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Old 04-18-2007, 09:18 AM
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New (I think)Google feature-
Enter your phone number with area code and dashes and search-
You'll get name, address, and a map to your house from Google earth!
(Click on that to delete said information!)
SCARY!!
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Old 04-18-2007, 03:22 PM
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that is troublesome - your not paranoid.... great...
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Old 04-18-2007, 03:54 PM
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i checked it out....kind of sketchy. you can click on the link, and have your phone number opted out. i removed mine.
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Old 04-18-2007, 04:00 PM
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what is the link to the website?
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Old 04-18-2007, 05:34 PM
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http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/pbremoval.html
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Old 04-18-2007, 07:52 PM
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This is why I own just a cell phone! Can't track me there

It did work for my parents though. Prolly pass this link on to them and family
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Old 04-19-2007, 05:57 AM
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If you don't want people to know where you live, don't list yourself in the phonebook. pay a couple of extra bucks a month to avoid it.

All Google/Yahoo are doing is searching for publicly listed information and reporting the results.

You could go to http://www.anywho.com/
and get the same info.
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Old 04-19-2007, 07:46 AM
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This has always been a feature in the white pages section of Yahoo. I remember playing around with it in the seventh grade. It is no different than someone finding your name in a phonebook and utilizing mapquest.
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Old 04-19-2007, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Ewfflyer
This is why I own just a cell phone! Can't track me there

It did work for my parents though. Prolly pass this link on to them and family
Wanna bet? go to www.sat-gps-locate.com you can track any cell phone.
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Roll Inverted and Pull
Wanna bet? go to www.sat-gps-locate.com you can track any cell phone.
thats not as bad as www.phonetrace.org

my friend found out the hard way in econ class back in high school, now his teacher thinks he has no decency and is gay
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