When looking up people’s personal information on the internet, you run into privacy issues. Locating someone’s address and showing up uninvited can be considered stalking or a breach in privacy.
If you are trying to find someone internationally, try using White Pages International or [1]. It offers details on look-up information in 6 continents and over 33 countries. When searching for someone online, you might need to try searching for their names in different ways. Try searching for them by nicknames, maiden names, and birth names.
Many of the social media websites require users to create accounts and log in to view other member information. Some of the sites, such as Facebook, require friend requests to be accepted by the person before you can view their personal information. Searching for people on social media websites can be considered cyberstalking. Cyberstalking is “defined as using the Internet or other electronic means as a way to harass, intimidate, threaten, monitor or make unwanted advances towards another. " This includes e-mail and interaction via social media sites, like Facebook; furthermore, secretly watching or gathering information about a person can also be considered cyberstalking. [1] X Research source Many cyberstalkers begin by tracking their victims via the internet, many times through social media. When you are searching for people through social media, be careful to not cross any boundaries.
Use caution when using these websites. These websites state that they access public records, but this level of investigation into someone’s personal information can be considered a serious invasion of privacy.
If you know the name of the place where the person works, you can look up the address or phone number of their place of employment. You might be able to contact the person at work to ask them for their home address.
Many schools also have online databases, message boards, social media groups, and e-mail mailing lists. You might be able to reach out to people through these means to find information about the person. Most alumni associations have presidents or representatives that can be contacted for information. They might be able to point you in the right direction. If you were part of organizations with the person, you can try contacting those organizations to see if they have directories or mailing lists.
