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JIOWC/OPSEC Support (OS)

Personal Data Aggregators

Joint Information Operations Warfare CenterOPSEC Support Directorate

Personal Data Aggregators

OPSEC Concerns

• Code of Conduct• Criminal Threat• Coercion• Surveillance• Affiliation

“But it’s personal information and not mission or operational information!”

Bottom Line:Personally Identifiable Information is critical/sensitive

OPSEC Countermeasures

• Awareness• Remove links from data aggregation sites (if applicable)• You usually can’t remove public record information• Be cognizant of what information you are posting• Don’t update incorrect information• Keep yourself informed!

Examples

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

RemoveSpokeo Data Link

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

Click “Privacy”

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

SPOKEO.COM

PEOPLEFINDER.COM

PEOPLEFINDER.COM

PEOPLEFINDER.COM

PEOPLEFINDER.COM

RemovePeople Finder Data Link

PEOPLEFINDER.COM

Click “Remove Me”

PEOPLEFINDER.COM

PEOPLEFINDER.COM

These are just two examples of information data aggregation services that are currently available on the Internet. Although you have removed the information from Spokeo and People Finder, remember that they obtained this information from

publicly available sources. Therefore, this type of information still exists somewhere in a publicly accessible database.

Personal Data Aggregators

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact the JIOWC/OS. 2 Hall Blvd Suite 217

San Antonio, TX 78243-7074 Phone: 210.977.5544/5653 (DSN 969)

Fax: 210.977.6506 osstaff@jiowc.osis.gov

Personal Data Aggregators