OK so Google knows everything about you… your purchasing habits… your weird fetishes… and your location constantly updated in realtime. Who cares, you get cool maps and custom search results and shit, right? Fine and dandy, just know what it really means. Here’s how to find someone’s full name given just their cellphone number for anyone that has verified their Google Plus account with their cellphone number (a LOT of people, btw…)
- Accept or reject your top pending Google Plus “You may know” requests
- Add a new phone number to your phone’s contacts – just 10 digits of information, no more
- Go to People and Pages and find the name of the person at the top of the list
This is not really news for anyone that really lives and breathes Google Plus. But plenty of people were surprised (and angry in some cases) to find this out. The reason it bothers me is that Google’s database of who you are will only be expanding indefinitely… until enough people speak up against their monopoly and force it to change… but it’s happening so quietly I’m not sure it will ever stop…
