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Cell Phone Directory Coming Soon
applemasker writes "According to this story on Yahoo News via the L.A. Times, an upcoming cell phone directory which supposedly includes 75% of all cell users is in the works. Some people are already receiving cell phone spam and telemarketing calls. Worse yet, unless you opt-out at the beginning of your contract, some carriers such as T-Mobile can gladly hand over your info (though the article says that T-Mobile is changing the contract now). Some good news though, Verizon Wireless has said that it will not share its customer lists. Still, maybe it's time to submit your cell number to the Do Not Call List if you haven't done so already." We had a related story last year.
You're right, but this is Slashdot where FUD is decried when it relates to Linux, but reigns supreme when posted to the front page by an "editor."
Don't get a cell phone. Not only will you not get annoying calls but you also won't be one of the lucky recipents to get a brain tumor 20 years from now. Oh you know it's coming.......
It's about time there was a cell phone directory. I can't remember how many times I've lost someone's cell phone number when I need it. It exists for landlines, why not cell phones?
I think the underlying excuse from the parent is the "right to privacy" which doesn't exist in the first place. This is just an example of privacy activism gone awry.