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- WhatsApp Phone Numbers Pop Up in Google Search Results https://threatpost.com/whatsapp-phone-numbers-google-search-results/156141/ 15 comments
- Google Thought My Phone Number Was Facebook’s and It Ruined My Life https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zmpm43/google-thought-my-phone-number-was-facebooks-and-it-ruined-my-life 10 comments
- 555 is Dead - Clearing Phone Numbers for Movies (hint: Google Voice) http://www.craigormiston.com/post/5243530569/film-friday-555-is-dead-clearing-phone-numbers-for 15 comments
- You Can Now Ask Google to Remove Your Phone Number, Email or Address from Search Results https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/04/you-can-now-ask-google-to-remove-your-phone-number-email-or-address-from-search-results/ 17 comments technology
- Does Google save your phone number even if you delete it? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/amsmgs/does_google_save_your_phone_number_even_if_you/ 8 comments privacy
- So Google now requires you to provide a phone number when creating an account https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/7833j3/so_google_now_requires_you_to_provide_a_phone/ 18 comments privacy
- Google Phone app prepares to let you always record calls from numbers not in your contacts https://www.xda-developers.com/google-phone-app-prepares-always-record-calls-numbers-not-your-contacts/ 3 comments technology
- Whatsapp blamed own users for failure to keep phone number repo off Google searches https://www.theregister.com/2020/06/12/whatsapp_google_search_results_blunder/ 4 comments privacy
- Using this WhatsApp feature will land your phone number in Google search results https://www.techradar.com/news/using-this-whatsapp-feature-will-land-your-phone-number-in-google-search-results 6 comments privacy
- Google confirms it uses dummy phone numbers to record calls with local services https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/01/21/google-confirms-it-uses-dummy-phone-numbers-to-record-calls-with-local-services.html 8 comments technology
- Google confirms it uses dummy phone numbers to record calls with local services - xpost r/StallmanWasRight https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/01/21/google-confirms-it-uses-dummy-phone-numbers-to-record-calls-with-local-services.html 3 comments privacy
- I managed to delete my Google account with a fake verification phone number https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/adzb71/i_managed_to_delete_my_google_account_with_a_fake/ 4 comments privacy
- Google’s prototype Chinese search engine reportedly links searches to phone numbers https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/14/17861962/google-china-dragonfly-censorship-search-engine-phone-number-link-report 5 comments technology
- Google's prototype Chinese search engine links searches to phone numbers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/18/google-china-dragonfly-search-engine 6 comments technology
- Google's prototype Chinese search engine links searches to phone numbers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/18/google-china-dragonfly-search-engine 4 comments technology
- Google's prototype Chinese search engine links searches to phone numbers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/18/google-china-dragonfly-search-engine 4 comments worldnews
- Google Search Prototype for China Links Searches to Phone Numbers https://china-underground.com/2018/09/16/google-search-prototype-for-china-links-searches-to-phone-numbers/amp/ 8 comments worldnews
- Google, China create search engine that tracks, censors searches and links them to users' phone numbers https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/google-china-create-search-engine-that-tracks-censors-searches-and-links-them-to-users-phone-numbers 33 comments worldnews
- Google China Prototype Links Searches to Phone Numbers https://static.theintercept.com/amp/google-china-prototype-links-searches-to-phone-numbers.html 6 comments worldnews
- Google’s prototype Chinese search engine reportedly links searches to phone numbers https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/9/14/17861962/google-china-dragonfly-censorship-search-engine-phone-number-link-report 402 comments technology
- Rumored “Dragonfly” prototype from Google links activities to phone numbers https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/14/google-china-dragonfly-search/ 23 comments technology
- How can I make a google account without providing my phone number? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/5hx957/how_can_i_make_a_google_account_without_providing/ 5 comments privacy
