Re: [privacy] Releasing of cellular numbers to national telemarketers

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 11/7/06, Robert Holtz <robert.d.holtz () gmail com> wrote:
> Apologies if this has already been tabled.
>
> I'm hearing a rumor that cellular numbers are going to soon be released to
> national telemarketers.
>
> Is there any truth to this?

Not sure about that, but I do know Yahoo has a list of them:

http://www.betanews.com/article/Yahoo_to_Deliver_Banner_Ads_to_Phones/1162918994

Yahoo to Deliver Banner Ads to Phones

Yahoo is embarking on a pilot program in which it sends graphical
advertisements to mobile phones and other wireless devices, testing
the effectiveness of brand advertising on small screens. The ads,
150x21 pixels in size, will be delivered to users of Yahoo's Mobile
Web service.

Yahoo previously began testing text advertisements on phones in the
United States and the UK. Wireless devices have traditionally been
limited by slow speeds and high bandwidth prices, making graphical ads
an expensive proposition with a limited audience. But as speeds and
devices themselves have improved, more consumers are turning to their
phone to look up information on the Web.

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I wouldn't be surprised if there was a way for someone to insert some
malicious code in the banner ads that would report back the phone
number displaying the ads

-JP
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