Hmm, that is strange.
The only response I got from my old phone number was a submission I made to
your site, Larry!!!<grin>
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Larry Miller
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 5:45 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: Big Brother Exercise (NO LBC)
This did work for my primary phone. I'm still trying to determin if I want
to
remove my phone number. Larry Miller
> Here is an interesting exercise for you. This doesn't work for
> everyone...
> Go to www.google.com then type in your area code and phone number
> separated by hyphens (555-555-5555) and click on Google Search. If your
> phone number is listed it will show your name and address and give you two
> map options. Yahoo and MapQuest. See how accurate the map is to your home.
> Any person wishing to discover the physical location of a phone number, be
> it a home or business address, could use this feature to locate a physical
> street address, and receive directions on how to get there
> from anywhere in the country. In the age of the internet communication we
> all know the dangers of this - for adults and children.
>
> 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. If
> the number appears in the mapping database, an icon resembling a telephone
> will appear next to the first or second entry on the results page.
> Clicking on this icon will take you to a page containing a description of
> the service, and a link to request your number be removed from the
> database.
>
> So far, unlisted numbers and cell phone numbers, do not show up. I tried
> several other numbers... some show up, some don't. I believe this depends
> on who your phone company is.
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