Google may be snitching your address to anyone with your phone number.

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Go to Google-type in your full phone number and hit enter.
It will (if listed) give you your name and address.
Then hit mapquest and it will give you a map to your front door.
If a child gave out your phone #, anyone can look it up to see where he/she lives.

Maybe not such a good idea, eh?

If you want it blocked, click on your phone # and then click on the removal form.

This may not apply to you if you have an unlisted # or cell phone, but it may apply to some of your friends or family, etc., and they should be aware of it.

I couldn’t figure out how to transfer this from my e-mail to the SD, so I hope I have this right. Search is all jammed up so if this has been done already, well, here’s another one.

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I forgot to say that it takes 48 hours for the removal to happen.

Mods, I think this is something that should be widely disseminated, so if you want to move it to another forum, please do. Assuming this is all true, and it was sent to me by a friend who said he found his name and address this way, so I think it is true, people should be aware of this.

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How is this any different then someone else wanting to know my phone number?

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If your address/phone number is published in the phone book, it’s already a matter of public record. What’s the big deal about being available on Google?

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Snopes link
Basically, it doesn’t work for all numbers, and the information is usually publicly available elsewhere.

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On the list of things to be afraid about…

Heck, my local pizza place uses it to give to their drivers.

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Crap.

FIXED Snopes link

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I put in my number and it gives who I assume is the last one who had it. So I’m safe so far… not that I care much.

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I always suspected it. I’m too goddamn stupid to be on this board.

mods, please put this well meaning, but assenine thread to sleep.

::wanders off disconsolately, pitifully singing “Dang me, dang me, they oughta take a rope and hang me; high from the highest tree…”::

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I get the same as FairyChatMom—someone else’s address.

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Heh, I type in my phone number, and it brings up several web pages where I posted my own name and address, and a Mapquest link. Sigh …and still, nobody shows up…

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This is really no different than any other reverse telephone lookup, and those exist on numerous other websites aside from Google.

It’s not as if they’re handing out secret and protected information.

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Woman would you weep for me! Boo-woo boop boop boop boop boo -ba-oo-ba boo boo bow :smiley:

Don’t beat yerself up ageless6, you reminded me of a very cool song.

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Anywho.com has had that exact service for years. If Google is doing it too now, that just means that I need to go to fewer sites to get information I need.

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Ummm…hate to tell you this (I guess) but Directory Assistance (411) will do the same thing if you call them. (Well, they’ll give you name and address–you’ll have to put it into Mapquest yourself.) They can only do it with published numbers, and I’m assuming that Google is the same way. So, yes, if you’re in the phone book, people can find out your phone number, your name, and your address. If you’re big on privacy, you should get an unpublished number.

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Not sure if it’s the same in the US, but in Canada, you can opt for a published number and simply ask them to omit the attached address when you get your number. No charge. No address in directory assistance or phone book. Voila.

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There are many places on the web which will do a reverse white pages lookup. If you are concerned about that, you need to make sure you have an unlisted number.

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You’re right, Cyros…I thought of that after I posted. That is available in the US as well.