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You may want to look into this and tell your groups and friends and family... Check this out.....New Google Feature [google.com...]
Type your telephone number into Google's search bar & click the search button....MapQuest returns with a physical location of your phone number. People could use this feature to locate your home address, and receive explicit directions on how to get there from anywhere in the country.
You can remove your name off this database--
To do this: Type in your full phone number....using dashes...like this: 555-123-4567 If your number appears in the mapping database, an icon resembling a telephone will appear next to the entry on the results page. Click on this icon and it will take you to a page containing a description of the service, and a link to request your number be removed!
I've used google #'s when looking for business phone numbers and such. company name, cityname, state-abreavition.
So if you have an unlisted number, no worries.
If your number shows up then your in the phone book.
If you don't want to have your number show up, get an unlisted number.
Well you need to change your view. The phone book folks print your number and your address. Google just puts that info online.
A reverse look-up means that someone that has your address can look up your phone number.
Get an unlisted number and minimize the problem.
This probably wouldn't have much of a global effect unless one moves to a new address and THEN starts over at that new address with only unlisted numbers in his or her name(s) at that address FOREVER.
I just think it's an invasion of privacy issue. The phone company doesn't allow you to get the address based on the phone number and Google shouldn't either. It's a serious issue, but I don't think people here realize the implications.
Yes, they do. If you know someone's phone number you can look up their address.
It will look something like:Smith John 123 Smith St. 45013------345-6789
[edited by: digitalghost at 3:32 am (utc) on Mar. 14, 2003]
I just view this as a reverse lookup that shouldn't be allowed
Reverse lookup has always been allowed; this just makes it easier. As EliteWeb said, the information has been gathered and published for years. About 15 years ago as part of my job I spent several days at the local library transcribing reverse directory info. Must have been five years ago that I first bought a set of CDs that had all of the data for the entire US.
That doesn't mean that privacy concerns aren't understandable, it just means it's nothing new.
Thanks.
Get used to it.
I'd have to disagree, when you have a listed number (and address I might add,) published in a phone book, I'd like to think of it as "public" information. The only that that's changed is the medium used and the convenience of doing a reverse lookup.
anywho, 411.com, and 555-1212.com have supported this feature for a long time, and though it's been awhile since I've checked, most of them have started charging for their services. Google just picked up where they left off.
The fun part is clicking to view a satellite image of the address, now *that's* cool.
For Example:
Google: q=202-456-1414 [google.com]
You can have it removed (as GG mentioned) here:
[google.com...]
Of course - this just means it is taken out of google. Anyone can still call the library (some won't do it over the phone - my county will) - or try one of many other sites.
Having an unlisted (in some cases - unPUBLISHED is better than unLISTED) number is the best.
You know - in many counties - people can find out how much you paid for your house and who owns a certain address - all over the internet for free.
You can find people's ages for free:
ussearch: searchFName=george&searchMName=w&searchLName=bush [preview.ussearch.com]
If you are a corporation - some states have lots online - some don't:
Here is google:
[kepler.ss.ca.gov...]
[edited by: ciml at 1:29 pm (utc) on Mar. 15, 2003]
[edit reason] horizontal scrolling fixed [/edit]
