Post by: Desertdog on June 07, 2007, 07:04:20 AM
Joe
This scary......could be dangerous.
For those that may be concerned.
there are a number of Reverse Phone look-up sites .
"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 MapQuest, you will get a map to the
person's house. Everyone should be aware of this! It's a nationwide reverse
telephone book.
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.
Note that you can have your phone number removed or blocked. I tried my
number and it came up along with the mapquest and directions straight to our
house. I did fill out the removal form for myself, and encourage all of you
to do the same. Quite scary.
Please look up your own number.
In order to test whether your phone number is mapped, go to: google
( 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 your
telephone number and then click on the Removal Form. Removal takes 48-hours.
Check your own number and although this may not apply to you if you have an
unlisted number or cell phone as primary contact, but you may know someone
who needs to know this.
Please share this information with friends and family." =
Post by: K Frame on June 07, 2007, 07:09:39 AM
I believe that if your number is published, anyone can call the phone company information line and get the address to which the number belongs.
I've heard about how dangerous this is for at least several years, but I've yet to have anyone present a convincing case for how it is more dangerous than any of the other public information avenues that are currently available.
There are numerous reverse phone number sites -- anywho.com, pc411.com, switchboard.com, and I believe that most now offer some type of link to a map service.
The best way to prevet something like this is to get an unlisted number, inform Google that you don't want your number as part of this project, and monitor your kids when they're on the computer.
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on June 07, 2007, 07:42:37 AM
Post by: Sindawe on June 07, 2007, 07:48:03 AM
Post by: zahc on June 07, 2007, 08:36:58 AM
Post by: K Frame on June 07, 2007, 08:43:04 AM
I don't have a landline phone.
And that certainly is another option.
I know quite a few people who have gone that way.
Mtnbkr and his wife are almost 100% cell phone, but they still maintain a home line, I think mainly for emergency use, like when they have to call the ambulance because their daughter has repeatedly slammed my head in the refrigerator door.
Again.
Post by: onions! on June 07, 2007, 08:48:37 AM
I don't have a landline phone.
I don't have any phone.
Post by: Tallpine on June 07, 2007, 09:04:57 AM
Ours just says:
Lastname, He & She, Smalltown, phone-number
Only we don't live in Smalltown, we live somewhere way out in the hills. It's not even in the same county
You might have to disconnect your phone and get an new number and listing in order to permanently remove your address from the directories.
Post by: Manedwolf on June 07, 2007, 09:16:32 AM
Any of the Pioneer AVIC in-car systems do that. You can enter any US phone number, it will give you the address and route you to it.
And instead of a landline, I have a bluetooth docking station for my cellphone at home. When docked, it energizes the rest of the lines and I can call from or pick up any of the other phones to make a call, just as if it were a landline.
I see no reason to pay $40+ a month for a phone that's not where I am at the moment.
Post by: Tallpine on June 07, 2007, 09:27:02 AM
Funny thing is that our second line is unlisted and we are not paying an extra fee for that
Post by: Ron on June 07, 2007, 11:43:11 AM
For some reason mapquest and all the others aren't accurate as to where my house is. They get the neighborhood and street right but not the location of the house.
This may come in handy if someone targeting my house with a smart bomb uses mapquest.
Post by: Manedwolf on June 07, 2007, 11:57:17 AM
Post by: charby on June 07, 2007, 12:02:17 PM
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=museum&near=San+Francisco,+California,+United+States&ie=UTF8&view=map&om=1&layer=c&cbll=37.777452,-122.504927&cbp=1,289.875024308419,0.628713401659621,3&ll=37.784792,-122.502236&spn=0.015093,0.029182&z=15
make sure to click on the orangish colored guy!
Post by: Art Eatman on June 07, 2007, 01:17:32 PM
:D:DThe Yahoo map is only off by about four miles.
Art
Post by: Paddy on June 07, 2007, 01:44:48 PM
Post by: Tallpine on June 07, 2007, 01:50:04 PM
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There are plenty of other ways to find you, if someone wants to.
Yeah, just drive around the countryside until you see an old man with a long beard and a shotgun sitting in front of a barn
Post by: onions! on June 07, 2007, 02:21:04 PM
Not to drag up any bad juju but didn't you have a problem w/someone showing too much interest in a family member last...summer?How'd that work out?
Our am I having an old timers moment?
Post by: Tallpine on June 07, 2007, 04:57:21 PM
The "problem someone" lived on the property right next door, so phone number lookup was never an issue. The problem was that he had an easement for his driveway right through our land, and he had all sorts of "guests" who were mostly felons.
Anyway, he got sent to federal prison for a while, sold his place to a nice guy who has only been out here for a couple of hunting seasons. We now have a locked gate across the drive, and I've been checking the place for the new owner who still lives out of state.
We did have a couple of his "associates" show up 6 months after he went away to jail. I had to run them off and came about this || close to pulling a gun on them. But that has been a year and a half ago now. And my daughters are moved out and gone to another state.
I really don't think he will have the nerve to show up in this neighborhood again. Several people have threatened to shoot him on sight.
Post by: onions! on June 07, 2007, 06:26:38 PM
'couple of years?*snicker*where does the time go?
Post by: Antibubba on June 07, 2007, 08:32:36 PM
Post by: Jamisjockey on June 08, 2007, 04:30:17 AM
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No standard web pages containing all your search terms were found.
Post by: mtnbkr on June 08, 2007, 10:01:55 AM
Mtnbkr and his wife are almost 100% cell phone, but they still maintain a home line, I think mainly for emergency use, like when they have to call the ambulance because their daughter has repeatedly slammed my head in the refrigerator door.
Yup. We keep the home phone to give out to businesses that don't need our immediate attention (most of them). We don't make outgoing calls on it though, just check the answering machine and call back via cell.
Chris
Post by: SomeKid on June 08, 2007, 01:02:47 PM
Post by: Tallpine on June 08, 2007, 01:21:35 PM
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Good,I'm glad it worked itself out w/out death or dis-memberment.
Yeah, I had to seriously restrain myself from taking "pre-emptive action"
Post by: Tallpine on June 09, 2007, 08:30:26 AM
We just got a call from the guy that owns the place next door (he lives on the east coast), and he said the previous owner left him a msg that he is going to be visiting somebody in our neighborhood next week and he wants to gets some more stuff out of the house.
The new owner (he has owned it 2 yrs now) told us that under no circumstances was this dirtbag to come on his property (the access to it is through our land).Damn! I thought I was through with this stuff
At least we can run him off without question at this point.I'm trying to figure out if I should call the sheriff with advance notice of possible problems...? Maybe I should call the new owner and ask him to call the local county sheriff and advise him of his viewpoint on access to his property ? A deputy was out here about 18 months ago concerning the last trespassing incident.
Sorry about the thread drift ... maybe I should start a new one?
Post by: Desertdog on June 09, 2007, 09:25:19 AM
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We just got a call from the guy that owns the place next door (he lives on the east coast), and he said the previous owner left him a msg that he is going to be visiting somebody in our neighborhood next week and he wants to gets some more stuff out of the house.
Have the owner email you the information that he told you on the phone. In case of dispute you MIGHT be able to prove he called you, but not what was said.Quote
I'm trying to figure out if I should call the sheriff with advance notice of possible problems...?
Definately YES.Probably a good idea for the new owner to call the sheriff also, and inform him that the person is not to take anything and that you are authorized to stop him. Should be in writing also.
Post by: Bogie on June 09, 2007, 11:38:39 AM
My phone number is 314-920-5555.
Hey, wait a minute... Is this like hunting over bait?