- Google Voice now lets you port your own phone number -- Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/19/google-voice-now-lets-you-port-your-own-phone-number/ 9 comments technology
- Google Built a Prototype of a Censored Search Engine For China That Links Users' Searches To Their Personal Phone Numbers https://theintercept.com/2018/09/14/google-china-prototype-links-searches-to-phone-numbers/ 91 comments technology
- Personal phone number in Google Business listing https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/6uc74f/personal_phone_number_in_google_business_listing/ 3 comments techsupport
- Adding a phone number to your Google account can make it LESS secure https://tech.vijayp.ca/adding-a-phone-number-to-your-google-account-can-make-it-less-secure-f1cc7280ff6a 28 comments technology
- Google Plans to Pair Your Google+ Pic With Phone Number http://www.tomshardware.com/news/kitkat-google-android-caller-id-google,24995.html 72 comments privacy
- Why is Google suddenly making me authenticate my account with a phone number when I never had to in the past? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/4wxg3l/why_is_google_suddenly_making_me_authenticate_my/ 9 comments privacy
- Sprint Teams Up With Google Voice to make it possible for customers to integrate their Sprint and Google Voice numbers, regardless of whether their phones are smart or dumb http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/03/sprint-google-voice/ 4 comments technology
- Google Grabs 1 Million Phone Numbers for Google Voice http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/166978/google_grabs_1_million_phone_numbers_for_google_voice.html 5 comments technology
- A prototype of Google’s China search engine reportedly ties queries to phone numbers; in addition to censoring search results for sensitive topics like political dissidents, a prototype of Google’s Chinese search engine, codenamed Dragonfly, reportedly links users’ queries to their phone numbers. https://qz.com/1395246/googles-censored-search-engine-could-be-monitored-by-china/ 48 comments worldnews
- Google used my phone number to verify my identity. I frequently travel where I have no phone connection for weeks at a time. Is there a way to have Google not need a phone number? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/6pco3n/google_used_my_phone_number_to_verify_my_identity/ 5 comments techsupport
- Reddit, finally time to drop the landline? Google Voice lets users keep phone number http://www.reuters.com/article/technologynews/idustre59q0ih20091027 31 comments technology
- This is something you will want to have and use! I still remember when AT&T charged me $1.50 to get a phone number from information! Just leave it up to Google to come up with something like this! http://www.google.com/goog411/ 86 comments business
- Despite police investigation (that Google initiated) clearing dad for taking pictures of toddler for medical reasons, Google wipes out account, phone number, photos, contacts, and calendar and refuses to restore them. https://dnyuz.com/2022/08/21/a-dad-took-photos-of-his-naked-toddler-for-the-doctor-google-flagged-him-as-a-criminal/ 166 comments technology
- Google pulls apps that may have harvested data from millions of Android devices | The apps took users' precise location, email, phone numbers and more, researchers said. https://www.engadget.com/google-pulls-apps-that-harvested-data-from-millions-of-users-084515744.html 3 comments technology
- libphonenumber - Google's common Java library for parsing, formatting, storing and validating international phone numbers http://code.google.com/p/libphonenumber/ 4 comments java
- Google is offering a new tool to anyone who doesn't want their phone number, email or street address and other personal information to be found online: People can ask for their contact details to be stripped from search results. https://www.npr.org/2022/05/02/1095883070/google-personal-data-delete-omit 15 comments technews
- Google’s secret prototype search engine for China reportedly links users’ mobile phone numbers to what search terms they’ve used. This feature would allow the Chinese government to associate searches with individuals, thereby putting Chinese citizens at increased risk of government repression. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/18/google-china-dragonfly-search-engine 10 comments worldnews
- [Christopher Smith] I just got locked into RingCentral Coliseum. Every door locked from the inside and nobody around. Luckily, there was one man here. He saw me as I was googling “Oakland Athletics RingCentral Security phone number” and let me through some secret door and then out lol https://twitter.com/SmittyOnMLB/status/1533265040744144897 9 comments baseball