dragon wrote:
Google.com has implemented a new feature wherein you can type
someone's telephone # into the search bar and hit enter and you will
be given a map to their house. You can however have your # removed
or blocked. I tested this and sure enough my address came up, and
when I clicked on the mapquest link, a map came up with a star on my
house. Unbelievable. Think about it, if a child or anyone gives out
their # someone can find out exactly where they live. The safety
issues are obvious and alarming.

To test this go to www.google.com and type your # in the search bar
and hit enter. If you want to block google from giving out your
private info, simply click on phonebook results above your # and
scroll down. I removed my name, but it takes about 48 hours. If your
# is unlisted you might not be in there but it would be a good idea
to check. You might want to pass this info on to friends & family.

dragon


We got this information in my child's PTA newsletter. What it doesn't
say is that there's nothing at all new about this. I mean, it may be
new to google, but it's not new to the Internet at all.

Try www.whitepages.com, www.whowhere.com, www.anywho.com,
www.switchboard.com - they all have reverse phone lookups, and there are
probably other sites as well. This is just the online version of print
reverse-lookup directories, which I would guess are still around as well.


Clisby