1094092_cell_phoneIn recent years several services have become available online for locating people using a reverse phone lookup. This includes business lines, home phones and cell phones. A question naturally arises: Is this an invasion of privacy?

The traditional way to find someone is to call information. Up until a few years ago, remaining anonymous was an option. Now, all one needs to do to find an unlisted person is pay a fee to use a service to find them searching multiple databases online. Anyone is now capable of playing detective. With the many comprehensive search services available, one can find a person’s current as well as previous home addresses using reverse phone lookup, and some services automatically pull up a map link to their home address. Is this an invasion of privacy? Has the ability to search gone beyond our ability to remain private?

Being in the information age, one could argue that in order to remain anonymous, a person has to take action to protect oneself. Identity thieves, telemarketers, and stalkers all use the internet for their activities. By making the previously un-findable easily findable, our privacy and what we choose becomes less about what we want, and more about what everyone can obtain with a fee.

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