Internet & Reverse Lookups
The internet is now so popular that the vast majority of people either use it at home or every day at work. We take it for granted, but it is worth noting how much information about all of us is now stored online for other people to read. You can discover all sorts of info about virtually anyone on the web these days, not just the celebrities. Only law enforcement agencies or private investigation companies could find out personal info about people in the past, but now anyone who is suspicious of a neighbor or employee can check up on them using the internet. You can run people or background checks using surnames, and by using a reverse cell phone lookup directory you can find who owns a particular phone, for example when someone unknown has called you.