Thanks, Omar_Little.
Is this the recall where the airbag could shoot metal fragments at the occupant? Seems like a good reason to fix it.
Indeed.
Reminds me of this xkcd:
Funny. I’m guessing that a lot of people are unaware that prior to about 20 years ago, pretty much everyone was listed in a phonebook. It named the person, his address, and his phone number. Every city had one. Today’s obsession with “privacy” has made such a notion impossible to consider. But I’d argue that for law-enforcement and safety reasons, the benefits of a registry of phone numbers far outweighs the drawbacks. One example: think of how many of these recent bomb threats could be traced to the perpetrators if the numbers were available. (And don’t start ranting about “yeah, but…”)
Did phonebooks or other sources ever list cellphone numbers? I don’t recall anything like that.
No. This was essentially prior to cell phones. But a cell phone directory should be available to all of us just like the land line directory was before. (I’m going to stop because this is not a spot for debate.)
Other residents of the household were not, unless specifically requested.
A cell phone directory thread.
The only remedy I’ve seen is that many business cellphones are discoverable in Google. (If the owner wants to be found)
But nonetheless, I agree with you. Cell phones were originally “secret” because you paid for received calls. I suppose that could still be the case for some plans, but surely its the vast minority of cases in the US.