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Blockshopper.com provides real estate transaction data and neighborhood information. The website compiles property sales, ownership records and demographic details to help users make informed decisions in their home buying or selling processes.

Pros
  • Strong privacy concerns addressed
  • Calls for legislative action
  • Emphasis on personal safety
  • Collective action encouraged
Cons
  • Frustration with removal process
  • Concerns about identity theft

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2009

    I do not wish to have my personal information about my home and address and how much I paid for my home come up on google. I feel this is a privacy breech and I want to know how to stop them from posting it.
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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2009

    My personal information is being made available on this site - there needs to be an opt out mechanism in place here - this is not right. My family was a victim of identity theft and my personal information needs to be removed ASAP.
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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2009

    Blockshopper.com is a complete invasion of my privacy and puts my personal safety at risk.
    While they say “it’s public record.” I have the right to give my consent or not to blast to the world via the Internet my personal information.
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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2009

    I also googled myself and was horrified to see as the second listing, my name, address, and how much I paid for my house. When you click on the link, you can also send me a message (somehow)..
    I emailed Scarlett Simpson and nicely asked her to take my info off the google search. As a single women, living alone I am very sensitive to my personal information being too accessible. She wrote me a curt response telling me it is public information and they have every right to post it. and refused to take me off the web site. I wrote back agreeing it was public info but if I DO NOT want it posted they should respect my privacy wishes and remove me since they are NOT a .gov or .org county or state web site, they are a for-profit site, profiting off ad space for MY info! and i also reminded her that they removed the info for Day Jones (due to his lawsuit) and I deserve the same courtesy. I also suggested new names for her web site like www.stalkersbestfriend.com No response from her after that. is anyone looking into a class action suit. I am interesting if so.
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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2009

    These people create a separate web page for every single name associated with every real estate transaction.
    I pulled my name up while in Europe- it was on the first Google search page. Blockshopper refused to remove my name, citing freedom speech. This regardless of the fact that I have serious concerns for the well being of my family due to the business I am in, and prior crimes already committed and targeted against those in my industry. Whether they have "freedom" or not to publish such information, the way they are doing it is most assuredly a violation of Google's policies. Report the abuse: http://www.google.com/contact/spamreport.html Let's get them shutdown.
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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2009

    My house address and personal info is displayed on this website.
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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2009

    I have been a victim of cyber crime. Periodically, I check my online prescence for my personal safety. To my horror, a simple Google search brought up my name, along with all of my personal information. I emailed a simple request to have my name omitted from the site. I would have been content to have my name and phone number replaced with a generic 'a****a' or 'anonymous' or 'withdrawn' as a placeholder next to my address. This would not compromise the accuracy of blockshopper's database while retaining the public's safety. My request was denied.
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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2009

    I will be going back to work soon so I thought I should google my name to see if anything dodgy had been posted about me. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that a website called Blockshopper had my name and address posted (along with a photo of my home) for the world to see. Citing that the info is public record, Blockshopper will not remove names, even when requested to do so. This is an egregious invasion of my privacy. Doesn't anyone remember when actress Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered on her doorstep because a crazed stalker found her address from the DMV? If there is a class action suit assembling, please count me in!
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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2009

    Our names, address etc should not showed in public or should give us an option to opt out without our consent.
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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2009

    312-436-1880 - Chicago
    954-903-0284 – Ft. Lauderdale Other Offices: 2000 N. Racine Ste 4500 Chicago, IL 60614
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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2009

    I just recently came upon this website
    Blockshoppers.com. Moreover I had googled my name and city and came upon my full name and address listed. I do not have my name and address published in the phone book and do not wish to have that information displayed for all the public. I have contacted Scarlette Simpson via email and she was no help. I researched this company and see many individuals with complaints and lawsuits. Id like to know how I can be deleted from their
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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2009

    lists real estate and deed and title information. blockshopper probably gets this information from public records, BUT individuals listed should all have the ability to 'opt-out'
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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2009

    I amongst many are complaining about Blockshopper refusing to remove my personal address from a google link to their website. My name should not be advertising Blockshopper. They need to pay me to use my name as a link to their website. What I find alarming is that all anyone in the world has to do is google my name and up pops my personal address. All the other cites will remove my address if I request, but not this bunch at Blockshopper. They are causing people needless grief. They are frightening people because the innocent public is now open to cyber staulking, cyber fraud, etc.
    I cannot belief this Blockshopper is still in business. I am happy to join a class action lawsuit against them. I know Jones Day law firm sued them in Chicago, and Blockshopper was forced to remove the attorneys' info from the Blockshopper link.
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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2009

    Blockshopper.com isn't publishing our information for the purpose of selling real estate. They make money with every click and are using our names and putting us at risk for the purposes of making a buck. These people are despicable. The laws need to change. Contact all your elected officials, contact everyone you know and tell them to do the same. Contact the media. Contact their advertisers and agents. Spread the word and expose these evil people for what they are.
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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2009

