And I received this little beauty via email today -
"Google has implemented a new feature wherein you can type someone's
telephone number into the search bar and hit enter and then you will be
given a map to their house. Everyone should be aware of this! Note that
you can have your phone number removed or blocked.
Before forwarding this, I tested it by typing my telephone number in google.com. My phone number came up, and when I clicked on the MapQuest link, it actually mapped out where I live. Quite scary. Please look up your own number. Read below for details.
Think about it--if a child, ANYONE gives out his/her phone
number, someone can actually now look it up to find out where he/she
lives. The safety issues are obvious, and alarming.
In order to test whether your phone number is mapped, go to: 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 the telephone icon next to your phone number. Removal takes 48-hours.
If you are unlisted in the phone book, you might not be in there, but it is a good idea just to check. If your number does come up if you hit map, it will show you a direct map to your house... Please forward on to friends and family."
check it out - your number and name come up - and check out the link to the map to your home -
niiicce.
feel free and copy and paste this little notice to your own journals too, folks..spread the word.
18 comments:
So, did your address come up when you tried this? I have seen this e-mail several times now, but I have yet to speak to one person who's address actually came up when their phone number was typed in.
-Paul
Thankfully, Ihave an unlisted number, AND when I just did this, it has someone else's name attached to my number since I haven't had it for a year, yet. Whew...for the moment, anyway...thanks for the info...JAE
Mine came up---kinda creepy.
This has been around for a while. I know I had my numbers blocked from that a couple of years ago when I first heard about it. Scary stuff.
Thank-you Thank-you Thank-you!!!
I'm posting this in my journal and EVERYBODY should too!!!
I Love you my Emperoress; truly, Thank-you! @~barbie~
Are you guys kidding? I've done it with just about every number I know and nothing comes up. I did it with all my phone numbers, which are listed, and nothing. I'm beginning to think this was a joke.
dave
http://journals.aol.com/ibspiccoli4life/RandomThoughtsfromaProgressiveMi
Thanks Flo! I had them remove mine, even though
I live out in the sticks, and most of the roads leading
to my house have no names. LOL
Unless someone knows the area I live in, they'd have
a hard time figuring out where I live just from that
map. I can imagine what someone who lives
in a city would be feeling about this though!
Lovish!
Connie
HI PERSONA NONGRATA, READ UR JOURNAL AND IT IS VERY INTERESTING THE WAY IT IS PUT TOGETHER AND THE WAY U WRITE,LATIN AND EVERYTHING ARE U ITALIAN? OMINOUS PIPIPINUBULUS OMNIPOTENTE!
this is something i know about. my number doesn't come up because it is unlisted. however, my boss's did w/her name (first, last) and the city & state she lived in. i think it the information varies by how much it is online (how much information is "crawled" by google).
What a scary thought! I've heard of this at work but, I didn't know it was true. I thought it was some urban legend. Obviously not! I put in my number and my MIL and both came up with no address, just a city name. I'll be sure to share this information with others. Thanks for telling us! :-)
Monica
http://journals.aol.com/sonensmilinmon/SmilinMonsAdventures/
http://journals.aol.com/photographybymon/Mamarazzi/
I don't object too much to this.. it makes me easier to find for potential dates or rough trade.
M
It is something I teach in my classes. I have the students type in their own phone numbers. I have them remove them if they want to. I find it scary, too!
xoxo
WAIT A MINUTE U DONT READ LATIN! WHAT I WROTE ARE BITS AND PIECES OF LATIN WORDS I'VE HEARD HERE AND THERE. ANY WAY "HI" AND THANKS FOR UR COMMENTS AND WELL WISHES. I WILL CONTINUE TO READ UR JOURNAL AND YES IT IS VERY SCARY TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK UP WHERE U LIVE "BUT" I FOUND IT HELPFUL WHEN I WAS TRACKING DOWN THE INTERNET WOMAN MY PARTNER WAS TALKING TO. HASTA LA VISTA
I must admit, I was ALL google-eyed, when I saw that, in action.
Thank you, Flora... I'm like, ~>this<~ close to spanking the baby, baby. Are you sweating? Only in anticipation. I can see you now, all bent over, with a BIG hurry-up 'B', smile on your face. [:)]
By the way, I have dire information that I can only convey to you, via telephone. Throw some digits at The Google Train, precious. [:P]
~Love always, 1-800-CRIMSON @--->----
http://journals.aol.com/thelovetrain/Drift/
http://journals.aol.com/thelovetrain/tracks/
http://groups.aol.com/romanceconection/
Just did it!
V
This gave me the willes after some of the weirdos who have come out of the woodwork recently. Thanks for telling us :):) judi
Dear God, what is this world coming to?
~Erin
Good information to know. I'm probably more secretive of my phone number than I am of my address, though. LOL The internet can be good for things, but can also be bad too. Privacy is a huge issue.
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