In this blog I look beyond the obvious and try to find out why people and companies do what they do - and what it means for the rest of us. 
I love technology, more than people normally. You can tell a machine to stop and it will. You can’t tell a telemarketer to stop.
In the infinite wisdom of corrupt politicians, all cell phone numbers are about to become public record. So, if you didn’t like it when telemarketing dirtbags got around the “do not call” rules by having machines randomly generate calls to your phone (to tell you how your auto warranty is about to expire, a complete and total lie, for example), you’ll love this: in 30 days your cell number will be available for all to see!! Isn’t that great?
For U.S. Cell users, call (from your cell phone) 888-382-1222 and input your cell into the “do not call” database. Then hang up and say, “f&%&Wng political a#4&$es”.
Shouldn’t we be allowed to know which politicians voted to let the dirtbags exist? Shouldn’t we be able to get their phone numbers???????
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Steve,
Did you check this out first?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp
Steve, can you post a link to where you got this? I remember years ago something like this was floating around the web and it was not true. Here’s what the FTC says: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dnc.shtm
It’s a little over a year old but I can’t find anything that says it’s no longer true.
Thanks.
Wow, that’s a really old urban legend.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/04/dnc.shtm
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp