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MySpace requires that you enter a postal code if your country selection is United States, Canada, or United Kingdom. The postal code is used to identify the town and state (or province) where you live. This information is displayed next to your photo on your profile page, so it’s viewed by everyone who visits you on MySpace.

The MySpace search options allow users to filter search results using the postal code. For each person in the search results, the following information is displayed:

• Photo
• Headline
• Orientation (Bi, Gay, Straight, Not Sure, or blank)
• Here For (Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends, Networking)
• Gender (Male or Female)
• Age
• Location
• Profile Updated (the date on which the person’s MySpace profile was last updated)
• Last On (the last date and time when the person logged into MySpace)

This is precisely the type of profile information that’s most dangerous to display publicly. If it’s combined with the possibility of finding out your real name, then it becomes very easy for a person with malicious intent to target you.

Our recommendation, if you live in the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom, is to either select a different country (which will let you leave the postal code box blank), or select a postal code for a location that is hundreds or thousands of miles from where you really live.

Hi, I am trying to create an account, coming from the Netherlands. I keep ettng the postal code error… if I leave the field blank or enter whatever postalcode, the error keeps coming…

HELP!

Posted by Wim van Diermen on 25 September 2006 - 12:50

Create an account with Country = USA and Postal Code = 90210. Your account will be created. When entering your MySpace, update your profile to the correct one. There’s no postal code check in here!

Posted by Ralph on 20 October 2006 - 16:41

what is postal code

Posted by demetris lowe on 29 October 2006 - 23:27

demetris: a “postal code” is a part of an address that some countries have, used to identify a specific location in the country. Chances are that if you don’t know what “postal code” means, then you live in a country that does not have postal codes. In that case, you needn’t be concerned with what I’ve written about in this post.

Posted by Kevin Farnham on 12 November 2006 - 04:35

When I’m tryin to browse and it asks for a postal code 5 – 250 I don’t know what each one stands for. I’m tryin to search just in Washington state. ???

Posted by Liz on 28 June 2007 - 17:53