Reply to: CompanyCheck's updated website doesn't work

[ctdctd]

Nah, I like myco's cash to be in mypocket

Which is the reason there is loads of cash in myco's bank as Id rather it were in my pockets than HMRCs.

I only work some of the time - max drawings + expenses to pay no tax and the rest goes into mypension. No need for myco cash

[escapeUK]

Nah, I like myco's cash to be in mypocket

Which is the reason there is loads of cash in myco's bank as Id rather it were in my pockets than HMRCs.

[Incognito]

This guy is definitely heading for a brush with the ICO if you ask me. Not only do they have all recent searches openly displayed, they also have a drillable "who searched for what when" section. That's asking to get sued.

Say you know your company's up against two others for a bid but you don't know who your competitors are. What's the betting that if you have a look through and find your own company in the list around about the time you submitted your tender, that the other two in the running will be either side of yours in the list? That's indirectly revealing personal information on behalf of the person conducting the search!.

Bollox, you're making an assumption from the information. There is no personally identifiable data returned from those results.

[AtW]

Identity theft! Knock yourself out.

Anybody who steals your identify will be in for a shock of their life - probably from electric chair.

[MarillionFan]

Are you planning to break into gold and diamonds sledge market?

Sledges are so last year. Wind breaks and umbrellas are the big thing.

There was a site like this company check which was around a few years ago. That one was a bloody joke. When you did a directors search it would ask for a DOB and return directors who matched exactly. When it returned the record it would show Year and Month. So basically you could search for a director first by name, then get their month and year of birth, and then subsequently use the search engine again but this time working your way through the day until you got an exact match. Identity theft! Knock yourself out.

[Gentile]

This guy is definitely heading for a brush with the ICO if you ask me. Not only do they have all recent searches openly displayed, they also have a drillable "who searched for what when" section. That's asking to get sued.

Say you know your company's up against two others for a bid but you don't know who your competitors are. What's the betting that if you have a look through and find your own company in the list around about the time you submitted your tender, that the other two in the running will be either side of yours in the list? That's indirectly revealing personal information on behalf of the person conducting the search!.

[AtW]

I should know. I did the Forbes 2000 list last week. ;-)

Are you planning to break into gold and diamonds sledge market?

[MarillionFan]

Taking payment also records who requested it.

Interesting that. Judging by the timings on the search engine and the way records are easily returned that site is presently being scraped by someone. Very easy source he's prOvided there to quickly scrape, download and build a pretty good marketing list.

I should know. I did the Forbes 2000 list last week. ;-)

[AtW]

Nah, I like myco's cash to be in mypocket

[Gentile]

It does tell me that myco's bank balance was zero last year - this is not true.
It was £8 - can I sue someone?

No, you'll just need to take that rider off your marketing material that says you made $492m more than Microsoft during Q2.

[ctdctd]

It sounds like you've already been sued yourself...

...by life!

Nah, I like myco's cash to be in mypocket

[AtW]

It does tell me that myco's bank balance was zero last year - this is not true.
It was £8 - can I sue someone?

It sounds like you've already been sued yourself...

...by life!

[Gentile]

Even better business model - he could charge companies NOT be listed there!

Wasn't there an American website that tried to do that recently, except with mugshots of people arrested for minor offences, then charging the subject $200 for removal? He soon discovered that there's a difference between re-broadcasting publicly-available information, and selectively publicising information for the express purpose of blackmailing the subject.

[ctdctd]

It does tell me that myco's bank balance was zero last year - this is not true.
It was £8 - can I sue someone?

[AtW]

Even better business model - he could charge companies NOT be listed there!