I got this from a friend…I tried it, and my number DID NOT come up, but mine is a cell phone. The original friend who sent it to me did have hers show up; and the friend that sent it to her did not. Certainly doesn’t hurt to check out your telephone number to be safe!
Kathryn
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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 and fill out the Removal Form. Removal takes 48-hours.
