Controversial Cell Phone Number Directory Closes Up Shop

companies selling or distributing personal information need to be shut down permanently.

companies selling or distributing personal information need to be shut down permanently.

they should've been shut down a long time ago. the cause for them shutting down is probably having been sued multiple times for screwing people over with the information made available without regard to privacy concerns.

companies should have to refund all the incomming minutes too we need a class action lier or congress to do something about this

The problem here is that once your information is out on the web, that's it. No return, no do over, no get off the list, it's out there for the world to find forever. Even if it has been removed from their site it is still on the web. I have found home phone numbers ("unlisted") of mine from years ago still showing up on multiple websites.

Good. I am glad those assholes can't sell our private cell numbers. Can at least ONE THING be sacred?

From an earlier article:
" complaints over the convoluted opt-out process (which involves mailing or faxing in a copy of your drivers license), and the threat of legal action by Verizon Wireless, Intelius has decided that perhaps now is not the best time for its cell phone directory."

-Hmmm...

If this trend continues someone will be able not only get your cell number pupblished which will cascade to these thieves to get copies of your driver's license and which very easily give them your social security nuber and steal everything you have in the bank. I usually do not beleive in restrictions however in this case Congress should pass laws restricting this type of abuse which would proliferate hackers.

This outfit needs to be stomped on hard as an example to other e-ripoff artists. We need a code, something like *86 to use on unwanted calls. Hit *86 and the caller pays both ends. That would fix the problem right quick.

This shows that BIG BROTHER is trying to watch what they didn't watch before 911.
Wanting these powers are unconstitutional and should be fought from every corners. This whole affair of the missing E-Mails smells very much like the NIXON era. Also did the missing E-mails refer to oil revenues or Haleberton business ????? I hope history will eventually show the sad history of the past eight years.

Glad to see that there is a crackdown on these sorts of companies. Many industries are getting hit hard. Just learned that a cell phone company VOCE just called it quits as well.

http://voceclassaction.com/?page_id=10

Now - what about zabasearch.com?
Addresses for all the world to see. Even unlisted.

Affiliated with Intellius

I think the officers and directors of Intellius should be convicted and sentenced to substantial prison time. These people are vile and without any redeeming qualities.

Yeah Well! It's alot of BS when your cell is called for serveys and other crapp as wanting donations and telemarketers and especially for those who are Pre Pay! Companies such as this need Haul Their Azzes!

The new number for the Do Not Call List: 1-888-382-1222. Call this number from each phone you want blocked from telemarketers, etc. It takes a couple of minutes but is well worth the time to block all the unneccessary callers.

They will also get off the phone quickly if you say, "I'm on the do not call list." That works fast. They hang up immediately. The number is 1-888-382-1222 to get on the Do Not Call List. You will have very few if any calls after you list your number on the do not call list. It really works.

It would be nice if any consumer can buy the cell number of Intellius CEO for $14.95. It would give the public the opportunity to let him/her know how they feel in the name of freedom of expression. He or she in turn can not complain, since the public would be supporting the very technology that he/she believes it serves the public.

IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING. THERE IS AN EMAIL CIRCLING THAT THEY HAVE A $5000 UNCLAIMED PRIZE FOR A CELL PHONE. THEY WANT YOU TO ENTER IN YOUR MAILING INFORMATION AS WELL.

What a shameless and unpatriotic act of privacy!

FuturePlaintiff you are absolutely correct, and unfortunately the to combat this is to be a practioner of misinformation. Of course the first thing you here is why are you doing that, what do you have to hide, that is far from the point rather that as a citizen living in a supposedely free country one has the constitutional right to be free of pursuit and invasion of one' personal life by business marketeers. The business of mining information is exploding so the only way to try and combat it is to practice misinformation. There are services out there Netzero' private phone was good, but they're shutting down, but Grand Central owned by Google is new and good, use a number you choose anywhere in the country and you have it forwarded to your private numbers or not. But this has to stop and maybe one way is to throw a monkey wrench in the system using misinformation.