Monday, January 17, 2011

“Privacy check: what Web people directories know about you” plus 2 more

“Privacy check: what Web people directories know about you” plus 2 more


Privacy check: what Web people directories know about you

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 06:35 PM PST

Online directories let people discover a scary amount of private information about you simply by entering your name, location, and/or telephone number in their search boxes.

Looking Back: Before cell phones

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:43 PM PST

FAYETTEVILLE -- At 2 a.m. on Jan. 5, 1958, the Fayetteville operator-assisted phone system went dead. The signal lights on the switchboards blinked out and would never again notify an operator of an incoming call.

Phone book publishers to fight new law

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 04:42 PM PST

SEATTLE, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The phone book industry is suing Seattle, saying the city's attempt to crack down on unwanted yellow pages violates the First Amendment.

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