A few years ago a load blew off a garbage truck on a freeway in Reno, NV. It blew out computer printouts identifying Sears customers, SS, DL, numbers, purchase’s, banks and account numbers. In addition it had home address, phone numbers, credit history. If you had a Sears Credit card it contained all the personal information the customer gave Sears to obtain the credit card. If you used a Visa Card or some other Card it contain your card number.
Have you traveled and used your credit card to stay at chain motels? Have you used your credit card at a restaurant, ordered items from an Internet vendor you have given your information away.
Remember years ago when the NRA got caught up with for selling member information? I think that has come to a stop. I subscribe to a number of outdoor magazines, and as a result I get phone calls and mail solicitations from other sources.
When you get on the computer and order airline tickets, sport event tickets, and you use a credit card you just gave your information away.
When I turned 65 I started receiving all kinds of Medicate mail from private companies that I have never done business with. I returned their postage paid envelopes empty.
Detroit, or Tokyo has tons of information about you if you have purchased a vehicle.
Even the people who little but have signed up for aid, food stamps. Or been arrested have left tracks. The local newspaper drops by law enforcement and collects arrest and incident information. That information ends up in your local library.
Churches are noted on keeping historical recorders on their members.
Your information is out there, and it is in the hands of those cooperate executives that have brought this country down.