So how private is your private information? Did you know that your records can be made available government public records to just about anyone with the knowledge on how to search for them?

We are well past 1984 now but information about you may not be as confidential as you thought. For example, the government has an obligation to people and institutions it serves to make certain pieces of information available. Does that surprise you?

Here’s what could be perceived as an anomaly. Someone who is against their information being made available through a public records search may argue that the government should be serving their interests in keeping their information under lock and key.

But the truth is, it also has an obligation to serve the interests of those seeking information on you such as financial institutions, debt collecting organizations and people who have personal or business liens against you.

What Information Is Available About You?

So what is available through a government public records search search? Anybody can find out when you were born, who you married or divorced, what real estate you own, car you drive, your Social Security number and Vehicle registration, your medical records through personal injury lawsuits, employment and unemployment.

Your bankruptcy filing, which also contains credit card companies owed, account numbers, bank account numbers, how much you owe, how much you have in your bank account is all part of your government public records.

And it’s not just about you - names of your children, their age, their social security number can all be found through birth certificates. The inheritance you might be getting can be found through death certificates, probate court records of parents and relatives, anytime your name is mentioned in a document that is filed in a government public records database.

Once these assets are passed on to you through estate settlements, sales and deeds they all become a part of your government public records.

Can Anybody Can Search Your Records?

Search engines allow any amateur the means to look up your name, address, phone number and find out a whole world of information regarding all of your personal affairs. Most people don’t even realize their records contain all of this information.

They rip up their junk mail, credit card statements and anything else with their name on it on a daily basis, thinking they are safe from any identity theft issues, when a thief really doesn’t need to know anything about you to find out everything about you!

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