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There used to be these books available that had a compiled list of everyone in town and it included their address and phone number. It was huge.
by whycome 2y ago
There used to be these books available that had a compiled list of everyone in town and it included their address and phone number. It was huge.
- giantg2 2y agoThe cornerstone of social engineering and phreaking.
- JohnMakin 2y agoAssuming you are referring to phone books white/yellow pages, which do still exist - the major difference being of course that these could be trivially opted out of by calling the phone company. These days, you cannot come even close to reliably opting out of the digital “phone book” and it contains much more than your name, number, and address.
- whycome 2y agoMostly being facetious. But at the time, I never knew someone who opted out. It just wasn't seen as a danger. It was a great way to find Doc Brown or Sarah Connor.