Your Ph # & Address are on the Internet

[admin at kclinux.net]

There's 100's of directory listings on the web.   Getting your name,
address, and number off the web is next to impossible.

On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 20:41, Tom Margrave wrote:
> 
> 
> Received this through a friend.  I was quiet surprised to see that by
> entering our phone number on the search line produced our name, address, and
> links to mapquest.  Needless to say,  I requested our number removed.
> 
> 
> > This was sent to me--I checked--and my address, with a map, was on the
> internet.  So I'm forwarding this info to you.
> >
> >  Dear friends, I just wanted to share this with you because I think this
> is
> > something that could be dangerous is used by the wrong hands.
> > Many people are unaware of this danger. I personally, don't want any
> > "Tom, Dick, or Harry" having a direct map (and the map IS perfect) to
> > my house just by having my phone number.
> >
> > Go to www.google.com <http://www.google.com> then type in your phone
> number
> > as they show below and click on Google Search.  If your phone number is
> > listed it will show your name and address and give you two map options.
> > Yahoo and MapQuest.
> >
> > See how accurate the map is....  linked to your phone number.
> >
> > There is a new feature that makes it possible to type a telephone number
> > into Google's search bar, click the search button, and have a MapQuest
> page
> > returned as a result.  Any person wishing to discover the physical
> location
> > of a phone number, be it a home or business address, could use this
> feature
> > to locate a physical street address,and receive explicit directions on how
> > to get there from anywhere in the country.
> >
> > One positive use of this feature could be to determine the location of,
> say,
> > an party for whom you may only have a telephone number.  On a negative
> note,
> > this feature could also be used by an angry party to find out where you
> live
> >
> > Google has made available an option that will allow anyone to remove their
> > telephone number from the database that is linked to the mapping feature.
> > You will first need to check if your number is listed in this manner by
> attempting a search - entering your full telephone number separated by
> dashes (e.g., 404-524-5811).  If the number appears in the mapping database,
> an icon resembling a telephone will appear next to the first or second entry
> > on the results page.  Clicking on this icon will take you to a page
> containing a description of the service, and a link to request your number
> be removed from the database.
> >
> >
> >
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