
# (888) 704-1900
Primary Phone: (888) 704-1900
Primary Fax: (310) 571-3145

THEIR ADDRESSES
# 12400 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1500
Los Angeles, CA 90025

2118 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1008
Santa Monica,
CA 90403-5784

Here's the link to names of management from their own site
http://www.reunion.com/ManagementTeam.pub

Good Luck to everyone.

]]> By: GET THEM GONE! http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5685 GET THEM GONE! Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:50:52 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5685 These sites need to be stopped, and I think an ex put info about me on there. I do know there is no way they could have my exact location, but they currently have my age and city correct. Hopefully, I will be moving out the country soon, but still they should not be, without verified permission from the person, posting info for anyone to Google. These sites need to be stopped, and I think an ex put info about me on there. I do know there is no way they could have my exact location, but they currently have my age and city correct. Hopefully, I will be moving out the country soon, but still they should not be, without verified permission from the person, posting info for anyone to Google.

]]> By: Upset http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5652 Upset Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:57:59 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5652 The site is invading people's privacy for personal gain. The site should have gotten a signed consent form before using people's person info (meaning, whether they use it for personal gain or not), as photograpers have to do when taking pics of people to use. The site is invading people's privacy for personal gain. The site should have gotten a signed consent form before using people's person info (meaning, whether they use it for personal gain or not), as photograpers have to do when taking pics of people to use.

]]> By: shocked http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5650 shocked Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:44:47 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5650 I googled myself again and now found my personal info next to some of my family's personal info on a site called : PeekYou. Can we stop this trend? If we let <a href="http://reunion.com">reunion.com</a> get away with this unethical behavior other sites are going to jump in and this will be to our detriment, their profit but our detriment. I googled myself again and now found my personal info next to some of my family's personal info on a site called : PeekYou. Can we stop this trend? If we let reunion.com get away with this unethical behavior other sites are going to jump in and this will be to our detriment, their profit but our detriment.

]]> By: shocked http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5649 shocked Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:31:28 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5649 I would also like to join if there is a privacy lawsuit. What this company is doing is unethical and dangerous. I would also like to join if there is a privacy lawsuit. What this company is doing is unethical and dangerous.

]]> By: Upset http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/reunioncom-facebook-privacy-problems/#comment-5639 Upset Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:39:30 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=621#comment-5639 Sorry, about the wording it really should have been in my last post; always take brower address, account number, account user name, and other personal information off of a site page when you're attending to business online before you close the brower page, and don't forget after attending to business online close the brower page after removing personal info off of it, and open a new one or ones if you want to do other business or whatever while online. And, don't ever give your permission on a site to attach your address book to their site, even if you think it is to be used for contacting lost friends, relatives or whoever or whatever for (always read and be careful about giving your permission to something while on a site). Sorry, about the wording it really should have been in my last post; always take brower address, account number, account user name, and other personal information off of a site page when you're attending to business online before you close the brower page, and don't forget after attending to business online close the brower page after removing personal info off of it, and open a new one or ones if you want to do other business or whatever while online. And, don't ever give your permission on a site to attach your address book to their site, even if you think it is to be used for contacting lost friends, relatives or whoever or whatever for (always read and be careful about giving your permission to something while on a site).

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