From: Censored Girls Anonymous <carolann@censored.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 09:07:05 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: ADDRESS DATABASE?
Message-ID: <199512150002.RAA23168@usr3.primenet.com>
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>On Thu, 14 Dec 1995, Sandy Sandfort wrote:

>> Yeah, maybe, but my original question was, "does anyone KNOW how 
>> the trick was done?                                     ^^^^

Sandy,

The phone companies sold the information as soon as you moved. 
^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^
It's called the Blue Book, any library has one for your
area. Welcome Wagons and the like buy them.

You can buy lists by address, sequential phone #'s, types of
services people order, etc. 

A recent real-life example is this:

I ordered caller-id on my phone in Nov. I already have had
three direct mailings for security devices. It is assumed by
being a girl, and ordering caller ID I am in fear.

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