jtval 0 #1 November 27, 2003 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.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #2 November 27, 2003 QuoteBefore 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......Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #3 November 27, 2003 Ivan?? http://www.google.com/help/features.html#wp The Official Google Explanation, and how to remove your number._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #4 November 27, 2003 None of the numbers at my house came up. Even if they did, if you were to drive down my street, the best you would find is the entrance to the driveway as the house is not visible from the road. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 November 27, 2003 Didn't work for my numbers cause they are "unlisted." However, my parents number, which they have had since before I was born, WAS there. Mapquest link and all. It was all correct too. I removed it for them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #6 November 27, 2003 QuoteQuoteBefore 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. 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #7 November 27, 2003 i don't think google updates that often. My parents old phone number is listed, and they moved a year ago. I've been ehre for almost 2 years and I'm not listed. ah well. ;c) __ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #8 November 27, 2003 QuoteProbably because we're Canadian. Yeah...who in the hell would call a Canadian.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #9 November 27, 2003 QuoteQuoteProbably because we're Canadian. Yeah...who in the hell would call a Canadian.... Call a Canadian what ... 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #10 November 27, 2003 QuoteCall a Canadian what ... Michele, please, dont make an opening like that for Clay....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #11 November 27, 2003 QuoteMichele, please, dont make an opening like that for Clay... I absolutely made NO comments about my little wooly sheep bitches or anything.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bendywendy 0 #12 November 27, 2003 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? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #13 November 28, 2003 This has been available thru Anywho for years.skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #14 November 28, 2003 when I type in my phone number I get one hit on google http://www2.uiuc.edu/ro/F.html that doesn't bug me too much Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #15 November 28, 2003 This site is also quite scarey and is a stalkers dream http://www.b4usearch.co.uk/ but only for the UK'ers out there!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #16 November 28, 2003 Fuckin A Now the CIA just needs Osama and Saddam's phone numbers - and they can swing by and pick them up! How cool is that! Edited to add: My number links to the DZ.com dropzone directory of the DZ I'm CI at, Johannesburg Skydiving Club tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ypelchat 0 #17 November 28, 2003 QuoteI tried it too and it didn't bring anything up either. Probably because we're Canadian. Yeah! Probably, but the McDonalds can easily be found, though. Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #18 November 28, 2003 Whoa, that doesn't also work with cell phones does it?? Crazy stuff..... Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #19 November 28, 2003 QuoteWhoa, 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.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #20 November 28, 2003 QuoteQuoteWhoa, 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. 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?? Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #21 November 28, 2003 Reverse look ups have been available for a long time on the web. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyPsycho 0 #22 November 28, 2003 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. _______________________________ HK MP5SD.........silence is golden Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #23 February 14, 2008 QuoteQuoteBefore 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 #, mapMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
