Do a Google search and enter your telephone phone number, if you're LUCKY you won't get anything. If you're NOT, you'll see both your name and address appear along with a link to a map showing the path to your front door.
I became aware of this just yesterday and thought I'd share it with those of you who'd rather than the world didn't have a map to your door by being aware of your phone number.
Go to Google, type in your phone number and click "Search" ... If your number appears, it will show your name and address and give two map options. Yahoo and Map Quest, to your house ... anyone wishing to discover the physical location of a phone number, be it a home or business, could use this feature to locate a physical street address, and receive explicit directions on how to get there.
While there could be positive aspects to this, there are also considerable negatives ... Google does provide an option that will allow anyone to remove their telephone number from the database that is linked to the mapping feature. To do so, check to see if you're listed ... if your number and address appear, a telephone icon will appear next to the entry. Clicking on this icon will take you to a page containing a description of the service, and a link to request your number be removed from the database.
