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Get my phone number, know my street, find where I live
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Get my phone number, know my street, find where I live | Get my phone number, know my street, find where I live |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Tuesday, 26 June 2007 | |
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It is not permitted to use the Integrated Public Number Database to offer address information for a phone number, but ISP Dodo can give you a precise address if you know the street name.
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The Dodo facility is part of its Broadband signup 'Wizard', and while it may not be illegal it has certainly caught the attention of the Australian Communications and Media Authority.When I discovered it, I was rather surprised that it was available. So I contacted the ACMA. A spokesman said: "ACMA is aware of the Dodo broadband connect wizard and is currently in correspondence with Dodo about the operation of the tool. However it should be noted that the prohibition on reverse searching relates to public number directories which use data from the Integrated Public Number Database. It does not apply to a broadband lookup service such as the one on Dodo's website."
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