How we measure home-address exposure
The Stranger Test counts answers across 12 household checks. It does not search for anyone or measure every place an address appears.
How does the Stranger Test score answers?
An open answer adds one open route. An uncertain answer stays separate and asks you to check. A closed or inapplicable answer adds no open route.
Unanswered questions stay unanswered. The fix list follows the methodology table, with upstream records first. Timing reminders do not change the count.
The result is a planning aid based on your answers. It is not a verified exposure report or a safety score.
How do reference tables become public?
Each row needs an official source, a supporting passage, a check date and approval. Public exports contain approved rows only.
We state the scope on each table. A partial research inventory cannot support a claim that every company or jurisdiction is covered.
The editorial policy explains verification and the distinction between procedure facts and legal eligibility.
How do we count removals?
A filed request is pending. A provider's confirmation is recorded separately from a later check of the listing.
We compare the same agreed list at the initial Review and recount. A removed search result does not prove the underlying website deleted its record.
The sample report uses invented figures to explain the format. It is not a customer result.
What does the method leave out?
We cannot measure every copy, private database or future disclosure. A freeze restricts certain access and does not delete a public record.
We publish no person lookup, parcel lookup or owner-level dataset. Aggregated property research requires separate classification and disclosure checks.