Actually Jay has a pretty good point. All of these posts hang around a lot
longer than most people realize. They are all searchable by anyone including
those who have less scruples than most. Spammers and scam artists are very
unlikely to search through Healey publications that exist only in print and
reach just a small targeted segment of society. On the other hand the net is
one of the first places they are going to look because it is so easily
searched and yields the most information with the smallest investment of
time.
I get phone calls daily from people trying to sell me stuff because my phone
number was included in my registration of my web domain. Anyone who does a
whois search can find out my name address and phone number. I assumed my
billing info would be private, but nope, it's out there for the whole world
to see. That makes me very uneasy. Since this discussion list is archived
and searchable it's probably best to keep personal info to the private
emails.
Ever read "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote?
;-)
That's my .02
Robert
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mike Maclean
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 2:52 PM
To: type79@ix.netcom.com
Cc: 'spridgets@autox.team.net'
Subject: Re: Privacy was Re: looking for a phone number
Jay,
I gave out the phone number that Dick had put in our publication to
advertise
the '58 he has for sale. While your privacy concern is legitimate, I don't
think
Dick would have put this number in the national publications that have run
it for
the last year if privacy were his top priority with that particular number.
I have
no idea if the number I sent was a personal home number or his work number.
All I
know is he has advertised this number "internationally" through Healey club
publications for over a year now.
Mike Maclean-60 Sprite
type79@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Fellow Listers,
> The subject of privacy recently discussed on the Healey List. The views
> expressed were mixed and I would suspect that will be the same on this
list.
>
> In any event, IMHO, I think that it should be up to the person whose
contact
> info is being sought, to provide that information. I do not think that
> addresses, phone numbers and other personal info such as names of
children, the
> schools they attend, nor pending felony convictions should be broadcast
> internationally on these lists.
>
> If you do not agree with that point of view, at the very least, this
information
> should be sent in a private email to the person requesting it.
>
> The subscribers that post daily, weekly or monthly, all seem like a fine
bunch
> (with the exception of their taste in cars) but nobody really knows the
> subscribers that lurk.
>
> Too cautious? Maybe, Maybe Not.
>
> Jay Fishbein North America (Exact Location Withheld)
> Several Gasoline Powered Automobiles
> Some May be British, Some May Not Be.
>
> Many wrote:
> Here's Dick's phone number: (000) 000-0000
>
> > Somebody wrote:
> >
> > > Anybody know where I can get a phone number for a Sprite owner by the
name
> > > of Carlos Santana? He lives on the West coast
> > > and plays guitar while driving a '58 Bugeye.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
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