22-11-2003 07:47									#31
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How is Google's service different from, say, you attempting to amass the world's largest library of phone books?

	22-11-2003 12:34									#32
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I don't have a home phone number any more.

I rely on my cell phone only. Typing in my cell phone # revealed nothing.

	22-11-2003 15:40									#33
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I put my phone number in and it comes up with someone on the other side of town (I've been getting phone calls meant for her)

	22-11-2003 15:41									#34
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Doesn't work with Canadian numbers

	22-11-2003 17:39									#35
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quote: Originally posted by Buck Birdseed In sweden you can get all this, their passport photograph, the names and adressed of their siblings and other relatives, their school grades, criminal record, any letters they've sent to any government agency ever, what weapons they own, if they've got a driver's licence, how much they pay in rent, maps of their properties, or any parking violoations they've acquired. Of course most of these take a few phone calls.

Here you'd at least need a good reason (ie be personally affected in some way) to get hold of this information:
- criminal record
- any letters they've sent to any government agency ever
- any parking violoations they've acquired

I think openess is a good thing. For instance, I can find out how my tax money is being used.
The PM's income over the last 3 years: http://skatt.bt.no/index.php?search...&enavn=bondevik
Mayor of Oslo: http://skatt.bt.no/index.php?search...ditlev-simonsen

Now why did the PM make less money last year (~$120 000) than the mayor (~$210 000)??

	23-11-2003 11:51									#36
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quote: Originally posted by mrmitchell How is Google's service different from, say, you attempting to amass the world's largest library of phone books?

some people like to collect phone book cover art

My old phone number doesn't work (I just cancelled my home phone a couple of months ago).

But my mom's number does work and comes up on map quest correctly.

	23-11-2003 12:04									#37
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	23-11-2003 12:13									#38
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quote: Originally posted by KrazyHorse Doesn't work with Canadian numbers

That's cause Canada doesn't know how to create phone numbers properly. (eg. -- American way)

	23-11-2003 12:26									#39
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Space05us you probably live in the most remote place of anyone on Apolyton. I've always wondered why people actually live in northern Alaska. It's freezing cold during most of the year, it's dark 24-7 during some part of the winter, there is nothing out there but flat ground and snow, there are hardly any people there, and there is nothing to do.

	23-11-2003 12:30									#40
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quote: Space05us you probably live in the most remote place of anyone on Apolyton. I've always wondered why people actually live in northern Alaska. It's freezing cold during most of the year, it's dark 24-7 during some part of the winter, there is nothing out there but flat ground and snow, there are hardly any people there, and there is nothing to do.

you just described Barrow dead on, you get brownie points!

	23-11-2003 12:50									#41
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not sure if you saw the CNN article I posted in the other thread.

I think it said the sun has set until Feb 7 for Barrow, Alaska. I could not handle that.

	23-11-2003 22:23									#42
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Well how come people actually live there?