[Vision2020] New "Feature" in Google(privacy alert)

[Tim Lohrmann]

> It's true.  I checked it out with my phone number. 
> You might
> want to remove 
> >yours... 

> >Subject: New "Feature" in Google
> >
> >There is a new feature in Google that makes it
> possible to type
> a telephone
> >number into Google's search bar, click the search
> button, and
> have a Yahoo!
> >Maps or 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,
> >can 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, a
> >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.
> >
> >Fortunately, 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., 555-123-4567). If the
> number appears
> in the
> >mapping database, an icon resembling a telephone
> will appear
> next to the
> >first or second entry on the result page. Clicking
> on this icon
> will take
> >you to a page containing a description of the
> service, with
> a link to
> >request your number be removed from the database.
> >
> >Many people are unaware of this potential danger.
> Go to
> >"http://www.google.com/ " then type in your phone
> number to
> check it out.


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