Google your phone number

gottimd · 04-07-2005, 07:33 PM

Not sure if this was discussed before, but if you go to google.com and type in your phone number, it will give you an address and mapped location to get directions to your place.

cartman · 04-07-2005, 07:34 PM

The Google doesn't know about me yet.

gottimd · 04-07-2005, 07:36 PM

You are "off the map", "not in the grid", "out of the matrix"?

If you don't want pshyco's, or ex's, or psycho ex's contacting you, and your phone number comes up with results, press the phone icon and it will block your number in 48 hours.

cartman · 04-07-2005, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gottimd

You are "off the map", "not in the grid", "out of the matrix"?

If you don't want pshyco's, or ex's, or psycho ex's contacting you, and your phone number comes up with results, press the phone icon and it will block your number in 48 hours.

no results come up for my phone #.

As for the psychos, that's why I'm in a gated community...

gottimd · 04-07-2005, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

no results come up for my phone #.

As for the psychos, that's why I'm in a gated community...

What if all the Pshyco's live in that gated community?

cartman · 04-07-2005, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by gottimd

What if all the Pshyco's live in that gated community?

/* runs to lock his doors */

gottimd · 04-07-2005, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

/* runs to lock his doors */

What if all the pshyco's are in your house?

SackAttack · 04-07-2005, 07:47 PM

For what it's worth, if somebody knows your phone #, will blocking it in Google really do any good?

Or are you suggesting that a psycho ex who knows your area code may have nothing better to do than type in all the different possible phone numbers into Google just to track you down?

gottimd · 04-07-2005, 07:49 PM

Lets say you had it blocked from the phone book or any public listing so a person can't get your home address. Now all anyone needs to do is type it in to google, and find your address, and they can get directions to it all at once.

Draft Dodger · 04-07-2005, 07:51 PM

doesn't work for me.
our listing is wrong with the phone company (it's under my wife's maiden name...we tried to fix it for a while, but eventually gave up), but I don't know if that's why or not.

cartman · 04-07-2005, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by gottimd

What if all the pshyco's are in your house?

The medicines the nice doctor man gave me took care of that.

TLK · 04-07-2005, 08:02 PM

This is a little disturbing....

sovereignstar · 04-07-2005, 08:21 PM

Useless. I googled an ex-girlfriends number and it brought me to her old address. Well what good is that.. geesh

Galaxy · 04-07-2005, 08:25 PM

Does it include private numbers? (unlisted, and cell?)

JimboJ · 04-07-2005, 08:28 PM

But if you know a person's phone number, isn't there a pretty good chance you know where they live too? If someone's willing to give you their phone #, they probably don't care if you know where they live.

sovereignstar · 04-07-2005, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JimboJ

But if you know a person's phone number, isn't there a pretty good chance you know where they live too? If someone's willing to give you their phone #, they probably don't care if you know where they live.

you'd think

Peregrine · 04-07-2005, 10:03 PM

The number of tools like this just keeps growing. A lot of people at work were surprised when I showed them the county deeds website (which a large number of counties are starting to roll out) where you just punch in someone's name, and if they own a house in that county, up pops details of their address, what they paid for their house, pictures of their house, and in some cases floor plans. Stalker fun!

Draft Dodger · 04-07-2005, 10:48 PM

isn't it ironic that now that stalkers FINALLY get the tools they need, stalking has become illegal

Glengoyne · 04-07-2005, 11:30 PM

What a Gip!

I found My wife, but I wasn't even mentioned.

I wonder if she knows something I don't? That happened with my first wife.

Tasan · 04-07-2005, 11:39 PM

AHHHHHH!!!!! RUN AND HIDE THE INTARWEB WILL GIT YOU!!!

OKay stop and think for a second.
1. a LOT of cities offer reverse phone number books, and heck if someone has your phone number they probably have your name anyway, so there is step one
2. phone book gives an address
3. pick up a map, or in big cities even better a Key Map.
4. find the person's home and your there

so this google thing isn't a real big stretch from what already exists for your local neighborhood stalker

sovereignstar · 04-07-2005, 11:52 PM

Phone books don't always give you addresses though.

Desnudo · 04-08-2005, 01:39 AM

Verizon.com does.

Raiders Army · 04-08-2005, 07:04 AM

I tried using my cell phone number, but that didn't work. In the Reverse Phone Directory, there is a link to Reverse Cell Phone Numbers, which you can trace for only $79 a cell phone number. Weird shit.

ice4277 · 04-08-2005, 07:49 AM

All Google is doing is making information easier to find. If somebody really wants to get that information about you, they could get it with (relatively) little problem.

gottimd · 04-08-2005, 07:54 AM

Exactly, instead of having to search for a number either through a phone book or whatever, then cross reference it with a map, and then get directions which who knows how long that could take, someone can now just type your number in, get an aerial shot of where you live, your home address, and get driving directions to it in a matter of a few minutes.

Sure your most persistent stalker would still go through the above steps, but for those that are lazy, it just makes stalking easier and quicker for them.

