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Re:Web Scrapers Claim to Sell Personal Data on Facebook User... by PeterCorless on Monday October 04, 2021 @01:15PM (#28749640)
All listed numbers in the White Pages had street addresses. Having an unlisted number was a premium service — you had to pay to be private.
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Re:Web Scrapers Claim to Sell Personal Data on Facebook User... by p49k on Monday October 04, 2021 @01:41PM (#28749991)
Sure, but you weren't in the white pages if you weren't already paying for a phone. At that point the question of whether you're getting a discount for agreeing to be in the book, or paying not to be in the book is just an arbitrary distinction.
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