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this is pretty interesting. oif course the person would have to have your phone number to start but Check this out


Google has implemented a new feature wherein you can type someone's
telephone number into the search bar and hit enter and then you will be
given a map to their house.
Before forwarding this, I tested it by typing my telephone number in
google.com. My phone number came up, and when I clicked on the MapQuest
link, it actually mapped out where I live. Quite scary. Please look up your
own number. Read below for details.
Think about it-if a child, single person, ANYONE gives out his/her phone
number, someone can actually now look it up to find out where he/she lives.
The safety issues are obvious, and alarming.
This is not a hoax; MapQuest will put a star on your house on your street.
In order to test whether your phone number is mapped, go to:
http://www.google.com/
Type your phone number in the search bar (i.e. 555-555-1212) and hit enter.
If you want to BLOCK Google from divulging your private information, simply
click on the telephone icon next to your phone number. I removed my name,
but it takes 48-hours. If you are unlisted in the phone book, you might not
be in there, but it is a good idea just to check.
Please forward on to friends and family.
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Did YOU actually try it or was it the spamer who sent you that? I tried, my home number is listed for a small business I have, but no-where did it come up with a mapquest link......
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Before forwarding this, I tested it by typing my telephone numbe



Did YOU actually try it or was it the spamer who sent you that? I tried, my home number is listed for a small business I have, but no-where did it come up with a mapquest link......



I tried it too and it didn't bring anything up either. Probably because we're Canadian.

I have my name and phone number listed in our phone directory here but NOT my address. I did discover that if you search for my phone number at canada411.com it does give out my address. I'm pretty ticked about that.

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everything about everyone can be found somewhere on the internet. Unless you are illegal and don't exist on paper - it's out there for someone to find. If you want to find it even quicker - pay someone else to search for it.

If someone wants to find you - they will - why worry about it?

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Whoa, that doesn't also work with cell phones does it??



Yep.


Mapquest will triangulate your position by looking at signal lags in the different cells your are registered at any given moment.



Smartass. :PB|

No I meant that your cell is obviously registered in your name and under your address, so would you be able to get someone's address from their cell number too??

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this is nothing new, although im sure 20 posts have told you that already. my sister has been in real estate forever......i rememner wayyyyyyy back, like when i was 15 or 16 finding addresses of people i knew in school with reverse directories in a loosleaf binder. same thing. just not many people knew about them back then. theyve just graduated to the internet like everything else has.


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Before forwarding this, I tested it by typing my telephone numbe



Did YOU actually try it or was it the spamer who sent you that? I tried, my home number is listed for a small business I have, but no-where did it come up with a mapquest link......



Well, I don't remember posting this but yes I tried it.
I just checked my parents info ...I will be removing it it does show up with names, phone #, map
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