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From: Aaron Goodwin <>
Subject: Re: [APG] [Fwd: nationwide reverse telephone book]
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:40:32 -0800
References: <47C0A162.6050901@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To: <47C0A162.6050901@comcast.net>


Another safety measure is to contact your local telephone company and have your address removed from the local phone book. That's what I did years ago, and the Google reverse-search even now only produces my name and number without any additional efforts on my part.

Aaron Goodwin
New York, NY


On Saturday, February 23, 2008, at 05:43PM, "Helen S. Ullmann" <> wrote:
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>Subject: nationwide reverse telephone book
>Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:30:59 EST
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>Millie,
> Thank you. I went to snopes.com and they said it's true.
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>Subject: Phone # in Google
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>Hi, George,
>I got this and tested it and it is real.Google has implemented a new
>feature which enables you to type a telephone number into the search bar
>and hit enter, and you will be given the person's name and address.
>If you then hit Map Quest, you will get a map to the person's house.
>Everyone should be aware of this! It's a nationwide reverse telephone book.
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>If a child gives out his/her phone number, someone can now look it up to
>find out where he/she lives. The safety issues are obvious and alarming.
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>Note that you can have your phone number removed or blocked. I tried my
>number and it came up along with the map and directions straight to our
>house. I did fill out the removal form for myself, and encourage all of
>you to do the same.
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>In order to test whether your phone number is mapped, go to Google at
>www.google.com <http://www.google.com/>; File: http://www.google.com/ ,
>type your phone number in the search bar (e.g. 555-555-1212) and press
>enter. If you want to BLOCK Google from divulging your private
>information, simply click on your telephone number and then click on the
>Removal Form.
>Removal takes 48-hours. Please share this information with friends and
>family.
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>(Also check out the google maps...they may have a picture of your house
>online!)
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