Mulling over George Pope to Steve Asher 08 Oct 2003

Hi George!

 SA> Apart from a non-geographic phone number, there is very little
 SA> on the Goldshield Investigations site to work with. They certainly
 SA> purport to supply quite a bit of info about individuals, phone
 SA> numbers, addresses & the like, but obscure much of their own
 SA> identifying info.

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 GP> Information is readily available to those with the know-how --
 GP> ferinstance, I've discovered a way to create a list of unlisted
 GP> numbers, with names & addresses, all using publically available
 GP> information! (at least for here in Vancouver, BC, Canada) and I'm
 GP> sure if it was so easy for ME, who's not in any business that would
 GP> have a vested interest in having such a database, there are others
 GP> who can &/or have done it! :( 

I can't think of a public document offhand that would link unlisted
numbers to names & addresses. A good starting point is the electoral
roll, which contains the names & addresses of the majority of people
registered to vote (which is mandatory here). Some names are
"suppressed" & do not appear, but this privilege is not available
to the majority, whose names & addresses are there for the taking.

Other sources are the lands titles, which tie names of owners to
properties; the National Meter Identifier (NMI), which ties a
property to an electricity meter, & is being used increasingly
& surreptitiously to link names & addresses. Check your electricity
bill to see if it has NMI 1234567890 somewhere on it. Not a public
document or identifier, but available to those with access.

Anyone conducting a raffle in the local mall is more than likely 
to be collecting names & phone numbers of entrants, for later
harvesting. 

Slight change of theme....

From Canada.Com technology section is a story on clubs & bars in
Vancouver forming "Barwatch", which will compel patrons to swipe
their drivers licences & be photographed as they enter, in order
to keep out troublemakers, help to identify people spiking drinks,
etc. Naturally, the licence & photo details will be kept private
& confidential, until it is sub-poenaed by a spouse, insurance
company, employer etc seeking to prove that X was in the bar,
instead of at work or wherever.

Cheers, Steve..

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