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From: stevenz@carr.UUCP (Steven Zepp)
Newsgroups: tor.general
Subject: Re: City Directory?
Message-ID: <12@carr.UUCP>
Date: 7 Dec 89 20:09:36 GMT
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Reply-To: stevenz@carr.UUCP (Steven Zepp)
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In article <2721@client1.DRETOR.UUCP> mmt@client1.DRETOR.UUCP (Martin Taylor) writes:
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>Does anyone know anything about a company called "MIGHT DIRECTORIES"
>Div or R.L.Polk & Co. Ltd"?  

These directories are available for most Canadian cities, and I'm sure
they exist in the States, too.  You should take a look at one (York
University's Map Library has them, for example), to see all the nifty
information it contains (like profession, household income, number in
household, surname, etc.)  There are normally 2 lists: alpha by
address and numerical by phone number.

I'm not sure where they get the information, but this is the first
time I've ever heard them actually ask for it.  As to the issue of
privacy, it's kind of scary to know that all this information is
collected and published about everyone in urban areas.  It's even
scarier that most people don't know that it is all so accessible.

Steven
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