return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoAI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numberswww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down14
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minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·10 days agoDoes no-one remember phone books?
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days agoBut these were only for land lines, no?
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 days agoTrue, but they also included your address.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoAlso you could opt out or had to opt in, no?
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoI remember having a ‘silent number’, i.e. opting out, was pretty rare.
Does no-one remember phone books?
But these were only for land lines, no?
True, but they also included your address.
Also you could opt out or had to opt in, no?
I remember having a ‘silent number’, i.e. opting out, was pretty rare.