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I have zero issues with my neighbors having my phone number. If I lived in a smallish place, extending that would be fine.
I have huge issues with spammers and con artists having it.
A locally distributed physical book works great for the first and, at the very least, makes the second work for it.
Online databases are basically made to order for the second, and are far more extensive than needed for the first.
It is just another example where adding automation and cheap storage actively makes a situation worse.
I have zero issues with my neighbors having my phone number. If I lived in a smallish place, extending that would be fine.
I have huge issues with spammers and con artists having it.
A locally distributed physical book works great for the first and, at the very least, makes the second work for it.
Online databases are basically made to order for the second, and are far more extensive than needed for the first.
It is just another example where adding automation and cheap storage actively makes a situation worse.