    Blockshopper.com gleens other websites
    to get real estate info to put on their site...for the sole purpose of selling advertising dollars. if you request to opt-out, they say no. they have put peoples' lives at risk.... and still, nothing. I have called the FTC today and reported them....and will keep calling all their advertisers, realtors etc....to get them to realize, this 3 man, 1 woman company is a 'joke' ...and not reputable....so why would anyone want to be associated with that? especially, Lifelock, Disney, Wells Fargo, Swarofski, Bank of America and realtors?????? This is not an outfit of upstanding
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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2009

    I googled my name, and it brought up my address on the front page of the search. I am a single woman who does not give out my address to strangers. What the hell! This is unsafe and a violation of my privacy. Please make them cease and desist. Anyone could come to my door to find me. It's uncool.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2009

    The website publishes my full name with my home address along with the amount that I purchased my home for, all with the intent of gaining profit from the information. I requested my name be taken off the website, and was told it is public information.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2009

    Blockshopper.com posts people’s personal information as far as address, their property purchase price and date of property purchase. I have contacted the Federal Trade Commission about it but they do not take individual complaints. So, I need a group of people to file complaint with FTC. I see a lot of complaints about blockshopper.com here. They do not call or write back. I moved to get away from my psycho ex-husband and now he can locate me any time and turn my life into hell again. I thought I was done with him until I saw my address on blockshopper.com.

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2009

    I am interested in a class action lawsuit. I have sent the staff of Blockshopper.com (Scarlett, Brian, Drew, Timothy **, and Rob) several emails pertaining the risk they have placed my family in by listing my complete address. I informed them that I work in a banking center which requires me to open and close down a center that carries a ton of money. They were also informed that I have a unique name that no other women has. I also informed them that I live one city away from my job and based on my job functions, I receive threats and anyone at anytime can locate me. Their response was, "It's public information."

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2009

    If Blockshopper.com can put up information with disregard to people's privacy, then they shouldn't be so unhappy when they see themselves over and over and over and over in a negative light on Google, which states this very thought (that Blockshopper.com gets to put on the web every public record they can find). Well, I say fine! Everyone should keep writing how unhappy they are that Blockshopper.com will not remove that information. Let's see how happy they are when their ad dollars go down and down and down. Don't get mad, get even! Nothing personal, it's just business! The business of getting even!

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2009

    Blockshopper.com will not even entertain the idea of removing your information upon request. Advertisers should consider this before signing on with them.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2009

    After being victimized and moving with an up number, I see my address on blockshopper.com. I asked to be removed but no one has the courtesy to do it or return an email or call. I am now posting the CEO's family address and phone to see how he likes it!

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2009

    This company legally posts public information on individuals as related to real estate transactions. The problem is they make it readily available through a simple google search. With public records, you generally have to go down to county records to pull this info. This site makes it easy for stalkers to show up on your doorstep. There have been several victims who have complained. One lady was running from an ex and he found her through blockshopper.com and showed up on her doorstep. Is there anything that can be down to shut this site down or have them make it more difficult to get your personal info?

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    Reviewed July 27, 2009

    I was informed by a friend that googling my name revealed my full name, full home address, a picture of my house, what I originally paid for it and the name of the previous owner. I do not appreciate my privacy being invaded like this! I realize that we live in a time when protecting one's privacy is a challenge; however, it shouldn't be! I never granted my permission to BlockShopper to use my information publicly. They should be sued for their blatant disrespect of privacy. I am now looking into writing up an online petition in order to move forward with the proceedings of a lawsuit. Anyone interested in signing, please email me at **.

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    Reviewed July 25, 2009

    Blockshopper claims to list publicly available information online. This is fine. What is not fine is make this information available through a single name search in Google. If I want to know where you live, Blockshopper will tell me. I tried to explain this to the stupid ** Scarlett ** but she does not care. They always don't until sued. If anyone wants to find and kill you, Blockshopper helps because they list everything.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2009

    This website is displaying property information, as well as names of property owners on their website: www.blockshopper.com. My information is mentioned there along with the address and picture of my property without my consent--posing a danger to me and my family. Please have them remove our names immediately. They furnished mine and my wife's names, along with the property address on their website (with picture) without our consent, posing a grave danger to us. Please have them remove our names immediately.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2009

    They display my home address when someone Googles my name. This is negligent and poses undue risk to consumers. I have tried to contact them to get my name removed. Something must be done about this site!

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    Reviewed May 8, 2009

    BlockShopper.com has listed my address as well as every address on my street with the owner or tax payers name. My address needs to be kept personal as my life can be in danger if it falls into the wrong hands. The house is actually NOT in my name, the Taxes on the house were changed, never the less when anyone searches MY NAME, the address I live at pops up. I have "signed up" on BlockShopper.com which stated that I would have "access to privacy controls" that DO NOT EXIST! I had emailed them many times, left one voice mail, one reply to email was that I would be put on a list. This is NOT good at all.
    Remove my name and ADDRESS!
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    Reviewed March 31, 2009

    Site reports public information which can be accessible by a search engine. This gives anyone with a computer access to the addresses of others. Invades the privacy of the individual.
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