OT: New Google Feature

[LarryV]

This was forwarded to me by a friend. I'm just posting it for those of
you who don't know about it. I know I didn't.

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INTERESTING NEW GOOGLE FEATURE:

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 l take you to a page containing a description of the service, and
a

link to request your number be removed from the database.

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 See how accurate the map is.... linked to your phone number

[Max Leggett]

Didn't recognise mynumber at all. "Your search did not match any
documents." You sure this isn't one of those urban myths? If it's
true, then it's astinishingly intrusive.

[jim_kaznosky(jk852@columbianotspam.edu]

It most certainly is not a myth. It works. Scary stuff.

Jim

[Bill Ribas]

wow, really worked. who knew. . .

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[Joe Finn]

"LarryV" <lar...@rcn.com> wrote in message
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> This was forwarded to me by a friend. I'm just posting it for those of
> you who don't know about it. I know I didn't.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> INTERESTING NEW GOOGLE FEATURE:
>
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> There is a new feature that makes it possible to type a telephone
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> number into Google's search bar, click the search button, and have a
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> MapQuest page returned as a result.

I think what you are describing is called a reverse telephone directory.
This has been a feature of services like AnyWho for quite some time.
.....joe

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Jim Kaznosky(jk...@columbianotspam.edu wrote in
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> It most certainly is not a myth. It works. Scary stuff.
>
> Jim
>

I just tried it a few times. It works with standard phone numbers in our
area, but not unlisted phone numbers or cell phone numbers.

This new Google feature is really no different from the white pages phone
directory, which lists addresses you could punch into Mapquest.

If you want to stay out of databases like this, just get an unlisted
number.

--
Mike Barrs

[LarryV]

I have an unlisted number, so it doesn't recognize mine either, but if
you plug in a listed number, voila!

mleg...@nospam.ca (Max Leggett) wrote in message news:<3e6f90ec....@News.CIS.DFN.DE>...