Also, for caller ID, if someone keeps calling and hanging up, or calls with a wrong number, you can google the number and see where it is coming from. Or you get home from work, check your caller ID and see a random number on there, you can find out who the hell it was.

cuervo72 · 04-08-2005, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

Useless. I googled an ex-girlfriends number and it brought me to her old address. Well what good is that.. geesh

Was this the one from the pics?

(that I never got to see all of...grumble grumble)

KWhit · 04-08-2005, 08:14 AM

What is this google?

oliegirl · 04-08-2005, 08:36 AM

anywho.com has a reverse lookup feature just like this, type in a number and it tells you who it belongs to and you can click on a link to get a map and directions...we don't have a land line, only cell phones, so I guess we are safe for a while

sovereignstar · 04-08-2005, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

Was this the one from the pics?

(that I never got to see all of...grumble grumble)

No, this girl is hotter. There is a pic (albeit a non-nude) of here somewhere.

04-07-2005, 07:34 PM	#2
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	The Google doesn't know about me yet. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

04-07-2005, 07:36 PM	#3
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	You are "off the map", "not in the grid", "out of the matrix"? If you don't want pshyco's, or ex's, or psycho ex's contacting you, and your phone number comes up with results, press the phone icon and it will block your number in 48 hours. __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08 Last edited by gottimd : 04-07-2005 at 07:36 PM.

04-07-2005, 07:49 PM	#9
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	Lets say you had it blocked from the phone book or any public listing so a person can't get your home address. Now all anyone needs to do is type it in to google, and find your address, and they can get directions to it all at once. __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08 Last edited by gottimd : 04-07-2005 at 07:50 PM.

04-07-2005, 07:51 PM	#10
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	doesn't work for me. our listing is wrong with the phone company (it's under my wife's maiden name...we tried to fix it for a while, but eventually gave up), but I don't know if that's why or not. __________________ Mile High Hockey

04-07-2005, 10:48 PM	#18
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	isn't it ironic that now that stalkers FINALLY get the tools they need, stalking has become illegal __________________ Mile High Hockey

04-07-2005, 07:47 PM	#8
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	For what it's worth, if somebody knows your phone #, will blocking it in Google really do any good? Or are you suggesting that a psycho ex who knows your area code may have nothing better to do than type in all the different possible phone numbers into Google just to track you down?

04-07-2005, 08:02 PM	#12
TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	This is a little disturbing....

04-07-2005, 08:21 PM	#13
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Useless. I googled an ex-girlfriends number and it brought me to her old address. Well what good is that.. geesh

04-07-2005, 08:25 PM	#14
Galaxy Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2005	Does it include private numbers? (unlisted, and cell?)

04-07-2005, 08:28 PM	#15
JimboJ High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2003	But if you know a person's phone number, isn't there a pretty good chance you know where they live too? If someone's willing to give you their phone #, they probably don't care if you know where they live.

04-07-2005, 10:03 PM	#17
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	The number of tools like this just keeps growing. A lot of people at work were surprised when I showed them the county deeds website (which a large number of counties are starting to roll out) where you just punch in someone's name, and if they own a house in that county, up pops details of their address, what they paid for their house, pictures of their house, and in some cases floor plans. Stalker fun!

04-07-2005, 11:30 PM	#19
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	What a Gip! I found My wife, but I wasn't even mentioned. I wonder if she knows something I don't? That happened with my first wife.

04-07-2005, 11:39 PM	#20
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	AHHHHHH!!!!! RUN AND HIDE THE INTARWEB WILL GIT YOU!!! OKay stop and think for a second. 1. a LOT of cities offer reverse phone number books, and heck if someone has your phone number they probably have your name anyway, so there is step one 2. phone book gives an address 3. pick up a map, or in big cities even better a Key Map. 4. find the person's home and your there so this google thing isn't a real big stretch from what already exists for your local neighborhood stalker __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

04-07-2005, 11:52 PM	#21
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Phone books don't always give you addresses though.

04-08-2005, 01:39 AM	#22
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	Verizon.com does.

04-08-2005, 07:04 AM	#23
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	I tried using my cell phone number, but that didn't work. In the Reverse Phone Directory, there is a link to Reverse Cell Phone Numbers, which you can trace for only $79 a cell phone number. Weird shit.

04-08-2005, 07:49 AM	#24
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	All Google is doing is making information easier to find. If somebody really wants to get that information about you, they could get it with (relatively) little problem.

04-08-2005, 07:54 AM	#25
gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	Exactly, instead of having to search for a number either through a phone book or whatever, then cross reference it with a map, and then get directions which who knows how long that could take, someone can now just type your number in, get an aerial shot of where you live, your home address, and get driving directions to it in a matter of a few minutes. Sure your most persistent stalker would still go through the above steps, but for those that are lazy, it just makes stalking easier and quicker for them. Also, for caller ID, if someone keeps calling and hanging up, or calls with a wrong number, you can google the number and see where it is coming from. Or you get home from work, check your caller ID and see a random number on there, you can find out who the hell it was. __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

04-08-2005, 08:14 AM	#27
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	What is this google?

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