• HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Would you mind posting your phone book

    Did you know that before cellular phones were a thing, the phone company regularly sent out books with everyone’s name, phone number, and sometimes even their address in them?

    You could even find such a book in public in these little things called “Phone booths”.

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      5 hours ago

      And people were concerned. My grandpa only had initials published not his full name because he knew some widows [when my mom was a baby] afraid of crime who only published their initials and wanted to make things harder for those criminals who targeted on widows.

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      3 hours ago

      You’ve missed the point. The phone numbers are not the valuable information. What’s valuable is the list of each person’s social contacts.

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          2 hours ago

          To really drive in your point, why don’t you post the names and phone numbers of the three people you contact most frequently. Don’t worry, those numbers are already in the phone book. It’s ok, you’re just sharing publicly available information.