Big Brother has arrived! 1

[GlenJohnson]

I heard a rumor that if you go do a google search, and type in your phone number with the area code in the format
xxxxxxxxxx with no spaces, dashes or dots, it will come back and give you your name, address and links to map quest on how to find you. Guess what, it works.



This means if someone wants to find you, all they have to do is ask for your phone number. Loverly. Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@johnsoncomputers.us



"Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up."
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936); English writer.

 

[sleipnir214]

I'm underwhelmed.

This just puts together information that has been publicly available for years. It's just the ease of the user interface that's new. ______________________________________________________________________
TANSTAAFL!

 

[AIXSPadmin]

Didn't work in my case; no documents found. But I am not complaining!

 

[AIXSPadmin]

Though it did work for my older sister and brother-in-law's phone number!

 

[GlenJohnson]

Doesn't appear to work with number unlisted or business numbers that aren't real. There are numbers that are just forwaders. My work number ends with 6000, but nothing shows. If you end it with 6001, it's on the money. Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@johnsoncomputers.us



"Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up."
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936); English writer.

 

[ANFPS26]

Good tip!! "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing....."

 

[guestgulkan]

Hardly big brother material - as a matter of fact I think it's quite useful.

 

[CajunCenturion]

Wow, an on-line phone book, indexed by number

What will they think of next?? Good Luck
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As a circle of light increases so does the circumference of darkness around it. - Albert Einstein

 

[garwain]

doesn't work for me. I've tried my home,fax and cell numbers, without luck. Figured maybe they hadn't been indexed yet, so I tried my parents and grandparents numbers that haven't changed for many many years, still nothing. Only my cell and fax are unlisted numbers. Maybe this only works for US phone numbers?

 

[Craftor]

Think so - I'm from ZA and none of mine work *sniff*

 

[GlenJohnson]

I'm guessing US only. I put the number in for my store, and it came back with 2 addresses. My old one and the current one. Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@johnsoncomputers.us



"Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up."
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936); English writer.

 

[Kjonnnn]

Thats been around for years..

 

[GlenJohnson]

It's the maps that bother me. I've heard from others that knew it's been around for years also. I found out about it from a tips and tricks update from MS office type e-mail. Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@johnsoncomputers.us



"Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up."
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936); English writer.

 

[sleipnir214]

That map data has been available for a while now, too.

How do you think Expedia and similar sites give you address-to-address driving directions? ______________________________________________________________________
TANSTAAFL!

 

[sleipnir214]

I'm really not going to worry until the Google site not only has the links for "Yahoo! Maps" and "MapQuest", but also a link for "Aim Orbital Mind Control Lasers here" ______________________________________________________________________
TANSTAAFL!

 

[GlenJohnson]

What makes you think they don't. Run AdAware and see whos sending what to whom. (Doubleclick.com pops up on my pc about once a week.)

Glen A. Johnson
Johnson Computer Consulting
MCP W2K
glen@johnsoncomputers.us



"Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up."
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936); English writer.

 

[sleipnir214]

I run AdAware after every time I install something. And I use the Opera web browser, so a lot of that nonsense is taken care of.

So I guess they don't have an Orbital Mind-Control Laser lock on me, yet. ______________________________________________________________________
TANSTAAFL!

 

[SPYDERIX]

This doesn't work for my number.

NATE
design@spyderix-designz.com

http://www.spyderix-designz.com

 

[Zarcom]

Mine doesn't work either, but for those of you who are paranoid google does give you the option to hide your data.

taken from google site

Google has added the convenience of US street address and phone number lookup to the information we provide through our search box. You'll see publicly listed phone numbers and addresses at the top of results pages for searches that contain specific kinds of keywords.

To find listings for a US business, type the business name into the Google search box, along with the city and state. Or type the business name and zip code. Entering the phone number with area code will also return a complete business listing.


To find listings for a US residence, type any of the following combinations into the Google search box:

first name (or first initial), last name, city (state is optional)
first name (or first initial), last name, state
first name (or first initial), last name, area code
first name (or first initial), last name, zip code
phone number, including area code
last name, city, state
last name, zip code
If your query results in business and residential listings, both categories will be listed for your convenience.

To have your residential or business phone and address information removed from the Google PhoneBook, click here

http://www.google.com/help/pbremoval.html.

Wish it did work in Canada it's kinda neat. That'l do donkey, that'l do
Mark
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[DonQuichote]

Does it find the location of your cell phone as well? Makes it a lot easier to target the lasers on...
Just joking ;-)