Monday, October 08, 2007

Creepy thing to know about

My sister sent me this email yesterday, and it's true!
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Tech tip:

Google has implemented a new feature which enables you to type a
telephone number into the search bar, hit enter and if the number is
listed in the phone book, you will be given the person's name and
address. If you then hit "Map", you will get a map to the person's
house.

You can test whether your phone number is mapped by going to
http://www.google.com/ and typing your phone number in the search bar
and hitting enter. If you want to block Google from divulging your
private information, simply click on"Phonebook Results for your
telephone number" and then click on the Removal Form. Removal takes
48-hours. Your information will still be listed in the telephone
directory.
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Yikes. It sort of creeps me out, but then again, if someone has my
phone number, they probably know me, right?

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