Dca and facebook etc

[miliitant]

just had an interesting conversation with a friend of my brothers

her son has just been tracked down by a dca trawling facebook. thats why i hate social media networking sites but the real problem is

they tracked down the sons facebook account by going through the mothers facebook account profile on the sly


so my question is how does the data protection act stand up to this practice of going through a third party without their knowledge to gain data on another party

[Curlyben]

Re: Dca and facebook etc

DPA doesn't cover this at all.
Social networking sites are fair game for DCA and other tracers.

[wales01man]

Re: Dca and facebook etc

im on facebook all you can see is my name if you put other info on there Beware some have theur employers and there mobile nos too its easy with a little info to trace someone then look onto other sites to get addresses etc

[shell]

Re: Dca and facebook etc

That's what happens when people make their profiles public. Set your profiles to friends and family only. People are far too generous with the information they allow cyberspace to give out about them.

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Dca and facebook etc

well said shell,the other way is decline to put personal details.

My employment history on there is Chief cook, bottlewasher and diaper changer at Full Time Mum.

[Ruby]

Re: Dca and facebook etc

What about DCA's tracking you down via credit reference agencies without prior consent or knowledge? In my case everyone's BFF Lowells! It REALLY makes my blood boil that any company willy nilly can input info into someone's credit report. I have put a disput notice onto my credit file saying that I do not have any financial association with this company (Lowells) and certainly NO credit agreement with them. Lets see where that takes me. Lowells have just recently inputed a Default on my credit file. I have always made paper aeroplanes out of crap-o-matics, opps mean letters, received from them and acknowledged nothing. Nothing seems sacred these days. Incidentally none of the 'letters' issued a default notice. BTW for any DCA reading this my favourite colour of underwear is .......... LOL