[Ansteorra] Child safety - new & bad google feature

[Owen Van Meter]

Greetings Friends,
  Google is "not" the only search engine that has this feature to which you 
can type in the phone number and get "your" address. So please if you  don't 
want anyone to have your address please check whatever search engine you 
use. A Place to start is where it says "White Pages" or "Yellow Pages". I've 
done it several times with no questions asked.

                                      Lord Griffin Van Meteren
                                     Emerald Keep
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lily Rose Sinclaire" <lilyrose.sinclaire at gmail.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Child safety - new & bad google feature


> Greetings,
>
> As a tangent to the child safety exchanges going on on this list, I 
> thought
> it might be useful to forward this email to the Kingdom. I just received 
> it
> from my daughter's teacher.
>
> This is the first time I hear of this feature, and although I have been a
> great fan of Google since the beginning, this really is taking it too far.
>
> By the way, my number *is* unlisted (or so I thought) and I am on the
> "federal do no call list" yet my number still came up publicly accessible
> through this search. So, the end of this message is erroneous - you can be
> found even if your number is unlisted.
>
>
>
> Lily Rose
>
>
>
>
> "Hello 7A Parents,
>
>
>
> I'm forwarding this email on to you.  FYI
>
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Team 7A
>
>
>
>
>
> - Hide quoted text -
> Hello all,
>
> Please read below and then send to your parent emails as an FYI and
> safety precaution.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
>
> Amanda Hamm
>
> Prevention Supervisor - Aprende Region
>
> (480) 783-2295 office
>
> (480) 215-4497 cell
>
> ahamm at kyrene.org
>
>
> ================================
>
>
>
> 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. "
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