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A somewhat scary article at MSNBC about additional ways to use search engines to find out what information about you is available online. Instead of just doing searches for your name (and all variations of your name) they suggest that you do searches on your phone number, your address, and the first eight digits of your credit cards - to see if any of those are appearing in places they shouldn't.
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Searching for Yourself
The good news is that the internet makes it easier to find yourself.
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