Privacy Warning: Google publishing private phone numbers and addresses. - by bikerdude
bikerdude on 27/8/2008 at 08:31
Quote Posted by fett
I think what everyone is getting at Biker, is that the internet works the same everywhere, and this info has been available online for a small fee for years and years. Americans are numb to this kind of thing anymore, so I think allowing it is the lesser of the evils.
I would disagree, I would like to think that the UK has and had more common sense where the internet is concerned.
The flipside of this free info is, that google is going one step further and providing ALL the info in ONE place (number/name/address/maplink) to all and sundry. Atm the average punter in the street dosent know how to access to all of that info by conventional means..
All said and done we have basic right to privacy, as usual a big corp has belligerently done something with out thinking about the ramifications.
biker
rachel on 27/8/2008 at 09:08
It's a reverse phone book function and the guy spurts a "Think of the children" not even 1 minute into the video. I stopped right there.
Jesus Christ that kind of thing has been available for ages, but now it's on GOOGLE it's BAD? What the fuck? Oh yeah, it has a MAP.
Go hide in your basements with your shiny tinfoil hats. :rolleyes:
Jenesis on 30/8/2008 at 10:31
Quote Posted by BEAR
Call me when you can find where I am via my cell phone (I assume you'll know the number by then).
That's been done, though admittedly only with temporary physical access to the phone.
Zerker on 30/8/2008 at 11:43
As most of the other people said, reverse phone lookup has been a feature of most online phone books for a while (it's in canada411.ca for example). If you worry about people knowing who you are from your phone number, get an unlisted number... or as mentioned in the video, add yourself as an exception to the web site in question, if possible.
fett on 30/8/2008 at 17:11
My point is that this information has been available on anywho.com and other sites for nearly a decade.
Also, what kind of half-ass stalkers and identity thieves do you guys get? If someone simply gives up because all the information isn't "together in one place" then I wouldn't worry too much about him. I want a stalker/identity thief who will at least exert a little effort, dammit!
Martin Karne on 4/9/2008 at 03:51
You mean liek OMG someone is gonna go Garrett on a load of people?
Thief13x on 9/9/2008 at 21:37
Havn't read the replies so I'm not sure if this has been mentioned but stay AWAY from Chrome (see the license agreement)
Gorgonseye on 10/9/2008 at 00:08
Quote Posted by Thief13x
Havn't read the replies so I'm not sure if this has been mentioned but stay AWAY from Chrome (see the license agreement)
But Chrome hides my
porn internet history! :(
metal dawn on 10/9/2008 at 00:20
Wate! Data-mining? On mai innernets?!
