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For everyone proudly displaying their old ICQ numbers, just be aware that there are still sites that have some of the info tied to the numbers archived (presuma
by whycome 2y ago
For everyone proudly displaying their old ICQ numbers, just be aware that there are still sites that have some of the info tied to the numbers archived (presumably what was made public/status). So, there may be some easily-access publicly identifiable information that you don't want associated with your current HN username.
(I just did a search and I found that my old icq# had a phone number linked to it)
- ssfrr 2y agojust googling didn't come up with anything for me. were there specific sites you found info on?
- kolistivra 2y agoI'm curious too!
- whycome 2y agoICQ.im is one. For some numbers it inexplicably fails out. https://icq.im/1819032 https://icq.im/1819032 Is the format.
- pndy 2y agoICQ counterpart in Poland at some point started using gg: pseudoprotocol and that allowed more aware people to track others activity across the web as most of us included their UINs in post footers on forums